Edwards AFB News

  • 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,

  • Team Edwards heads to 'higher grounds' for coffee, Internet

    After six months of planning and preparation, Team Edwards opened the Higher Grounds Internet Cafe today. The Higher Grounds Internet Cafe is a facility designed to give dormitory residents a relaxing, non-alcoholic environment within walking distance, said Master Sgt. Wilbert Hoffman, 95th Mission

  • 419th FLTS defeats 95th CG, clinches championship title

    Revenge is a dish best served cold. That's what 419th Flight Test Squadron has been pondering after they lost to 95th Communications Group during last year's intramural volleyball championship. This time around, the 419th FLTS exacted its revenge to 95th CG and clinched the title during the

  • 95th SFS offers child ID kits for Edwards' youth

    Preparation is the name of the game as the 95th Security Forces Squadron offers child identification kits to families on base this summer. Polaroid and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have joined forces to create a national child safety and standardized photo identification

  • 412th MXS brings heavy metal to Edwards aircraft

    When a metal portion of an aircraft breaks, whether it is nuts, bolts or sheets of aluminum, it requires the expertise of a special shop to fix it. The sheet metal shop, an element of the 412th Maintenance Squadron, is comprised of approximately 25 people who turn pieces of metal into integral parts

  • Runway construction brings traffic changes

    As work accelerates on the Main Base runway, Edwards motorists may have noticed an increasing number of trucks going to and from the job site entry at Lancaster Boulevard and Shuttle Road. The trucks are being used to transport a smooth flow of critical materials to the job site while maintaining

  • Spring brings new 'Flower' to Edwards

    In late spring, Team Edwards welcomed its newest four-legged friend to the base's riding stables. Born May 16, Flower was the first filly born at Edwards in more than three years. "She is spunky, sweet, smart and not afraid of anything," said Laura Ricci, Flower's owner and a member of Edwards