Oct. 23, 2008 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter completes testing at Edwards The prototype F-35 Joint Strike Fighter AA-1 completed an air start test at Edwards on Oct. 23, marking the first time the aircraft arrived here. The testing validated the aircraft's ability to shut down and restart its engine in flight ensuring the aircraft can regain power and be flown safely in
Oct. 22, 2008 Edwards Airman participates in Ironman World Championship An Edwards Airman from the 95th Aerospace Medicine Squadron placed 10th in her age group at the Ironman World Championship held in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, on Oct. 11. First Lt. Lisa Newman-Wise, a bioenvironmental engineer, competed against some of the best Ironman athletes in the world in swimming,
Oct. 21, 2008 21 95th SFS Airmen return from Iraq On Oct. 16 the 95th Security Forces Squadron welcomed back, 21 Airmen from a six-month deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq.The Airmen performed security operations for Balad, and maintained Law and Order in support of the Global War on Terror. "You should all be proud of what you've done," said Col.
Oct. 21, 2008 Team Edwards prepares for Unit Compliance Inspection Team Edwards is gearing up for a Unit Compliance Inspection from Jan. 9 through 22. Base organizations are buried with inspection checklists to ensure that they have everything covered. However, a lot of people might be wondering what a Unit Compliance Inspection is. Unit Compliance Inspections
Oct. 17, 2008 95th SFS welcomes first batch of new civilian police force The 95th Security Forces Squadron formally welcomed the first batch of new civilian police and security forces during a badge ceremony at the squadron's headquarters Oct. 9. Maj. Steven Heffington, 95th SFS commander, gave police badges to 23 civilians as a time-honored tradition to recognize them
Oct. 14, 2008 Base wins two environmental awards Two teams from Environmental Management were recognized for excellence by Air Force Material Command as they won the 2008 General Thomas D. White Environmental Awards for pollution prevention and cultural resources. "We've got a great team at EM that works hard every day to ensure the Edwards
Oct. 14, 2008 95th CE receives two AFMC awards The 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate recently received two Air Force Materiel Command awards. The 95th CE team received the engineering category for the AFMC Brigadier General Archie S. Mayes award, while Michelle Huck, 95th CE community planner, received the Outstanding
Oct. 14, 2008 Team Edwards concludes Fire Prevention Week The Edwards fire department hosted a series of educational campaigns as part of Fire Prevention Week celebration. The prevention week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and
Oct. 9, 2008 Speeders could lead to 'gate-crashers' Because of the increase in speeding incidents at the base gates, the 95th Security Forces Squadron recently stepped up efforts for citing people speeding in the area.The 95th SFS could cite motorists caught speeding with driving tickets, which would go on their state and on-base driving records. "We