• 95th MDG holds 'Mash Bash'

    Edwards Medics hung their stethoscopes for a day to have fun during the 95th Medical Group Mash Bash May 29 at the Main Clinic's multi-purpose room. This was the third time the 95th MDG held a Mash Bash, the name of which was based on television series M*A*S*H. "The Mash Bash was an opportunity for

  • 31st TES kicks off Edwards' 101 critical days of summer

    As summer is already here, Team Edwards kicked off the 101 Critical Days of Summer program May 29 at the Base Exchange parking lot. Hosted by the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, the annual kickoff aims to provide summer safety awareness to Team Edwards during those days, between Memorial Day and

  • AFMC, union leadership reaffirm partnership

    A strong partnership was reaffirmed as leaders of the Air Force' largest civilian employer and the military's largest employee union sat down to discuss workforce issues here May 28. Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and John Gage, national president of the American

  • 95th CE to repair Rosamond-Lancaster intersection

    The 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate will repair the intersection at Rosamond and Lancaster Boulevards beginning June 8 to mid-August. "This intersection has not been repaired in more than 10 years," said Ralph Cantrell, 95th CE civil engineer. "When complete, the center of the

  • Team Edwards celebrates TPS pilot's life

    Team Edwards celebrated the life of a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School student during a memorial service at hangar 1207 May 28. Maj. Mark "Dash" Graziano, TPS Class 09-A student, died May 21 when his T-38 Talon crashed nine miles north of Edwards in the Mojave Desert during a student-test

  • Global Hawk makes emergency landing

    An Edwards RQ-4A UAS made an emergency landing just after midnight here May 28 on Rogers Dry Lake bed, adjacent to the airfield. The block 20 Global Hawk, AF-9, experienced flight control problems while on a local flight test sortie. Pilots performed a unique series of flight control maneuvers and

  • Atlantis lands at Edwards

    Team Edwards welcomed home space shuttle Atlantis and its crew May 24 after completing the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the 53rd space shuttle landing at Edwards after the orbiter was diverted from Kennedy Space Station, Fla., due to bad weather. "It was a very

  • Base leadership increases suicide prevention vigilance

    Base officials are urging Team Edwards to be vigilant and practice the Wingman concept to help prevent tragic loss of life as there has been an increased rate of suicides Air Force-wide. According to the Air Force Suicide Prevention Program, 16 active-duty Airmen have committed suicide in 2009. "It