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
Jan. 19, 2007 Edwards contracting team receives AFMC award The Edwards Research Propulsion Sciences II team won the Air Force Materiel Command's 2006 Outstanding Contracting Team for Science and Technology recently. The contracting team -- comprised of 15 personnel from six specialties -- is responsible for acquisition of basic and applied rocket and space
Jan. 19, 2007 Edwards captain wins MEO award An Edwards captain received the Air Force Materiel Command 2006 Outstanding Military Equal Opportunity Individual Award recently. Capt. Hector Morua, Edwards Military Equal Opportunity chief, won the award for the period of October 2005 to September 2006. "I was shocked," Captain Morua said.
Jan. 19, 2007 Cold weather 'freezes' base, causes maintenance issues Throughout the past week, the Edwards community, along with the Antelope Valley, has experienced the coldest period in 16 years. With these cold temperatures, base emergency services personnel received more than 306 calls as of Tuesday, with complaints varying from frozen pipes and flooding or
Jan. 19, 2007 Airborne Laser returns for more testing YAL-1A, a modified Boeing 747-400F known as the Airborne Laser, made its return journey to the Air Force Flight Test Center in December after undergoing modifications at Boeing's facilities in Wichita, Kan.The modifications on the aircraft include the installation of the beam control and fire