Edwards AFB News

  • Annual spring cleaning is vital to home safety

    Spring cleaning is an annual ritual for many people. Just as the first bloom of spring ushers in a new beginning for nature, our spring cleaning habits signify a fresh start for us after the long winter months. Spring cleaning is the ideal time to check homes and yards for dangerous materials and

  • Annual tree spraying underway

    The annual tree spraying for main base, family housing and the Air Force Research Laboratory is scheduled for April 15 through June 30. The tree spraying will reduce or eliminate the Elm Leaf Beetle Larvae that affect area trees each year. All Elm and Ash trees will be sprayed. Cottonwood trees will

  • AFFTC announces annual award winners

    The Air Force Flight Test Center recently announced the installation's annual award winners The following are the annual award winners: -- Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Juante Smith, 95th Mission Support and Services Squadron unit deployment manager. Among his accomplishments during the year,

  • Privatized housing on horizon for Edwards

    Moving toward the privatization of military family housing, Edwards recently showcased the base's housing area for several home developers.  The effort is part of an Air Force initiative to privatize all military housing in the continental United States. "There are only 20 bases  Air Force wide that

  • Security forces enforce lower speed limits in construction zones

    With the ongoing runway construction, the 95th Security Forces Squadron is enforcing lower speed limits in construction zones -- particularly on FitzGerald Boulevard. The 95th SFS is focusing on these zones because of the increasing volume of construction vehicles passing through. The speed limits

  • TMO supervisor wins AFMC traffic management award

    An Edwards civilian employee recently received an award for excellence in traffic management. Ellis Wright, 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate transportation management specialist supervisor, received the 2007 AFMC Surface Distribution Deployment Command award. The award was given to

  • Team Edwards announces fourth quarter award winners

    The 95th Air Base Wing recently announced the Team Edwards Fourth Quarter Award winners. The following are the award winners: -- Airman of the Fourth Quarter: Senior Airman Margaret McCarthy, 95th Mission Support and Services Squadron customer service journeyman. Among her accomplishments this

  • Edwards hosts energy developers for solar EUL project

    Edwards hosted about 75 private land developers, including energy groups, for a forum and site visit here Feb. 7 to introduce Enhanced Use Lease opportunities on base, including building a solar plant. The purpose of the forum was to provide potential developers information about the Air Force's EUL

  • Edwards tests X-51 antennas

    The 412th Test Wing Hypersonic Flight Test Team, Electronic Warfare Directorate and Boeing began testing on the X-51 Scramjet-Waverider's antennas at the Benefield Anechoic Facility here Jan. 28. The X-51 is an autonomous vehicle with a scramjet engine enabling the aircraft to travel at a hypersonic

  • RAO connects retiree community to Edwards programs, organizations

    As part of the base's effort to reach out to the retiree community and give back to those who served, the Edwards Retiree Activities Office offers helpful information to retirees of all services. Supported by the 95th Air Base Wing, the RAO provides a liaison between active-duty units at Edwards and