Edwards AFB News

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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