Edwards AFB News

  • Census to gauge Edwards' progress, population

    The United States Constitution mandates a census be taken every ten years; this is done by providing every U.S. resident with a questionnaire. A team of nine officials will be on base from April 20 and May 1. The team will visit base housing, the dormitories, and lodging to verify the address and

  • Edwards pilot soars into the Hall of Fame

    One might expect a retired pilot of 22 years and Global Hawk Flight test manager would be inducted into the United States Soaring Hall of Fame for the time he spent in his career as an instructor for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and manning the F-4 Phantom, F-5 Freedom Fighter and F-16

  • Edwards major receives award for excellent international affairs

    An Edwards Airman recently received the 2008 Air Force Materiel Command International Affairs Excellence Award. Maj. Matthew Berggren, 445th Flight Test Squadron Weapons and Standardization Evaluations Flight commander, received the award for his outstanding and innovative contributions to

  • Chief of Chaplains shares insights to God's grace with Team Edwards

    The chief of the Air Force Chaplain's Corps visited Team Edwards for the 2009 National Prayer Breakfast April 14 at Club Muroc. Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson was the key note speaker for the Prayer Breakfast, themed "God Shed His Grace on Thee." "The National Prayer Breakfast is an important

  • Happy 50th Birthday, T-38 Talon

    Fifty years and an old runway ago, a T-38 Talon flew over Edwards, marking the beginning of its career. From then on, the aircraft continued to add to its list of accomplishments, and on April 10, Team Edwards celebrated the T-38's first flight and its historical achievements. The T-38 is a

  • Airman's Council activates 'Operation Support our Defenders'

    As part of the Airman's Council's mission to help its constituents, the organization is starting "Operation Support Our Defenders" May 2. "Operation Support Our Defenders" aims to aid 95th Security Forces Squadron personnel on weekends by providing them with refreshments. "Since most facilities on

  • Tricare helps families face autism

    Autism delays the development of important life skills. Most people may take these social and communication skills for granted, but autism-related delays and problem behaviors usually start in infancy and can last a lifetime. Life is challenging not only for the diagnosed child, but for parents and