Desert High School senior inducted into National Football Foundation Hall of Fame

A Desert High School student here was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame, March 7.Andrew Antonio received the Scholar-Athlete Award beating out other San Fernando Valley Chapter college and high school students. The award certifies that Andrew was voted outstanding

Chapel teaches base youth about 'service before self'

This August more than 20 young people from Edwards will join the more than 25,000 "Youth With A Mission."The Edge, the Edwards Chapel youth group, is traveling to Tijuana, Mexico Aug. 7 through the 16 to participate in the Youth With A Mission's Los Angeles/Tijuana summer program. Youth With A

Civil engineering renovates Club Muroc kitchen

The 95th Air Base Wing Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate is in the process of renovating Club Muroc kitchen.When completed in June, the kitchen will sport a new dishwashing machine and salad bar. A walk-in refrigerator and freezer will also be provided with this project. "Prior to the

Conference readies Reservists for present, future tasking

Edwards' reservists gathered here March 10 and Saturday to attend the second annual Individual Mobilization Augmentee Warrior Skills Update conference.Ninety IMAs -- reservists who are called to active duty individually, instead of as a unit -- from various organizations across the base participated

417th Flight Test Squadron stands up

A stand-up ceremony to recognize the 417th Flight Test Squadron was held Thursday at the Birk Flight Test Facility on South Base.The 417th FLTS, under the command of Lt. Col. Barry St. Germain, is responsible for the Airborne Laser Program, formerly a part of the 452nd Flight Test Squadron's ABL

Edwards students speak to space station astronauts

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center teamed with Edwards, March 2, to provide local students the opportunity to experience an 'out-of-this-world' interaction with two astronauts.Students from Edwards Middle and Branch Elementary schools here and Gifford C. Middle School, in Lancaster, Calif., gathered

EOD, FBI 'blast' into Edwards' classroom

While battling sand storms and winds in excess of 25 mph, 55 people and one four-legged "investigator" combed a 50-foot desert area on Edwards searching for evidence that could lead them to the cause of a large vehicle explosion at the Precision Impact Range Area.Working along side the FBI, Edwards

Edwards flight testers exercise for war performing real-world test for Taiwan

Edwards deploys hundreds of Airmen in support of the Global War on Terror each year.But the base's unique mission of flight test "launches" support for GWOT each day from the Edwards flightline; support that was put to the test, Feb. 27 through March 3, as part of an Operational Readiness Exercise

Global Hawk UAV-3 welcomed home after combat deployment

After supporting the global war on terror intermittently for more than four years, Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle No. 3 (UAV-3) received its official homecoming Monday when its wheels touched down at 11:30 a.m. at Edwards.During its overseas deployment, UAV-3 logged more than 4,800 flight hours

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