June 1, 2009 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
May 29, 2009 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
May 28, 2009 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
May 28, 2009 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
May 27, 2009 Team Edwards announces 1st quarter award winners Team Edwards announced its first quarter award winners during a ceremony at the base theater May 26. The following are the first quarter award winners: -- Airman of the Quarter: Airman 1st Priscilla Vazquez-Perez, 95th Force Support Squadron evaluations apprentice. Among her accomplishments during
May 26, 2009 95th MDG launches WarningRx program Recently, the Edwards Drug Demand Reduction program and the 95th Medical Group Pharmacy Department launched a substance abuse prevention initiative aimed at increasing awareness among all active duty, retirees and dependents on the dangers and prevalence of prescription drug abuse and misuse. The
May 23, 2009 Edwards AFB and Kennedy Space Center stand ready for Space Shuttle Atlantis landing Edwards AFB will not be open to the public for the landing, to include the East Shore viewing area. For further information on the landing contact the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at 661-276-3449, or visit their webpage at www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden.
May 22, 2009 95th SFS’s big guns annihilate 412th OSS to begin season 95th Security Forces Squadron batted the 412th Operations Squadron to the operating table, starting the game with eight hits before their first out. The well poised runner-up for last season's crown was able to score more runs and get more hits in the first inning than the 412th OSS could muster the