Edwards AFB News

  • West Gate traffic update

    Due to a single car roll-over accident, the Edwards Air Force Base West Gate traffic is reduced to one lane.  95th Security Forces Personnel continue to direct both inbound and outbound traffic through the inbound lane.  Please reduce speeds and expect delays.

  • West Nile Virus found in Lancaster, nothing on Edwards

    The Antelope Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District has been informed of two dead birds that have tested positive for West Nile Virus this year. The first bird was located near Avenue S and 10th Street East in Palmdale earlier this month. The second was spotted July 9, near Avenue M-8 and 45th

  • What 412th Medical Group wants you to know about Valley Fever

    The 412th Medical Group has reported four cases of Valley Fever in the last 12 months. Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) is a fungal illness that usually affects the lungs. It is spread through spores in the air when the dirt is disturbed. People can get Valley Fever if they breathe in the dust

  • What is a high performer, Alex?

    Answers in the form of questions highlighted the “Jeopardy” themed 412th Test Wing Third Quarter Awards ceremony held in the base theater Nov. 14. Each quarterly winner came on stage to receive their award from Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, and pick an Air Force category

  • What is the 'Deadly Quartet?'

    You may have heard of musical quartets, some of them famous singing groups (Beatles, anyone?). But did you know one particular quartet can be harmful to your health? It's known as the "four chronic conditions" - or the Deadly Quartet. And when this group of health issues comes together, the last

  • What is the value of DT?

    Imagine the frustration of having a brand new rotary launcher, capable of carrying 16,000 lbs of smart bombs, and you discover that the dropped bombs potentially would not arm or explode on impact?Imagine if the avionics computer, which is required to operate the weapons system, shuts down just

  • What the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can do for you

    What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a federal agency that assists financial consumers by making rules more effective, enforcing those rules, and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic lives. The CFPB educates

  • What to do if you see a desert tortoise

    The desert tortoise is one of many animals found at Edwards AFB. Listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, the 412th Civil Engineer Group’s Environmental Management Division wants to remind base residents to be on the lookout for desert tortoises.