Dec. 12, 2006 TPS takes to open seas The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School took another step in building relations with other military services when Class 05B journeyed to San Diego recently and spent the day aboard the USS Stennis."Flying out to the carrier was an adventure in and of itself," said Capt. Randel Gordon, TPS student. "The
Dec. 12, 2006 Global Hawk completes wet runway testing The Global Vigilance Combined Test Force's 452nd Flight Test Squadron achieved an important milestone by completing wet runway taxi testing on the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle -- the first-ever wet runway testing performed on an unmanned aircraft -- May 3.The purpose of this test was to
Dec. 12, 2006 FSC class provides welcome to spouses The classroom was filled with laughter and stories of past bases as five of Edwards newest spouses sat in a Family Support Center's classroom, Wednesday, awaiting the start of the Spouses Welcome class.Spouses Welcome, held the first Wednesday of each month, is a class designed to familiarize new
Dec. 12, 2006 AF test team launches 'overhauled' Iraqi aircraft It's not uncommon for the skies over Edwards to buzz with the test and evaluation of new capabilities for America's warfighters, but recently that same buzz has been vigorous in providing test support to the Iraqi Air Force.A combined team from Edwards, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Hill AFB, Utah,
Dec. 12, 2006 Brown pelican down: Natural Resources performs rescue This was no wild goose chase.To the contrary, when Mark Hagan chased down and caught an injured brown pelican April 12, it struck at the heart of his duties as Edwards' Natural Resources manager -- protecting the base's natural resources. Rare everywhere, the brown pelican -- federally listed as
Dec. 12, 2006 F-22 CTF tests AIM-120D noise, vibration The F-22 Combined Test Force here achieved another first when a Raptor flew with an AIM-120D missile in its weapons bay to test the effect of noise and vibration on the missile, April 14.What was unique about the flight was that the weapon on board, the latest version of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium
Dec. 12, 2006 Edwards to hold Earth Day celebration Edwards will celebrate Earth Day with free environmental demonstrations, exhibits and information stations in the base exchange parking lot Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event, hosted by Environmental Management, will showcase a large array of on-base environmental efforts. Each station will