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  • For the Warfighter, Nov. 2018

    A monthly look at the historical and innovative work being done at Edwards Air Force Base for the warfighter.
  • Retiring Fire Chief, Michael Hurles, presents flowers to his wife, Tammy, thanking her for her support during his retirement ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 14. Hurles retired after 42 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Fire chief retires after 42 years of service

    Installation Fire Chief Michael Hurles retired after 42 years of service during a ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 14.
  • Greg Myers, 412th Range Squadron, receives his Innovator of the Quarter Award in Nov. 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kyle Larson)

    Range Innovation Team and 'Innovation Makerspace'

    Innovation starts with individuals who strive to make a difference.  Greg Myers led the Range Innovation Team, tracking all active innovation efforts in addition to pursuing his personal innovation project, the "Innovation Makerspace.” His efforts as an individual and team leader were recognized through 412th Test Wing quarterly award wins as the
  • Bunch official photo

    Bunch nominated to command AFMC

    Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. has been nominated by the President for a fourth star to become the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
  • Airman 1st Class Johnny Cote is the 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)

    412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week

    Airman 1st Class Johnny Cote is the 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week.Cote works in the 412th Test Wing Command Section as an administrative specialist.He hails from Bangor, Maine, where he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in February 2017. Edwards AFB is his first assignment.Cote hopes to be promoted to senior airman below-the-zone and then make
  • An F-35 assigned to the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron takes off from Edwards AFB, Calif. The 31st TES kicked off the DoD’s F-35 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation with a large force employment sortie Dec. 5. (Photo by Scott Wolfe)

    31st TES begins F-35 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation

    The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron kicked off the Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II Initial Operational Test and Evaluation with a large force employment sortie from Edwards AFB, California, Dec. 5.
  • United States Air Force Test Pilot School Class 18A stood proudly before friends, families, base leadership and fellow testers at Club Muroc as they received their Master of Science Degree in Flight Test Engineering Dec. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Jones)

    TPS Class 18A graduates 23 new flight test professionals

    United States Air Force Test Pilot School Class 18A stood proudly before friends, families, base leadership and fellow testers at Club Muroc as they received their Master of Science Degree in Flight Test Engineering Dec. 7. Each graduate crossed the stage to receive the graduate plaque from TPS, the diploma from Air University, the graduate coin
  • Edwards and 812th Aircraft Instrumentation Test Squadron leadership pose for the ceremonial ground breaking photo Dec. 3 inside Bldg. 1600 where a new 812th AITS Special Instrumentation Diagnostics Engineering and Calibration Lab will be constructed. Pictured from left to right: Randy Beckett, 412th Civil Engineer Group retired deputy base civil engineer; James Judkins, 412th CEG director and base civil engineer; Richard Backs, 412th Test Wing Plans and Programs; Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th TW commander; Alan Colthorp, 812th AITS director; and John Bennett, Modular Management Group chief operations officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kyle Larson)

    Squadron gets new lab space to improve instrumental role in test mission

    Data collection is the number one goal in flight test. With that said, Edwards AFB squadrons cannot take just any plane out of the air and conduct flight test missions. They have to be specially instrumented to record and transmit data during test sorties. This means taking planes apart for equipment installation, or modifying them with sometimes
  • Col. Jeffry Hollman, 412th Mission Support Group commander, waves at parade-goers while on a Humvee during the Sleigh Rides through the City parade in Lancaster, California, Dec. 1. Hollman represented Edwards Air Force Base in the parade through downtown Lancaster as one of more than 100 other entries which included floats, marching bands and classic and modern cars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Team Edwards shares holiday spirit with local communities

    Airmen from Edwards Air Force Base participated in a pair of holiday parades in the local communities of Lancaster and Rosamond, California, Dec. 1.
  • Santa Claus talks to a young member of the Edwards community during Winterfest at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 30. Winterfest is an annual event that allows members of the community to ring in the start of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Edwards AFB kicks off holiday season with Winterfest

    Friends and families of the Edwards Air Force Base, California, community attended the annual Winterfest event kicking off the holiday season, Nov. 30. Various organizations throughout Team Edwards banded together to put together the event which saw hundreds of community members enjoying the night’s festivities. Entertainment for the night included a scooter park, carriage rides, ice skating, live music from the Rosamond High School Band, musical group Just Us and country musician McKenna Faith.
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