Edwards AFB News

  • Reservist wins sixth TPS instructor award

    Trained flight test pilots and engineers are fundamental to success in aerospace flight test and evaluation. Not only do they possess the requisite flying skills, but they are also required to have the necessary scientific and engineering knowledge, critical and reasoned judgment, and managerial

  • Program keys into spouses for effective, efficient communication

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted Edwards' first Key Spouse training session Jan. 15 as part of Air Force Materiel Command's effort to prioritize family readiness. The Key Spouse Program is a leadership tool to help commanders ensure military members and their families are prepared for

  • 95th Medical Group earns 12 AFMC awards

    Several people from the 95th Medical Group recently received Air Force Materiel Command medical awards.Eight individuals and four teams earned awards."The awards are testaments to the great Airmen who come together in a tight-knit organization where teamwork is a daily activity," said Col. Gale

  • Edwards goes from Air Force blue to enviromentally-friendly green

    Continuing the Air Force's efforts to be environmentally friendly, the 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate along with several base organizations, formed the Edwards energy team to raise awareness and begin an initial planning stage for energy-reduction projects.The Edwards energy team

  • FTAC helps new Airmen transition to new home

    Scared, nervous or anxious -- these are some of the emotions Airmen might feel when moving to a new base.As new Airmen arrive at their first duty station, they are expected to attend the First Term Airman Center class, also known as FTAC, which helps them to overcome those feelings by providing them

  • Global Hawk Block 30 arrives for ASIP testing

    The 452nd Flight Test Squadron here is scheduled to begin a series of developmental flight tests on the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 in February. The aircraft arrived in Edwards on a ferry flight Nov. 16 from the Northrop Grumman Palmdale, CA facility. The unmanned Block 30 aircraft carries the

  • Edwards Airman helps AFMC win CBRN challenge crown

    An Edwards Airman was part of the Air Force Materiel Command team of bioenvironmental engineering and emergency management professionals that won the Air Force's 2nd annual Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear challenge at Brooks-City Base, Texas. Senior Airman Andrew Croop, 95th Aerospace