March 17, 2009 Edwards AFAF campaign on track This week marks the halfway point in the Air Force Assistance Fund's 2009 campaign and so far, it's ahead of schedule. The goal of the AFAF is to get 100 percent contact with all of the base's servicemembers and financially, $47,708. Currently, the 20 group representatives and their key workers have
March 16, 2009 Occupational illnesses: identifying, reporting important to safety A coworker is walking out of her office when she trips on a crack in the floor, severely twisting her knee and causing her to miss several days of work, not to mention a lot of pain. What do you do? Naturally, you would notify everyone in the shop about the crack in the floor, including your
March 11, 2009 Joint Navy F/A-18 testing at BAF complete The 772nd Test Squadron teamed up with Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in a joint effort to complete antenna pattern testing on a Navy F/A-18C Hornet at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards on Jan. 22. The purpose of the antenna test is to evaluate how the entire F/A-18C system affects
March 11, 2009 Team Edwards to devote day for network security There is an Airman on the frontlines fighting a battle right now, battling an enemy who hides and launches attacks from more than 120 countries around the world. Every 4.5 seconds, that Airman has to face an enemy who builds new staging grounds for attacks. That Airman is attacked from more than
March 11, 2009 Eight Airmen complete MCMAP Eight Edwards Airmen became the first to receive tan belts in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program during a graduation ceremony at the Rosburg Fitness Center March 6. "MCMAP teaches students basic hand-to-hand combat," said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Greene, 412th Maintenance Squadron precision
March 10, 2009 Edwards strengthens ties with local communities In an effort to strengthen the installation's relationship with the local community, the Air Force Flight Test Center has set up Edwards Community Council, providing open dialogue between the base and Antelope Valley. Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, AFFTC commander, is spearheading the council to reach
March 10, 2009 AFMC leaders urged to focus on nuclear sustainment, command priorities From a top priority of robust nuclear sustainment to increased warfighter support and resource conservation, Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, charged his center and wing commanders along with AFMC headquarters staff to make the command's priorities a fundamental part of
March 5, 2009 Dental Operations Flight recognizes children's dental health The Edwards dental staff visited base schools Feb. 24 and 27 to teach students the basics of oral hygiene and the importance of it because of the lifelong benefits of good dental health in recognition of National Children's Dental Health Month. "National Children's Dental Health month is a national
March 5, 2009 Eight Edwards Airmen selected for promotion Air Force officials selected eight Team Edwards master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant. The following were selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant.Eric An -- Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 Julia Blair -- 95th Security Forces