Dec. 13, 2006 Behind the music: Tops in Blue wows Edwards A spotlight came from the back highlighting the American and the Air Force flags held by the base honor guard members. More than 700 people stood silently. Blue and red lights shone from the back of the stage, as ten men, wearing white tuxedos jackets and black pants, and eight women, wearing
Dec. 13, 2006 Last Block 10 Global Hawk arrives for check flights An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the last Block 10 production aircraft, arrived here June 15 for a thorough checkup before delivery to the warfighter.The aircraft will undergo a series of acceptance and operational check flights by the 452nd Flight Test Squadron before flying to Beale
Dec. 13, 2006 Testers 'set sights' on Joint Strike Fighter What if a pilot could turn in any direction, but still have access to the information displayed on the heads-up display at the front of the cockpit?That's the question members of the 412th Test Wing answered when they completed a project Tuesday to help evaluate a helmet-mounted display system for
Dec. 13, 2006 Construction begins in Mesquite Meadows The walls started going up for 55 new homes in the Mesquite Meadows housing area June 6, marking a milestone in the first phase of Edwards' housing replacement and reduction plan.The 33 four-bedroom single units and 22 two-bedroom duplexes planned for junior enlisted occupancy, are scheduled to be
Dec. 13, 2006 C-17 performs second test of Falcon Small Launch Vehicle A C-17 Globemaster III performed the second in a series of tests Wednesday by airdropping a 65-foot, 65,000-pound mockup of a booster rocket over Edwards Precision Impact Range Area.The drop, performed at 29,500 feet above sea level, was part of a project called Falcon Small Launch Vehicle, a joint
Dec. 13, 2006 Edwards firefighters join in 104.8-mile run through Mojave desert Edwards Firefighters joined a former smokejumper June 2 on his quest to run 104.8 miles in under 25 hours for charity.The 12 firefighters performed a relay to accompany Ken Perry, a Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management employee, throughout his 17-mile trek across Edwards - about one
Dec. 13, 2006 TPS Class 05B to graduate Saturday The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School will have more than 2,600 alumni, as Class 05B graduates 22 of it's finest, Saturday.Eleven pilots, 9 engineers and two navigators from the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps, as well as students from Italy and Japan are added to its roll. As varied as the students
Dec. 13, 2006 SPORT provides 'eyes' for Edwards' mission The room is dark; the only light comes from computer screens and monitors along with blinking lights on various machines. Seven individuals sit in front of monitors which project green dots and lines. It may appear that this group is playing games in an arcade, but in reality they are playing a