March 29, 2007 Testers end high-energy laser tests, dismantle Airborne Laser SIL facility Dismantling of System Integration Laboratory components began recently at the Birk Flight Test Center here following the conclusion of laser testing for the Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser program. The SIL was established to test the operation of the program's high-energy laser at a
March 29, 2007 AFAF charities help Airmen in need In the early '90s, when Master Sgt. Lori Dunn, now a superintendent with the 95th Comptroller Squadron, received a notification from her first sergeant that her grandfather had passed away, the first thing on her mind was finding the funds for a plane ticket home. With the help of her First
March 29, 2007 Civilian earns base’s first AFMC Wellness coin An Edwards civilian was awarded an Air Force Materiel Command Wellness coin recently. Julia Jameson, an administrative contracting officer with the 412th Test Wing, is the first person on Edwards to receive the Air Force Materiel Command Wellness coin through the AFMC Wellness program. The AFMC
March 29, 2007 Airfield Management sergeant receives AFMC award An Edwards Sergeant recently received an Air Force Materiel Command award for his work as the noncommissioned officer in charge of Airfield Management Operations here. Master Sgt. James Woods, with the 412th Operations Support Squadron, received the 2006 Airfield Management NCO of the Year
March 29, 2007 Two Edwards vets join NASA Dryden Flight Operations Two new research test pilots, Kelly Latimer and Nils Larson, have joined the Flight Crew Branch at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards. Latimer and Larson come to the NASA center after extensive test and operational flying careers in the U.S. Air Force. Latimer is the first female
March 29, 2007 CAP offers volunteer opportunities to youth, adults At the age of 5, a future Civil Air Patrol cadet airman already knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. Civil Air Patrol Cadet Airman Preston Hite, now 13 years old, wanted to be a U.S. military general. How he will accomplish that is up to him, but he is taking things one step at a time. Cadet
March 22, 2007 Window decals to end April 15, DoD IDs required for base entry Beginning April 15, Team Edwards will stop registering private vehicles on base and eliminate the use of base vehicle decals. Since September 11, 2001, security forces for military installations are required to perform 100-percent identification check on the driver who enters the installation. The
March 22, 2007 Edwards welcomes back Air Force’s first C-17 The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Test Force welcomed home Edwards' own C-17, called T-1, during a celebration at hangar 1623 here March 16. T-1 first came to Edwards on Sept. 15, 1991, as the Air Force's first test article for the C-17's initial flight testing. "The significance of T-1 is it was
March 22, 2007 Airfield Management Airman receives AFMC annual award An Edwards Airman recently received an Air Force Materiel Command award for his work as an Airfield Management Operations Coordinator here. Senior Airman Dustin Moore, with the 412th Operations Support Squadron, received the 2006 Airfield Management Airman of the Year award. The AFMC award is given
March 22, 2007 DHS presents first full-length production A spotlight can be seen in the middle of the Desert High School Scorpitorium stage. After a few seconds, the curtain was raised showing Mr. Mushnik's Flower Shop. As the students perform their acts, backstage were a group of students running around, reading scripts and helping other actors with