Edwards AFB News

  • Base chapel hosts Move the Food event

    From the Edwards Chapel's food pantry, 87 bags of groceries were donated to the base community during a Move the Food event Jan. 28. Each bag is packed with enough food to make at least one meal for a family of four. For instance, a bag with pasta might be packed with the sauce and side dishes. Each

  • F-22 pilot reaches 1,000 flight hours

    Four-year-old Steve Rainey sat on the hood of his father's car at a local airshow watching the small airplanes and helicopters at the airport. When the Thunderbirds in their F-100s sped by, Rainey fell off the car, looked up at the sky and thought, "I've got to do that."Jan. 22, the now chief test

  • Spaatz Ave. to close

    Beginning Feb. 3 and running through Feb. 24, Spaatz Ave. will be closed at Kincheloe Ave. to support drainage system improvements in that area. Traffic, particularly housing residents accustomed to accessing the Commissary and BX through that intersection, will be required to detour using

  • Deadline for 2015 scholarship applications Feb. 13

    College student Jordan Cherry said winning a scholarship from the Scholarships for Military Children program was a great opportunity for her. "It definitely decreases the financial burden of school, which we all know is a big benefit with college costing so much."The Defense Commissary Agency wants

  • Juvenile Intervention Council

    On Sept. 9, 2014, an article was posted on the Edwards AFB website and in the Desert Wings titled, "Vandalism costs school district $12,000," which concerned damage to Bailey Elementary School. This article serves to inform the Edwards AFB community of the steps the 412th Test Wing has taken to

  • 2015 Tax Center update

    Please take a moment to review the following update regarding the spring 2015 Tax Center:Tax center eligibilityDue to a severe shortage of manpower, as a result of Force Shaping, this year's Tax Center will be limited in its size and scope. We will only be able to accommodate active duty personnel

  • Thunderbird lands in Lancaster

    With a wind turbine-adorned mountain backdrop, U.S. Air Force Thunderbird #8 touched down in the Antelope Valley Jan. 9. Two members of the Thunderbirds team emerged from the F-16 Fighting Falcon for a press conference at the William J. Fox Airfield in anticipation of the 2015 L.A. County Airshow

  • New DOD website launched to assist with housing

    A new official DOD website, HOMES.mil was launched Dec. 15 to provide service members, their families and DOD Civilians access to non-discriminatory rental listings.The website, www.HOMES.mil , will provide public access to landlords, owners and property managers for use in marketing rental