Edwards children take trip to 'sandbox' with KUDOS

With more and more Airmen deploying from Edwards, another mock deployment arrived for Edwards' youth as they participated in "Operation KUDOS," at the Oasis Community Center here Saturday. Operation KUDOS, or Kids Understanding Deployment Operations, educates youth on what their parents experience

Bindi the Jungle Girl explores Edwards

Propulsion flight hires first employee from Co-Op program

The 412th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight recently hired their first employee through a Co-Operative Education program organized between Antelope Valley College and Edwards. Michael Cermack, an aircraft engine mechanic with the 412th MXS , heard about the Co-Op program while attending class

EM hosts Pollution Prevention Week

Environmental Management workers will collect household hazardous waste, electronics waste and universal waste Sept. 22 as Edwards celebrates Pollution Prevention Week Environmental Management is encouraging all Edwards residents and workers to take the next step in preventing pollution by making a

Kern County SWAT trains at Edwards

The weather was muggy with the temperature reaching about 95 degrees. The whole neighborhood was empty. Six heavily-armed men were cautiously trying to blend with the neighborhood's silence. Only the crackling of the leaves adds to the near-stealth operation. As the men reached their destination,

AFMC executive director discusses challenges

Air Force Materiel Command's top civilian leader discussed several challenges facing the Air Force, including the increasing costs of personnel, and military health care, during a speech to the International Test and Evaluation Association Antelope Valley chapter's monthly meeting Wednesday. Mrs.

Sorting the stacks

Century Circle display opens to public

Visitors or base personnel entering Edwards' West Gate on Rosamond Boulevard will see a new landmark welcoming them -- the base's Century Circle display. More than 50 people from Edwards and local communities attended the ceremony that marked the opening of the Century Circle display

Range squadron and 95th CS upgrade networks

The 412th Range Squadron recently upgraded their range telemetry network using asynchronous transfer mode switches retired by the 95th Communications Squadron. When the 95th CS upgraded to an Internet protocol network, it freed up the ATM switches for the range's use. "The move makes sense for the

AFFTC, NASA Dryden host Women's Equality Day

The Air Force Flight Test Center and the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center here hosted a series of events this week to celebrate the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The 19th Amendment was specifically intended to extend suffrage to women and establish women's right to