Edwards AFB News

  • Team Edwards honors POW/MIA heroes, families

    Ensuring that the former United States Prisoners of War and those listed as Missing in Action are never forgotten, Team Edwards held the POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 15.A reveille ceremony was held at building 1 to commemorate the POWs and MIAs, during which American and POW/MIA flags were raised.

  • Edwards tests alternative jet engine fuel

    Another aviation first was accomplished when a B-52 flew here using an alternative fuel Tuesday morning.The flight test ran two of a B-52's engines on a synthetic fuel, made from a 50-50 blend of traditional crude-oil based fuel and a Fischer-Tropsch fuel derived from natural gas, while the

  • Airman completes 27th marathon

    Tired and sweaty, jersey number 49/91 was at the last three miles into Pike's Peak summit -- the hardest part of the course.He was feeling nauseous. He was running for about four hours now, but he wouldn't give up. Maj. Rich Salasovich, 419th Flight Test Squadron flight test engineer, joined the

  • KUDOS provides kids insight into deployment

    Edwards hosted for the first time Kids Understanding Deployment Operations -- or Operation KUDOS -- at Camp Corum and the Oasis Community Center Saturday.Operation KUDOS gave Edwards kids, ages five to 18, an opportunity to play the role of their military parents for the day. The project was

  • Father, rescuers save son from drowning

    "Welcome Home Caleb," says the sign with colorful handwritten messages from seven siblings on his home's front door July 28 -- a sign welcoming Caleb, 15, home from a journey that was almost his last.Caleb Jaquish and his whole family were at Club Muroc July 21 for what he said was for some

  • Edwards engineer rockets to 'golden' milestone

    Looking past the grey hair, seasoned skin and glasses now needed to read, an excited young second lieutenant of yesteryear can be seen in his eyes as he enthusiastically talks of his early days at Edwards.Johnny Armstrong, 412th Test Wing Hypersonic Flight Test Team chief engineer, has seen history

  • Edwards 'Honey-Doers' help local seniors

    Team Edwards is trying to go beyond the base "walls" and contribute their time and talents in the local communities by helping repair, clean and paint more than 120 senior citizens' homes.The Honey Do Program offers monthly services to senior citizens who can no longer accomplish the work themselves

  • 'Eagle Eyes' help anti-terrorist vigilance

    With terrorist threats still looming, the Edwards community can help provide an "eye" to continuously watch for suspicious activities through Eagle Eyes.Eagle Eyes enables Air Force members and citizens to report terrorist planning activities they observe. The program provides a network of local,

  • Maintainers train on hazardous material clean-up

    The Human Resource Development office conducted a Hazardous Material Training exercise for flightline maintainers here Aug. 7 to 11 at the base theater.The class focused on proper clean up procedures of hazardous materials for general site workers. "The maintainers are required to clean up their

  • August 'go month' for CV-22 testing

    The CV-22 Osprey, an aircraft unlike any other, is now in the midst of a test unlike any other.In the Developmental Test and Evaluation phase, CV-22 testing has primarily been conducted by Bell-Boeing. However, when the Naval Air Systems Command requested an Electronic Warfare Integrated Assessment