Edwards AFB News

  • Tech. Sgt. Matthew Reyes is Warrior of the Week

    Warrior of the WeekTech. Sergeant Matthew ReyesNCOIC, Information Protection Operations - 95th Communications SquadronHometown: Loomis, CaliforniaWhen did you join the Air Force? January 2000Why did you join? I wanted to do something different with my life. The Air Force offered me chance to learn

  • Tech. Sgt. Rosales is Team Edwards Warrior of the Week

    Name: Andrew Rosales Rank: Tech. Sgt. Duty Title: Maintenance Training instructor, 412th Maintenance GroupHometown: Weatherford, TexasWhen did you join the Air Force? July 16, 1997Why did you join the Air Force?  I hail from a long line of military members. When it came time for me to choose a

  • Technical sergeant reduced to senior airman for larceny, fraud

    At the conclusion of a court-martial held at Edwards Air Force Base Courthouse Dec. 1, a panel of five officers sentenced a Reserve technical sergeant from the 452nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, March Air Reserve Base.Tech. Sgt. Gillian Gardner was found guilty of fraud against the United States,

  • Technical sergeant sentenced to four years confinement

    On May 4, a seven-member panel of officers found a technical sergeant assigned to the 412th Maintenance Squadron guilty of sodomy of a minor under the age of 16, assault, and indecent assault on two female minors under the age of 16, during a four-day general court-martial at Edwards Air Force

  • Technical sergeant sentenced to one-year confinement for drug use

    A panel of members sentenced a technical sergeant assigned to the 412th Maintenance Squadron to one-year confinement, a bad conduct discharge and reduction in rank to airman basic during a general court-martial held here July 17. Tech. Sgt. Jed Heffernan pled guilty to one charge and specification

  • Technical workforce gets taste of everything on Edwards

    Leaders often say the number one asset for the U.S. military is people. The engineers and scientists who help put the world’s most advanced weapons and aircraft into the air for the world’s most powerful military ensure that the 412th Test Wing is no different. These scientist and engineers

  • Technology of the Future

    Looking much like a handheld vacuum cleaner attached to an extra-large Shop-Vac, the technology that may revolutionize the aircraft structural maintenance shop does not scream “innovation” on first glance. Despite appearances, the capabilities of the neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser

  • Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

    Did you know February is “Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month?” As a mother of four, two of which are teenagers, I found myself questioning, “Is this a real issue?” Unfortunately, it is. As a matter of fact, according to www.loveisrespect.org, Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide

  • Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

    Family Advocacy joined teens and parents at Desert Jr.-Sr. High School Feb. 18 to talk about the elephant in the room - teen dating violence. A panel of subject matter experts gathered in the cafeteria to address issues with social media, sexting, dating violence, break ups gone wrong and unhealthy

  • Teen Keystone Club ready to tackle year after retreat

    Teens from the Edwards Air Force Base Keystone Club set out on a mission July 25 - 28 to build unit cohesion, welcome in new members and plan out community service projects and fundraising events for the 2016-17 year. Seventeen young adults traveled to Big Bear, California, to participate in