June 13, 2008 Airman forges his way to jail time An Airman with the 95th Medical Support Squadron was sentenced with a reduction of grade to E-1, 10-month confinement and a bad conduct discharge at a general court-marital here June 3. The Airman pled guilty to stealing more than $12,000 from his former supervisor on multiple occasions, forging his
June 12, 2008 Edwards civilian nets $10,000 for 'IDEA' Saving the Air Force more than $1 million, an ordnance inspector with the 412th Maintenance Squadron received $10,000 on June 11 for an idea submitted to the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program.Robert Watts' idea was to allow the egress shop here to repair F-16
June 12, 2008 General Carlson discusses way ahead for AFMC General Bruce Carlson has recorded a video message for the men and women of Air Force Materiel Command. The message, which is a reminder of our way ahead after the recent resignations by the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff, is available at this link.
June 11, 2008 TPS confers its first master's degrees On May 27, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School achieved a milestone by officially receiving accreditation to present its graduating students with a master's degree. Eighteen students from the Class 07B were the first to be granted a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering degree during a
June 10, 2008 Gas tax refund helps ease drivers' burden People on base may not know they can receive a refund from the state of California for the motor vehicle fuel tax paid on all fuel consumed while driving on Edwards. Military personnel, civilians, dependents or contractors who drive a motor vehicle on base may file a claim.Generally, the federal
June 9, 2008 USAF Test Pilot School graduates class 07B The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School class 07B graduated in a ceremony here June 7. The school's 148th class is the first to receive a Master of Science in Flight Engineering degree upon completion of this course. Class 07B consisted of eight flight test pilots, eight flight test engineers and two
June 6, 2008 Lieutenant pays $25,000 for concealing DUI A second lieutenant with the 412th Operations Group was sentenced with a $25,000 fine and a reprimand during a general court-martial here May 20 through 22.The lieutenant pled not guilty to a charge and specification of obtaining a fraudulent appointment as a commissioned officer in the Air Force.