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
May 22, 2009 T-38 crash claims life of Edwards pilot An Air Force test pilot student died yesterday when his jet trainer crashed north of Edwards Air Force Base. Captain Mark P. Graziano, 30, died when the T-38A he was piloting crashed approximately nine miles north of Edwards AFB, near California City. Graziano was assigned to the USAF Test Pilot
May 21, 2009 T-38 crashes north of Edwards An Air Force T-38 Talon crashed at 1:15 p.m. today approximately nine miles north of Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft is from Edwards Air Force Base. At the time of the accident it was on a flight test training mission. Two crewmembers were on board; their condition is unknown at this time. A