June 29, 2007 Propulsion Flight provides power to Edwards' birds Every manned jet aircraft flying missions at Edwards, from high-performance fighters to massive cargo planes, have one important thing in common -- their engines are kept running by the 412th Maintenance Squadron's Propulsion Flight. One of the propulsion flight's primary missions is to provide
June 27, 2007 Edwards Junior Force Council hosts lecture series In honor of Air Force's 60 years, Team Edwards hosted a 60th anniversary celebration leadership lecture series at the Conference Center here Tuesday. The lecture featured keynote speaker, retired Col. William Smullen, who served as the special assistant for public affairs to two chairmans of the
June 27, 2007 95th MDG hosts Men's Health Fair The 95th Medical Group hosted a men's health fair at the medical clinic's lobby Tuesday in an effort to increase awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection of disease among men. The men's health fair featured booths that provided information on prevention, healthy living,
June 26, 2007 ORE focuses on convoy operations, deployment line processing Team Edwards performed its Operational Readiness Exercise June 18 through 21. This was Edwards' first ORE since the Operational Readiness Inspection in March."Our primary focus is successfully passing the Phase I retest in July," said Lt. Col. Greg Ahlquist, the installation Inspector General. "We
June 26, 2007 Atlantis successfully touches down at Edwards Space Shuttle Atlantis safely returned to Earth when it landed at Edwards on June 22, which concluded STS-117's assembly mission to the International Space Station. Because of unfavorable weather, the orbiter landed at Edwards, its secondary landing site, instead of its primary landing site at
June 26, 2007 Team Edwards hosts fishing derby at Branch pond Youngsters and their families are invited to join a fishing derby at Branch Memorial Park on the Fourth of July. The annual event -- "Fishing Derby 4 Kids" -- is open to all Edwards youth ages 1 through 16. The fishing derby will be from 6 to 9 a.m, with prizes presented at 9:30 a.m. Breakfast,
June 21, 2007 Edwards to open viewing area for possible shuttle landing Edwards Air Force Base is planning to open its Mercury Boulevard viewing area Friday and Saturday for the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis. In the event the space shuttle is unable to land at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Edwards is the primary alternate landing site for the conclusion of