May 14, 2007 Cops spread Police Week message to Edwards Team Edwards honored its past and present police officers and their families with several activities and events held throughout the week. Police Week, organized primarily by the 95th Security Forces Squadron and other local civilian law enforcement agencies throughout the area, kicked off Monday and
May 14, 2007 'Buckle Up' campaign seeks to protect children For children ages 5 to 14, no place is deadlier than the family minivan, and no time is more dangerous than the summer driving season that begins Memorial Day. Motor vehicle crashes kill more children and young teens than anything else, with the highest number of crashes taking place during the
May 10, 2007 Technical sergeant sentenced to four years confinement On May 4, a seven-member panel of officers found a technical sergeant assigned to the 412th Maintenance Squadron guilty of sodomy of a minor under the age of 16, assault, and indecent assault on two female minors under the age of 16, during a four-day general court-martial at Edwards Air Force
May 10, 2007 Team Edwards welcomes retirees to appreciation event Team Edwards showed their appreciation to retired servicemembers Saturday during the Retiree Appreciation Day at hangar 1600 here. More than 500 retirees from Southern California attended the event. "This event is all about honoring retirees," said 1st Lt. Laura Moody, 95th Air Base Wing plans
May 10, 2007 NASA, Edwards practice for future shuttle landings NASA and Edwards are geared up and prepared for future shuttle landings as they finished a successful space shuttle exercise here Saturday. With Edwards as the secondary landing site for space shuttle landings, more than 150 Edwards personnel and another 150 people from NASA, Fort Irwin, Calif.,
May 10, 2007 Military dog handler, K-9 form stronger bond for deployment A military working dog handler with the 95th Security Forces Squadron here along with his K-9 companion are about to grow an even stronger bond as they both prepare for deployment. Tech. Sgt. John Ricci and his K-9, Eddy, are trained to detect narcotics and explosives at Edwards. Servicemembers like
May 10, 2007 New relocation tool for servicemembers, families replaces SITES A new relocation tool recently became available to servicemembers and their families Air Force wide. The Plan My Move program is replacing the Standard Installation Topic Exchange Service system, which has been in use since 1989 for assistance with permanent change of station moves. "For the past
May 10, 2007 Math tutoring 'adds up' for Edwards CGOs After school, instead of playing with other kids, a fifth grade student from the local area opted to go to the Wanda Kirk Rosamond Library to learn math from some of the volunteer tutors. Vanessa Olmos usually goes to the library to receive assistance on her mathematics homework from Edwards company
May 10, 2007 Airman receives state-level AFSA award Hard work finally paid off as an Airman from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron was recently awarded the Air Force Sergeants Association First Term Airman of the Year award. Senior Airman Stephen Stokes, a B-52 avionics system evaluator with the 31st TES, represented Edwards at the division level
May 4, 2007 Edwards readies for Joint Strike Fighter testing All systems are moving toward "go" here as officials prepare for upcoming tests on the next-generation strike fighter, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. A new mission control room opened its doors earlier this month, equipped so the Integrated Test Force will be able to monitor real-time