Jan. 21, 2009 Team Edwards UCI journey: 'Excellent' After more than a year of preparation and gargantuan checklists for the Unit Compliance and the Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team inspections, Team Edwards can take pride in the fact that the Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General team has just stamped the overall Air Force Flight
Jan. 13, 2009 Changes come to North Gate Motorists entering or departing Edwards through the North Gate will see significant changes to their daily routine starting soon and for the next several months. As part of a nearly $2 million effort to increase roadway safety and base security, the roadways at and near the North Gate will be
Jan. 12, 2009 Acacia Hills, Tamarisk Plains to experience power outage The Acacia Hills and Tamarisk Plains community here will experience power outage to replace old transformers, high-voltage switches and cable Jan. 21 and 27 and Feb. 3. To minimize the impact and shorten the outages, everything that can safely be accomplished with the power turned on will be done.
Dec. 12, 2008 Team Edwards holds Tree-Lighting Ceremony Team Edwards opened the holiday season with a Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 10 in the parking lot of the Base Exchange. The 12th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony on Edwards was attended by more than 200 participants. "We hold the ceremony every year as a way to bring families on base together to have a
Dec. 9, 2008 Team Edwards marks the grand opening of Starbucks on base Team Edwards celebrated the Starbucks grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 8. The new café is located in the parking lot of the Commissary and Base Exchange. Starbucks is a well-known company, which roasts and makes its own brand of specialty coffees and drinks. "This is a great step
Oct. 31, 2008 Leadership flight marks first operational use of new main runway As two Edwards F-16 Fighting Falcons took off from the new base runway Oct. 31 at about 10:45 a.m., they marked the runway's first operational use. Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, Col. William Thornton, 412th Test Wing commander, and Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th Air Base
Oct. 29, 2008 Team Edwards to participate in 'Great Southern California Shake Out' Team Edwards will participate in the "Great Southern California Shake Out" as part of Golden Guardian 2008 exercise from Nov. 12 to 14. Golden Guardian 2008 tests California's capability to respond and recover during a major earthquake. Because of the base is located very close to the first and
Oct. 28, 2008 Team Edwards hosts National Disability Employment Awareness Month The 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate hosted a bruncheon at Club Muroc for National Disability Employment Awareness Month Oct. 23. The purpose of the month is to recognize the contributions of Americans with disabilities and to encourage all citizens to ensure equal opportunity
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. 8, 2008 Pollution Prevention Expo greens up Edwards Environmental Management hosted Edwards Pollution Prevention Expo on Sept. 24. The expo featured a day of workshops on greening the government in observance of Pollution Prevention Week. "The Air Force is the largest purchaser of renewable energy in the U.S.," said Baha Zarah, from the Air Force