EOD sergeant receives Bronze Star Medal for outstanding performance

An explosive ordnance division sergeant received a Bronze Star Medal for his performance during his deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Master Sgt. David Larriva, 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate Explosive Ordnance Division chief, received a Bronze Star Medal

Desert defeats Rosamond in homecoming football game

The Desert High Scorpions football team shut out league rival, Rosamond Roadrunners 27-0 during their homecoming football game Oct. 12 to improve their season's standings. A scoreless first half gave way to an explosive third quarter by Desert, which put 20 unanswered points on the board, then added

Global Hawk passes fuel test at 20 degrees

The 452nd Flight Test Squadron pushed the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 20 to its fuel system limits during a weeklong starvation test here from Oct. 1 to 4. The testing involved tilting the aircraft to a 20-degree attitude while running the aircraft out of fuel inside the weight and balance hanger. "The

Deployed spouses gather at luncheon

Buff in the rough

Team Edwards plays for $1 million in golf tournament

Team Edwards played for a chance to win $1 million at the Air Force Sergeants Association Golf Tournament at Muroc Lake Golf Course here Oct. 5. The tournament, which was hosted by the AFSA Spaceway Chapter, consisted of 25 players who competed in an 18-hole game and had two hole-in-one prize

First Mach flight propels Yeager, Air Force into history

It was just another test mission for Capt. Chuck Yeager. Captain Yeager arrived at Muroc Air Force Base, Calif., the morning of Oct. 14, 1947, for what would be his ninth powered flight piloting the Bell X-1. Each of the previous flights demonstrated incremental speed increases as the aircraft

95th AMDS takes CBRN challenge

The 95th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flights showed what they are made of during the CBRN Challenge Oct. 1 through 5. CBRN challenge tests Air Force Materiel Command bases' bioenvironmental engineering flights on their chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear

Fire department: Practice heating safety

Now that cold weather is upon Edwards, the use of portable heaters is becoming more prevalent in both the work place and in our homes. Along with this increased use comes an increased risk from fire. Statistics compiled by the National Fire Protection Association indicate that during winter months,

Coyotes visit housing areas searching for food, shelter

Recently, coyotes have been spotted throughout the housing and work areas on base. Coyotes are integral part of the desert ecosystem. They hunt rabbits and other rodents, acting as natural deterrents to overpopulation. With the housing project on base leaving some houses empty for long periods of