Dec. 13, 2006 Inaugural event promotes desert safety Booths, displays and information stations designed to give Team Edwards the summer lowdown on the high desert on how to live, work and play safely in this sometimes hostile environment marked the base's inaugural Desert Safety Day, Wednesday in the Base Exchange food court.Event organizers hope to
Dec. 13, 2006 C-17 performs final drop in Falcon SLV test phase Sometimes, test programs have added benefits on top of the intended goal, as was the case when testers here completed the third and final test in phase 2B of the Falcon Small Launch Vehicle program July 26.The Falcon SLV program is a joint effort between the Air Force, the Defense Advanced Research
Dec. 13, 2006 Sonic Splash Pool hosts movie night The Oasis Community Center held its first-ever free movie night at the Sonic Splash Pool on Saturday.Open Air Cinema, Oasis Community Center and Outdoor Recreation teamed up to help bring the Edwards community together. Pool games like Marco Polo and football for parents started the event. Later
Dec. 13, 2006 AF deputy chaplain reflects on life's necessity for spiritual wellness It was 104 degrees on Sunday morning at Edwards. In a compound between Park Street and Fitzgerald Avenue, there were more than 50 cars parked outside a white building, accented with colorful windows and brown roof. More than 150 people were gathering inside the building. The temperature inside the
Dec. 13, 2006 Lifetime 'listens' to Edwards women on career vs. family More than 30 women gathered over lunch Monday in the Conference Center's Looking Glass Room to share their views on life, love, politics and the world with representatives from the Lifetime television network. As part of a multi-platform initiative, Lifetime is traveling the country a part of a
Dec. 13, 2006 Panda Express opens with free food Panda Express celebrated the opening of its first restaurant in a military installation July 5 at the Oasis Community Center here.Panda Express provided free catered lunch to family members of deployed personnel and donated 100 percent of the day's gross sales to the Teen Center. "Whenever we open a
Dec. 13, 2006 After nearly 60 years, EOD helps old bomb explode Edwards' Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit responded to a remote area east of Lancaster, Calif. after an off-roader reported an unexploded bomb July 7.When the EOD team arrived, they found a heavily-weathered bomb partially buried in the desert. "It was a 500-pound, general purpose bomb, which was
Dec. 13, 2006 Team Edwards gears up, waits for Shuttle return With the approved "safe to come home" signal for the Space Shuttle Discovery, Team Edwards is still taking every precaution in preparing shuttle support.Discovery, which launched into space July 4, is scheduled to land July 17, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with Edwards as the primary backup
Dec. 13, 2006 Edwards pilots celebrate holiday in California skies Fourth of July is well-known for its barbecues, pool parties and parades, but for nearly half a million people in six Southern California communities, an F-16 flyover from Edwards were part of the festivities.Flyovers don't just happen. For the communities of Acton, Huntington Beach, Ojai, Barstow,
Dec. 13, 2006 Edwards activates, realigns new units in historic ceremony "A great day for the test wing and a great day for Edwards," were the words used by the 412th Test Wing commander, Col. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., in opening ceremonies June 20 to formally create three new groups and eight new squadrons for the wing. The ceremony forms the test wing into an organization