Dec. 13, 2011 These tips can help people survive holiday eating frenzy The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends and often any attempt at healthy eating becomes challenging, and instead, we conveniently forget about our health and diet, and then we overindulge in every way possible. With a little preparation, you'll be ready to face any holiday
April 3, 2015 Things are hopping at the base library During story time at the base library April 3, the children all got a big surprise when the Easter bunny hopped to the party. The bunny greeted everyone and then joined them for an Easter egg hunt outside. After going inside, the bunny handed out goodie bags and posed for pictures.
Feb. 11, 2014 Things you need to know to stay healthy during flu season Influenza (Flu) season is in full swing in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that most states are experiencing widespread influenza throughout. Flu-related hospitalizations and deaths are being reported in California and locally in Kern County. The flu
April 20, 2017 Third- and fifth-graders get chance to fill their pillowcases It was the third- and fifth-grade classes’ turn to learn about emergency preparedness with a return visit from the Red Cross April 11. The Edwards Office of Emergency Management, 812th Civil Engineering Squadron, invited the American Red Cross to Irving L. Branch Elementary for part two of the Red
May 11, 2011 Third Annual Science Carnival rolls into Branch Elementary Branch Elementary School students probably didn't come to school expecting to see a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter parked in their backyard May 3.Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 from Edwards landed the chopper for the first day of the 3rd Annual Branch Elementary School Science Carnival to
Aug. 17, 2022 Third iteration of AFTC Data Hackathon an innovation success Air Force Test Center hosted its third Data Hackathon virtually and in person at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., August 8-12.
Sept. 21, 2016 Third Master Sgt. Derrell Willson retires from Air Force For the third time in U.S. Air Force history, a Master Sgt. Derrell Willson has retired from the force. Master Sgt. Derrell Willson III, formerly of the 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, retired Sept. 16 in front of Bldg. 1, and in front of his father, retired Master Sgt. Derrell Willson II, and
Oct. 25, 2012 Third quarter military justice actions The following Article 15s were processed at Edwards during the third quarter of 2012.Nonjudicial punishment (Article 15) is a tool that provides commanders with an essential and swift means of maintaining good order and discipline. It also promotes behavior changes in service members without the
Dec. 13, 2011 This month in Edwards history Dec. 2, 1941 - Curtiss test pilot J. Harvey Gray completed the first flight of the company's CW-24B from the lake bed near what is now North Base. A pusher-prop design with swept wings and nose-mounted canards, the CW-24B was a flying mockup concept demonstrator for the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender which
Nov. 9, 2011 This month in Edwards History Nov. 12, 1941 - The first flight of the GB-4 radio controlled glide bomb took place. The GB-4 was a basic GB-1 designed to be guided in flight by radio signals from an observer in the launch aircraft who tracked a magnesium flare mounted on the weapon's dorsal surface. Nov. 8, 1943 - Army Air Base,