• AFFTC museum receives Capt. Edwards' diaries

    Capt. Glen Edwards', diaries were donated to the Air Force Flight Test Center museum during a ceremony Nov. 25. Captain Edwards' family donated the diaries that document the test pilots experiences during World War II, from when he joined the Army Air Corps up to a few days before he died. "I am

  • Team Edwards devotes time, resources for training

    In an effort to strengthen the base's campaign for the Unit Compliance Inspection in January, Team Edwards devoted time and resources for a Targeted Readiness Inspection training Nov. 22. Unit Compliance Inspection evaluates areas mandated by law as well as mission areas identified by Air Force and

  • Home cooked dinners for all dorm residents

    Since the closing of the Joshua Tree Inn Dining Facility, Team Edwards has hosted bi-monthly dorm dinners at the chapel 1 annex. This is done to provide hot, nutritious meals to Airmen and Marine dormitory residents. "When the Dining Facility closed, the base community as a whole worried about how

  • DDR hosts Red Ribbon Week

    The Drug Demand Reduction hosted this year's National Red Ribbon Week, an anti-drug awareness campaign. Organizations that participated in the Red Ribbon Week include the 95th Air Base Wing, 95th Medical Group, Base Exchange, Desert High School and Branch Elementary School. This coalition came

  • Exercises test Edwards disaster response force capability

    Loud cries emanated from a school auditorium on Nov. 13. Yells for help echoed inside the dark room. The building had collapsed and trapped more than 15 students and teachers after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake "shook" Southern California including Edwards. The simulated scenario was part of a

  • 412th MXG hosts first Maintenance Olympics

    On Nov. 7, Olympians from the 412th Maintenance Group and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron converged on the gargantuan hangar 1600 for the first Maintenance Olympics. Col. Mark Mueller, 412th MXG commander, provided the opening remarks. As part of the Olympics, competitors engaged in several