Oct. 29, 2008 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
Oct. 28, 2008 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
Oct. 14, 2008 95th CE receives two AFMC awards The 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate recently received two Air Force Materiel Command awards. The 95th CE team received the engineering category for the AFMC Brigadier General Archie S. Mayes award, while Michelle Huck, 95th CE community planner, received the Outstanding
Oct. 8, 2008 Pollution Prevention Expo greens up Edwards Environmental Management hosted Edwards Pollution Prevention Expo on Sept. 24. The expo featured a day of workshops on greening the government in observance of Pollution Prevention Week. "The Air Force is the largest purchaser of renewable energy in the U.S.," said Baha Zarah, from the Air Force
Oct. 1, 2008 Main runway construction finished ahead of schedule Team Edwards finished construction on the main runway Sept. 19, four months after it became inoperative. In June 2008, a groundbreaking ceremony for the runway construction took place, with completion originally scheduled in December. "When Edwards' first paved runway was poured more than 50 years
Sept. 15, 2008 Air Force blue will sport some green during Pollution Prevention Week Air Force blue will sport some green here next week when Environmental Management sponsors three events to promote Pollution Prevention Week, Sept. 22-28. Pollution Prevention week is a nationwide celebration to encourage people to protect the environment through smarter use of resources and
Sept. 4, 2008 Edwards Airman receives second Bronze Star Medal A 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate Explosive Ordnance Division superintendent received his second Bronze Star Medal for his performance during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom -- 10 months after receiving his first. Master Sgt. David Larriva was awarded the
July 31, 2008 Shuttle exercise clears Edwards for landing In preparation for the possibility of the arrival of an orbiter, Team Edwards and NASA Dryden Research Center performed a shuttle landing exercise July 26. Human Space Flight requires the base to conduct two exercises a year to ensure its capabilities to support landings still meet NASA's standards.
July 29, 2008 Water conservation a necessity in housing areas Edwards' newest housing development features newly constructed homes with central air conditioning, double-car garages, abundant storage, plenty of natural light and more living space than the homes they replaced, base officials said. The homes also are designed to be both energy and water
July 25, 2008 AVEK performs 24-hour water shutdown beginning Aug. 2 The Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency will perform a 24-hour shutdown to the water line that serves Edwards, California City, North Edwards and Boron beginning Aug 2 at 6 a.m. This is part of AVEK's emergency maintenance.During this time, ground water wells will be the only source of water. In