Edwards AFB News

  • Volunteer to help others, become a Resilience Trainer Assistant

    Resilience Trainer Assistants are currently needed to complement the newly-certified and trained Edwards AFB Master Resilience Trainers.Volunteer RTAs will assist the MRTs by being the "go-to" person in their specific organizations and will be advisers to their commanders on all aspects of

  • Volunteers build desks for Iraqi children

    Children living in Iraq's Muthanna Province will be starting a new school year in a few weeks. This year, more than 450 elementary-aged students attending one of two schools will not only be learning in a new building, but the will also receive "new" desks built by volunteers here. "We are building

  • Volunteers help clean YC-15

    On May 4, Team Edwards welcomed a YC-15, disassembled, dirty and in need of work. Through a coordinated volunteer effort from the base, the aircraft has been refurbished. The aircraft was one of two prototypes built by McDonnell Douglas to fill the Air Force's need for a medium-to-short takeoff and

  • Volunteers honored for their vital role to the Edwards mission

    Team Edwards held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony April 19 at the Oasis Community Center. The yearly event is a chance to recognize those in the community that go above and beyond to help out. The ceremony shed light on how much the base depends on volunteerism. “The purpose of the

  • Volunteers needed at Edwards AFB schools

    Edwards base schools are in need of volunteers in tutoring, recess/lunch helpers, sports and after-school activities.   Applications are available at the Muroc Joint Unified School District website: http://muroc.k12.ca.us/district-forms/, or on base at the Youth Center and Airman and Family

  • Volunteers needed for Branch Elementary Science Carnival

    Branch Elementary Parent Teacher Organization is conducting its annual Science Carnival May 7 and 8. This year's theme is on "Energy". The PTO is looking for volunteers to give a presentation for a group of students (K to 6th grade). If you would like more information, or would like to give a

  • Volunteers sought for local Antelope Valley Special Olympics

    Team Edwards is looking for volunteers to help out with this year's Antelope Valley Local Area Games of the Southern California Special Olympics.The games will be held May 2 beginning at 9 a.m. at Palmdale High School, 2137 E. Ave. R, Palmdale, Calif., 93550.Volunteers are needed for setup, opening

  • 'Vortex surfing' could be revolutionary

    Migrating birds, NASCAR drivers and Tour de France bicyclists already get it. And now the Air Force is thinking about flying gas-guzzling cargo aircraft in formation--'dragging' off one another--on long-haul flights across the oceans.Flight tests with C-17s "vortex surfing" at Edwards Air Force

  • Vote for Senior Airman Kamerschak!

    Senior Airman Cory Kamerschak, 412th Medical Group, is one of three finalists to go to the Major League Baseball All Star Game in New York City this year. MLB and People Magazine are sponsoring a contest called "Tribute for Heroes" where each MLB team sends one military member to the All Star Game

  • W.A.S.P., 90 years well-lived

    Antelope Valley residents said 'good-bye' to World War II-era Women Airforce Service Pilot and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Flora Belle (Smith) Reece Dec. 1 at the age of 90. Reece died peacefully in a UCLA medical facility after being removed from life support.Those who knew Reece well will