Sept. 16, 2009 Team Edwards concludes 101 Critical Days of Summer with zero major mishaps Team Edwards wrapped-up the 2009 101 Critical Days of Summer Sept. 8 at 7 a.m. The 15-week event is an Air Force mishap prevention program intended to minimize class A and B incidents and fatalities between Memorial Day and Labor Day, a time when incidents are twice as likely to occur. "101 Critical
May 6, 2010 Team Edwards concludes Desert Wind 10-3 The week of April 26 kept many Team Edwards personnel quite busy with Desert Wind 10-3; a drill that had service members deploying, emergency medical personnel responding to a mass casualty earthquake drill and battlefield simulation training.At a remote non-disclosed location on Edwards is Camp
Oct. 14, 2008 Team Edwards concludes Fire Prevention Week The Edwards fire department hosted a series of educational campaigns as part of Fire Prevention Week celebration. The prevention week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and
Oct. 18, 2019 Team Edwards conducts CBRNE exercise Team Edwards conduct a Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear or Explosive Rodeo (CBRNE) Exercise to gauge their readiness to survive and operate in CBRNE environment.
Dec. 3, 2013 Team Edwards conducts exercise for disease containment Members of Team Edwards ran an emergency scenario exercise that started prior to Thanksgiving and ended the following Monday, Dec. 2. Randy Wells, 412th Medical Group, Exercise Evaluation team chief, explained that the scenario revolved around a weaponized smallpox attack at the Los Angeles Forum
June 5, 2014 Team Edwards conducts SAPR stand-down day In an effort to eliminate sexual assault and take steps to foster a zero tolerance culture, Team Edwards personnel participated in the first of two Sexual Assault and Prevention Response stand-down days June 2.The training comes after a mandate from the Secretary of Defense requiring all wings to
July 27, 2012 Team Edwards congratulates newest promotees Twenty-eight Team Edwards Airmen made the grade and ascended in their Air Force careers. The promotees were honored at a ceremony at Club Muroc July 31. Congratulations to all 28 Airman:To AirmanAirman Basic Frankki Lee Iverson, 412th Operations Support SquadronTo Airman First ClassAirman Tyler
Nov. 5, 2013 Team Edwards congratulates presidential award recipients Dirt bikers, motorcyclists and hikers can take comfort that in an emergency, a search and rescue team would come looking for them. But, what they might not know, is that the search and rescue team is made up of volunteers from their community who have given of their personal time and expense to help
Oct. 12, 2011 Team Edwards contributes to local, national success of 'Feds Feed Families' food drive The generosity of Team Edwards contributed to more than 2 million pounds of food amassed by the Department of Defense in this year's "Feds Feed Families" food drive campaign, which ran from June 1 to Aug. 31.Edwards donated a total of 3,785 pounds of food collected by individual units, and another
Aug. 13, 2007 Team Edwards dedicates Higher Grounds to late base chaplain Team Edwards dedicated the Higher Grounds Internet Cafe to a deceased installation chaplain during a ceremony here Aug. 10. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Herrie Reed Jr., 95th Air Base Wing installation chaplain, passed away from a stroke on Sept. 22, 2006. "About a year ago, Chaplain Reed said he had an idea