Edwards AFB News

  • Soil samples at construction site show no sign of valley fever

    Negative soil sample test results taken from the Tamarisk Plains construction site next to the Child Development Center here may help ease concerns expressed by parents that dust blowing from the site might expose their children to spores that cause valley fever. Five soil samples taken from various

  • Annual duck blind drawing slated for Aug. 11

    Waterfowl hunters can participate in the annual duck blind drawing scheduled Aug. 11, at the Rod and Gun Club. Base hunting permits can be submitted to drawing officials from 9 a.m. until the actual drawing begins at about 10 a.m. Duck blind reservations are required for all base-affiliated

  • LAPD trains security forces

    Two instructors from the Los Angeles Police Department came to Edwards July 9 to 13 to train 95th Security Forces Squadron Airmen on radar and LIDAR procedures. Officers Troy Williams and Don Inman conducted the five-day training course that covered the calibration and operation procedures for both

  • Dorm dwellers receive free, home-cooked meal

    Eating the same dinner from three days ago made dining monotonous for an Airman with the 412th Operations Support Squadron. Airman 1st Class Diane Burton, 412th OSS commander support staff and one of Edwards' dorm dwellers, cooks her own food on a regular basis, but has found herself preparing the

  • Edwards reaches Team Lean Challenge mid-point

    "Sexy Backs" are the biggest losers.Working out at least three times a week has helped the 95th Aerospace Medical Squadron "Sexy Backs," lose the most pounds for the Edwards Team Lean Challenge's mid-point. Team Lean Challenge is a program introduced by the Air Force Materiel Command to promote

  • AFPC command chief outlines personnel changes

    The second installment of the three-part Air Force 60th Anniversary Celebration Leadership Lecture Series was held at the Conference Center here July 12. The lecture's featured guest was Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Reed, command chief of the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base,