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
Dec. 5, 2006 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
Dec. 5, 2006 Team Edwards exhibits creativity, aquatic skills through Build-a-Boat Competition The Edwards community showed its prowess on the water as people paddled through the Build-a-Boat Competition on Saturday at the Oasis Aquatic Center here.Seven teams participated in the yearly event as they tested their teamwork by building a boat out of the materials provided, said Terry Stegman,
Dec. 5, 2006 Base Airmen visit, thank hospitalized veterans for service Eighteen Edwards Airmen boarded a bus here Tuesday to do something outside the call of their normal duty.It wasn't loading a bomb or maintaining an aircraft; it was the simple act of saying "thank you" to more than 60 hospitalized veterans. The Airmen here visited the West Los Angeles Veterans
Dec. 5, 2006 Newest 'Raptor pilot' sets record at young age Team Edwards and the 411th Flight Test Squadron welcomed its "newest pilot" and his family to Edwards on Tuesday.Reilly Koyl, also known as "Raptor 00," may need a set of telephone books on the seat of the F-22A Raptor to see over the canopy rail, but that did not deter the intrepid aviator from
Dec. 5, 2006 Atlas V solid rocket booster modifications validated As radios crackled with the countdown "five, four, three, two, one ... ignition," members of the Air Force Research Lab at Edwards witnessed the third validation-static firing of Aerojet's Block B Solid Rocket Booster.This 90-second static firing occurred Jan. 27 at the Lab's Edwards Research Site,
Dec. 5, 2006 Team Edwards' school board representation unchanged After a week of deliberation, the Kern County Committee for School Organization voted unanimously, Feb. 1, to deny a request from the Muroc Joint Unified School District to reorganize the seats on the board of trustees.The request was to change the representation from two Edwards seats, two Boron
Dec. 5, 2006 Colonel's focus: teamwork, Edwards' role in AF mission He's back, and this time he's in charge.Col. Arnie Bunch stepped in as commander of the 412th Test Wing on Feb. 2, but Colonel Bunch is no stranger to Edwards, having spent nearly one-third of his Air Force career here. "Of my 21-and-a-half years, I spent seven of them at Edwards," Colonel Bunch