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
Dec. 13, 2006 AFFTC conducts first Design of Experiments course The Air Force Flight Test Center recently conducted its first Design of Experiments course to engineers assigned at Edwards."The response was overwhelming," said Dr. George Ka'iliwai, AFFTC Technical Advisor and course instructor. "We sent the public announcement describing the course out via
Dec. 13, 2006 Boeing, 418th FLTS C-130 avionics mod program underway Since 2004, members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program test team here have been actively working toward the first flight of the first modified airframe scheduled for late August.Selected aircrew members of the Edwards test team are currently attending two weeks
Dec. 13, 2006 Celebrities give 'slam-dunk' performance The 95th Air Base Wing Striker team defeated the 412th Test Wing Fighter team, 88-77, in a National Basketball Association Entertainment League game Saturday in hangar 1820.Col. H. Brent Baker Sr., 95th ABW commander, along with Terry Crew, Drew Lachey, Joel McHale, Bobby Ender, Jon Huertas, Corey
Dec. 13, 2006 Pharmacy closes for modernization, renovation With the current design of the pharmacy and the amount of patients who need routine medication, the 95th Medical Group's pharmacy is scheduled to undergo renovations Thursday through July 4.The pharmacy plans to update by reorganizing and adding new light fixtures, shelves and cabinets, said Capt.