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,
Aug. 16, 2010 This month in Edwards history For nearly seven decades, the men and women of Edwards AFB have been privileged to witness many of the most important milestones in aerospace history. This is the third in a monthly series that provides brief looks at some of the more significant events in the rich history of the base.August 26,
Feb. 6, 2012 This month in Edwards History - February 2012 February 7, 1945 - Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation's XP-81 made its first flight here, piloted by Vultee test pilot Frank Davis. The XP-81 was designed to be a long-range fighter and attack plane powered by a J33 jet engine and a TG-100 turboprop in the nose. Because its GE turboprop engine
Dec. 20, 2011 This month in Edwards history: January 2012 January 12, 1936 - A delegation of officers from Headquarters, Pacific Coast Air Force, inspected the Muroc Field Bombing and Gunnery Range. At that time, the housing facilities consisted of tents for up to 65 men and a permanent kitchen building. The bombing range west of the lake bed included