Oct. 23, 2007 C-17 makes first flight on synthetic fuel blend The Global Reach Combined Test Force began testing a C-17 Globemaster III using a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel blend here Oct. 18. Flight tests began the following day and was the first time a C-17 was flown using the F-T fuel blend. Another test flight was conducted Monday as part of the Air
Oct. 19, 2007 Testers time Reaper's ability to deploy The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron recently tested the MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system's ability to deploy to a forward operating location in support of mission tasking. The team performed the testing at Kandahar Air
Oct. 16, 2007 CFC rallies again to raise funds for charities Base leadership led Team Edwards for this year's Combined Federal Campaign as they submitted their donation forms Oct. 12 at Club Muroc. The CFC focuses on raising funds and dispersing them to various charitable organizations. As an organization, the CFC assists charities in reaching out to federal
Oct. 16, 2007 95th SFS adds instructors for ATV certification training Eight members of the 95th Security Forces Squadron recently received instructor certification on Air Force all-terrain vehicles. Through the certification, instructors are able to train more riders on the use of ATVs to patrol the Edwards perimeter. "We recently funded one of the five certified Air
Oct. 16, 2007 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
Oct. 16, 2007 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
Oct. 15, 2007 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