Aug. 25, 2017 U.S. Air Force service member dies on Edwards AFB The U.S. Air Force is investigating the death of an Airman assigned to Edwards Air Force Base. The deceased is identified as 23-year-old Senior Airman Joseph Connors of the 812th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight. The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., Aug.
May 10, 2017 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School applications due June 16 Application packages for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School selection board are due by June 16. The board, set for July 24-26, will consider Total Force officer and civilian applicants to attend training as early as July 2018. Those interested in becoming a test pilot, test combat systems officer,
June 23, 2017 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School class 91B reunites U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 91B dropped by Edwards as part of a 25-year class reunion June 16. Class 91B grads, Dr. Joseph W. Nichols, Air Force Test Center Flight Test and Evaluation technical advisor, and Bill Gray, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School chief test pilot, led the tour, which
June 4, 2007 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates 146th class On Saturday, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School will graduate their 146th class since their start at Wright Field in 1944. The "Outlaws," as the students refer to themselves, hosts 11 pilots, 10 engineers and two navigators including pilots from Canada, Japan and Singapore, as well one female
Dec. 13, 2011 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates 23 new testers Twenty-three officers from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Canada and France graduated as members of Class 11A from the USAF Test Pilot School, Dec. 10.The school trains pilots, navigators and engineers to develop, test and evaluate the newest aircraft and weapons systems. The comprehensive
Dec. 16, 2008 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates Class 08A The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 08A graduated in a ceremony at the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter hangar Dec. 13. The school's 149th class received a Master of Science in Flight Engineering degree upon completion of this course. Class 08A consisted of 10 test pilots, nine flight test engineers
March 30, 2017 U.S. air power on full display at L.A. County Air Show An F-35A Joint Strike Fighter from the 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards was one of several Air Force assets on display at the 2017 L.A. County Air Show March 25-26. Tail number AF-01 was joined at General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, California, by a C-17 Globemaster III from Travis
Nov. 16, 2012 U.S. Army and Air Force Exchanges to offer feast of Thanksgiving weekend deals Military shoppers looking to dig in to tasty holiday shopping better bring a big appetite to the Exchange as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is cooking up a buffet of great deals and savings. The smorgasbord begins Thanksgiving Day with exclusive online-only deals including a Sharp 52" AQUOS
Feb. 18, 2010 U.S. General officers visit Kyrgyz school What's the one thing that will inevitably make a grown woman burst into tears? Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, including Gen. Donald Hoffman, Commander of Air Force Materiel Command, found out the answer Feb. 9, 2010.They handed out clothing - including warm coats, gloves and
Dec. 12, 2011 U.S. Navy Teammate is Edwards Warrior of the Week Name: Andrew JohnsonRank: Petty Officer 2nd ClassRate: Hospital Corpsman Second Class (Air Warfare)Position: Squadron Corpsman Unit: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764Hometown: Roswell, New Mex.Previous Assignments: VAQ-163, Squadron Corpsman, Atsugi, Japan (Forward deployed on USS Kitty Hawk,