Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards Airman receives Bronze Star Medal

    An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician received a Bronze Star Medal for his performance during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Brian Boisselle, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, received the award from Col. Nancy Flores, 95th Air Base Wing vice commander,

  • Lancets flights probe supersonic shockwaves

    NASA is concluding a series of flight tests to measure shock waves generated by an F-15 in an effort to validate computer models that could be used in designing quieter supersonic aircrafts. The Lift and Nozzle Change Effects on Tail Shock, or Lancets, project is aimed at enabling the development of

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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