Feb. 2, 2007 Edwards civilian wins 2006 AFMC Outstanding Contracting Civilian Award An Edwards civilian received the Air Force Materiel Command Outstanding Contracting civilian award recently. Sarah Saunders, 95th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, received the award for the period of October 2005 to September 2006. Ms. Saunders units' primary goal is to deliver great
Feb. 2, 2007 RAB keeps tabs, 'eye' on Edwards' cleanup RAB -- no it's not the name of the latest craze in dance music.Rather, the Restoration Advisory Board is a group of individuals organized under federal guidelines to offer public feedback and advice on environmental cleanup efforts here. "Our purpose is to keep an eye on the base's cleanup
Feb. 2, 2007 Commander: Zero tolerance for DUIs Colonel H. Brent Baker Sr., 95th Air Base Wing commander, has a goal of reducing the numbers of people driving under the influence at Edwards for 2007. In 2006, Edwards had a total of 21 DUIs, one more than 2005. "Driving under the influence is a problem that has no place in the Air Force," Colonel
Jan. 26, 2007 Team Edwards provides accident clean-up support Team Edwards responded to an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash site, about two hours north of the base, Jan. 19.The F-16, from the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, crashed in Inyo County's Owens Valley, near Bishop, Calif. The pilot, who was on a training mission at the time of
Jan. 26, 2007 95th ABW commander issues new reintegration policy Staff Sgt. Caprice Rivas, 95th Services Division fitness coordinator, arrived here Sunday after a four-month deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.Together with nine other 95th Services Division Airmen, she had to go under the new Reunion and Reintegration Policy Program at the Airmen and Family
Jan. 26, 2007 Tax center to open soon The Edwards Tax Center is scheduled to open Feb. 6 to offer free income tax assistance to active-duty military members, reservists, guardsmen, dependents with valid identification cards and retirees.The tax center, located in building 7211 next to the children's library and shoppette, will be open
Jan. 26, 2007 95th Comptroller Squadron stands up A stand-up ceremony to recognize the activation of the 95th Comptroller Squadron was held at the Conference Center here Tuesday.Col. H. Brent Baker Sr., 95th Air Base Wing commander, presented Major Michael Rooney with command of the 95th CPTS, formerly known as 95th ABW Financial Management. "The
Jan. 26, 2007 Ninety-Nines 'fly-in' for Edwards safety seminar Female aviators with the Ventura Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, Inc., performed a fly-in over Edwards skies Saturday.Twenty-three aircraft -- all privately-owned -- landed at the base flightline. Together with their family members and fellow aviators from other chapters, the Ninety-Nines attended a
Jan. 26, 2007 Edwards Middle School basketball wins fifth consecutive game The Edwards Middle School Eagles basketball team is five for five as they won their fourth and fifth game here against the Monroe Tigers 45-33 Jan. 16 and against the Murray Mustangs 44-21 at Ridgecrest, Calif. Jan. 18.The Eagles played Monroe at home, with leading scorer Lacarlis Moore's 10 points
Jan. 19, 2007 Household claims process changes People who have damaged household goods have a new, online process to submit claims. The claims, which were previously processed locally through the Edwards Legal Office, are now processed online and submitted to the Air Force Claims Service Center near Dayton, Ohio. The change is a result of the