July 27, 2011 Team Edwards' Test Operations helps Air Force Academy glide into future For most Air Force Academy cadets, their introduction to flight begins in a glider.The basic soaring program at the academy is the largest glider operation in the world, and future officers go up in the gliders before moving on to engine-powered planes.The academy has recently purchased 19 new
Sept. 28, 2011 Team Edwards testing key to getting all Air Force Raptors back in the air When Air Combat Command directed a stand-down of the F-22 fleet May 3, the 411th Flight Test Squadron had already begun working around the clock to test and collect data on the Raptor's oxygen system in order to get it airborne again.That critical work culminated in Secretary of the Air Force
Oct. 7, 2008 Team Edwards tests new deployment plan for UCI Ninety-seven Edwards Airmen participated in a Phase I and II exercise Oct. 7. During the full-day exercise, the Airmen practiced deployment line processing as well as deployment operations including self-aid buddy care, explosive ordnance, weapons familiarization and chemical, biological,
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 4, 2009 Team Edwards to host installation run As part of Team Edwards' commitment to the fit-to-fight program, a 2.3-mile installation run is scheduled for March 13. The run will start and finish at the Commissary parking lot. Units will form in the southwestern section of the parking lot by 7:15 a.m. The formation will exit the parking lot,
Aug. 18, 2008 Team Edwards to host Military Retiree Appreciation Day Team Edwards is hosting a military Retiree Appreciation Day Sept. 13 at hangar 1600. The event is open to all retired servicemembers in the Antelope Valley and surrounding communities, including active-duty military, reservists and guardsmen, as well as their families. "Every year, Edwards honors
Sept. 22, 2009 Team Edwards to implement new Air Force custodial standards The 95th Air Base Wing Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate along with facility managers across the installation have been working over the past several months preparing to implement the Air Force's new custodial standards Oct. 1. The new standards drive consistency across the Air Force and
Oct. 13, 2009 Team Edwards to participate in CheckMATE Program As part of Air Force Materiel Command initiative to strengthen workforce engagement, more than 3,500 members of Team Edwards will have the opportunity to participate in AFMC's CheckMATE (Mission Accomplishment through Engagement) program. AFMC teamed up with Gallup, a research group, and developed a