May 18, 2009 412th OSS topples 95th MDG in championship This is what the season comes down to, the 412th Operations Squadron and 95th Medical Group squaring off at the Rosburg Fitness Center May 13 for a chance to be named Intramural Volleyball Champions. Airmen from across the base packed the gym in anticipation of the championship match. "We lost to
May 18, 2009 AAFES gas pumps to close this evening at 9 p.m. Due to a planned outage of its credit and bank card processing systems, the Army Air Force Exchange Service Gas Station will not be able to sell gasoline "at the pump" from 9 p.m. this evening through 7:30 a.m. tomorrow. AAFES regrets any inconvenience caused by the outage and encourages customers
May 18, 2009 Relief coming soon for Airmen affected by housing slump Servicemember and federal employee homeowners relocating for their job are among groups of Airmen expected to soon have access to the Homeowners Assistance Program. Legislation passed in February allows the Secretary of Defense to make a determination to temporarily expand assistance to homeowners
May 18, 2009 95th ABW announces 1st quarter award winners The 95th Air Base Wing announced its first quarter award winners during a ceremony at Club Muroc May 15. The following are the first quarter award winners: -- Airman of the Quarter: Airman 1st Class Priscilla Vazquez-Perez, 95th Force Support Squadron -- Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter: Tech.
May 18, 2009 CCAF graduates 79 Airmen Seventy-nine Airmen received their Community College of the Air Force degrees during a graduation ceremony April 29. During the ceremony, nine Airmen were also recognized for accomplishing higher education. CCAF is one of several federally chartered degree-granting institutions, and it is accredited
May 15, 2009 17 captains receive major promotion Seventeen Edwards captains were recently selected for promotion to major. The following are selected for promotion to major: Christopher Buckley -- U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Ernest Calderon -- Air Force Flight Test Center Judge Advocate Group Cory Duffy -- 412th Flight Test Squadron Laura
May 15, 2009 Edwards taps 25 technical sergeants for promotion Twenty-five technical sergeants from Edwards were selected May 14 for promotion to master sergeant. This is the first time in 12 years the master sergeant and technical sergeant promotion lists have not been released simultaneously. The advent of the virtual enlisted promotion release application
May 13, 2009 Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits clarified As of May 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs is accepting and processing applications for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. May 15 at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and on May 18 at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Arthur Pinzon, the Edwards Education Office Counselor, will conduct briefings in the Base Theater to provide
May 13, 2009 Drivers should secure loads Imagine driving to work on the freeway or on a back road when something suddenly falls off the vehicle just ahead. Well, according to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, unsecured loads are responsible for about 25,000 accidents each year in the United States, resulting in approximately 80-90
May 13, 2009 Weather watch, weather warning The start of summer means the beginning of thunderstorm season.During summer, the wind flow in southern California can shift to a southeast to southerly directional flow. The flow brings tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California into Southern California. The tropical moisture