News

COVID-19

COVID VAX

Get the Vax

May 9, 2022
Air Force Unveils New Airpower Ad in Theaters

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The U.S. Air Force plans to unveil their latest commercial titled “Own the Sky” in theaters during moviegoers’ long-awaited release of Top Gun: Maverick. The heart-pounding, adrenaline inducing ad gives the audience a sense of what it might feel like to be
May 6, 2022
Edwards AFB hosts 163d Attack Wing MQ-9

In an unprecedented move towards General CQ Brown’s charge to “Accelerate Change or Lose,” the 163d Attack Wing executed their first ever MQ-9 Agile Combat Employment (ACE) to a Forward Operating Site (FOS), flying from March Air Reserve Base to Edwards Air Force Base.
May 3, 2022
Cultural Influence: The meaning behind the popular Filipino dish "Adobo"

As we celebrate Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we learn the cultural meaning behind "Adobo," a popular Filipino dish and the influence it has on multiple cultures and our nation today.
April 28, 2022
The small museum with a big heart

The Air Force Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base is excited to welcome people back to explore the rich history this test base has to offer. Through escorted family visits, field trips, and home study groups, the museum offers several chances to engage with school-aged youth with Edwards
April 26, 2022
411th Flight Test Squadron hosts Air Dominance Day

The 411th Flight Test Squadron hosted an annual Air Dominance Day celebration on Edwards Air Force Base, April 15. Members of the F-22 Raptor test team took time to honor past accomplishments that has resulted in American air dominance for almost 70 years.
April 26, 2022
Air Force leads a new era in air component training through BLUE FLAG exercises

Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces’ ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component’s ability to defend against escalating
April 21, 2022
Wingspans: Celebrating the life of Bob Cardenas

Devotion. That is the best word to describe the late Brig. Gen. Robert “Bob” Cardenas, who was laid to rest on March 31 at Miramar National Cemetery at 102 years old.
April 21, 2022
Spring Season – “Spring Clean-Up Week” established on Edwards AFB

Colonel Randel Gordon, Vice Commander, 412th Test Wing, has announced that “Spring Clean-Up Week” will be 25 – 29 April 2022 and needs support from all personnel to make this happen. The accumulation of trash is not only an eyesore, but also increases fire hazard potential
April 20, 2022
Benefield Anechoic Facility tests C-130 electronic countermeasures

An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing from Hurlburt Field, Fla., recently underwent electronic weapons countermeasures testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
April 19, 2022
Making of a flyover: Behind the scenes of the Dodgers home opener flyover

Two F-35's from the 461st Flight Test Squadron and conducted an integrated test mission with an Air Force flyover for the Los Angeles Dodgers home opener against the Cincinnati Reds. This test mission included an unique formation with a USAF F-35A and USN F-35-C. This mission must have been good
April 19, 2022
VIRTUAL FLAG: Homeland Defense exercise sharpens skills, deters enemy aggression

VIRTUAL FLAG 22-2: Homeland Defense exercise was successfully executed at the 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operation Center, or DMOC, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed locations around the world from March 28 – Apr. 1.
April 14, 2022
AFMC leaders to host virtual town hall

Air Force Materiel Command leadership will host a command-wide virtual town hall, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 2 p.m. ET.
April 11, 2022
Edwards Air Force Base hosts the 2022 Month of the Military Child 5K/10K

Edwards Air Force Base shows their support for military children everywhere by hosting the 2022 Month of the Military Child 5K/10K.
April 11, 2022
AFRL completes series of 1 Newton ASCENT monopropellant thruster testing

The Chemical Propulsion Flight Programs Group at the Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully completed the Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-toxic Propellant (ASCENT) monopropellant 1 Newton (1N) thruster testing in the Chemical in-Space Thruster Test and Research Site test facility.
April 11, 2022
Maintenance personnel honored during annual ceremony

The 412th Maintenance Group held an award ceremony on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for the Maintenance Professional of the Year, on April 11, 2022.
April 7, 2022
A B-1B Lancer takes off from Edwards AFB for PDM

A B-1B Lancer takes off from Edwards AFB to Tinker AFB for PDM.
April 6, 2022
Unlocking the Past: The "Joe Walker 50th Anniversary Celebration" unveils time capsule honoring aerospace hero

Local test pilots and school officials honored the legacy of NASA Test Pilot Joe Walker during the "Joe Walker 50th Anniversary Celebration" at Joe Walker Middle School in Lancaster Calif., April 2.
April 6, 2022
AWACS demonstrates historic firsts, receives and processes in-air EW updates in minutes

For the first time, the U.S. Air Force’s E-3G airborne warning and control system aircraft, or AWACS, demonstrated the ability to receive and process in-air electronic warfare software updates derived from EW data collected and transmitted while in flight.
April 1, 2022
Why we stop: The meaning of Reveille, Retreat, and Taps

Do you know what to do when certain music plays on Edwards Air Force Base and why these military customs are recognized? The meaning of Reveille, Retreat, and Taps here.
March 31, 2022
Edwards AFB hosts Women in Leadership panel

As a way to celebrate Women’s History Month, the 412th Test Wing conducted a panel for Women in Leadership at the Airmen and Family Readiness Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., March 31.

Mosaic Links

COVID-19

COVID VAX

Get the Vax