Dec. 6, 2006 General shares vision of Air Force Chaplain Service There are 2,200 chaplains and enlisted support people from the active and Air Reserve components serving a unique mission in today's Air Force.Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Charles Baldwin, Air Force Chaplain Service chief, visited Edwards March 16 as part of a nationwide tour of five bases in five days.
Dec. 6, 2006 Demolition marks first step in housing improvements Demolition is underway in the Mesquite Meadows housing area, marking the first phase in the Edwards housing reduction and replacement initiative.So far, 87 families have been moved from the southwest portion of Mesquite Meadows for demolition, and six have been moved from the southeast quarter in
Dec. 6, 2006 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
Dec. 6, 2006 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
Dec. 6, 2006 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
Dec. 6, 2006 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
Dec. 6, 2006 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
Dec. 6, 2006 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
Dec. 6, 2006 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
Dec. 6, 2006 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