Edwards AFB News

  • Team Edwards, Muroc school district stand up Center of Excellence

    Team Edwards joined forces with the Muroc Joint Unified School District to establish the Center of Excellence during a lease-signing ceremony June 15 at the old Edwards Middle School here. Through the lease agreement, the base will take over the responsibility of maintaining the facility and turning

  • Lancaster veterans home breaks ground with Edwards support

    After more than a decade of preparation, the California Department of Veterans Affairs and the Lancaster, Calif., community unveiled their plan for a veterans home during a groundbreaking ceremony June 12. As the nearest military installation, Edwards provided support for the event. The keynote

  • Operational Readiness Exercise may cause delays at gates

    The Operational Readiness Exercise on Monday through June 22 could cause persons entering the gates major traffic delay. Employees of the base are reminded to allow extra time to get to work and all motorists should be vigilant for slow moving or stopped traffic as they approach entry

  • Edwards begins second phase of site evaluation for non-operational ranges

    During the coming weeks, Edwards will be using a low-flying civilian helicopter as part of the second phase of its site evaluation for the areas on base identified as non-operational ranges -- the occupied areas of the base and their immediate surroundings. This action is part of the base's effort

  • Commander to discuss new housing move plan today

    The 95th Air Base Wing commander is set to discuss the new housing move plan affecting Pacific Winds and Palo Verde Heights at a town hall meeting at 11 a.m. today. The meeting between Col. Bryan Gallagher and the Edwards community, which will be held at the Conference Center here, will detail the

  • Edwards IG realigns objectives, responsibilities

    Subject to the ongoing cuts and belt-tightening throughout the Air Force, the Edwards Inspector General office is undergoing various adjustments that will reduce the size of the Edwards IG office and the amount of responsibilities from the IG office's shoulders. First and foremost, the installation

  • Edwards loadmasters bring supplies, warfighters to world

    One person is vitally important to ensuring our troops and supplies are moved aboard military transports to destinations all over the world -- the loadmaster. The loadmaster is the individual responsible for on and off-loading cargo, supervising passengers and performing weight and balance

  • Parachute riggers ensure safe landing

    When a plane goes down, the first lifeline a pilot can rely on is his parachute.Edwards pilots have the 412th Maintenance Squadron parachute riggers to trust when donning their gear. They have one common objective -- to keep people alive. "In this line of work you only get one chance," said Roberto