Edwards AFB News

  • 412th CS, CE win AFMC awards

    The 412th Communications Squadron and 412th Civil Engineering Group received Air Force Materiel Command awards. The winners will compete at the Air Force level now in their perspective categories. Congratulations and good luck! WinnersMaj. Gen. Harold M. McClelland Award - 412th Communications

  • Guest speaker motivates at 'DREAM' team luncheon

    Disability Rights Employment Awareness Month wrapped up Oct. 28 with a luncheon at Club Muroc. At the capstone event, guests heard from guest speaker Eric Lipp, founder and executive director of the Open Doors Organization in Chicago, Illinois.Lt. Col. Christopher Budde, 412th Communications

  • Lakebed creature re-surfaces in time for Halloween

    Many at Edwards can remember a time when the sunny skies of the High Desert would turn dark with rain. The Rosamond Dry Lakebed would fill with water, and legend has it, that the waters have been inhabited by powerful sea creatures. Some have reported shark sightings; others have claimed to witness

  • Gathering of Eagles honors 70 years of TPS

    The Flight Test Historical Foundation presented the 2014 Gathering of Eagles Oct. 18 celebrating the 70th anniversary of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School. The annual fundraiser included dinner, a silent auction and panel discussion with this year's honorees.The money raised by the

  • A safe and spooktacular Halloween

    For most people Halloween means three things: costumes, trick-or-treating and months of free candy. All these things are what make a traditional Halloween a fun time to be shared by both children and adults. Just remember the creepy crawlers, ghosts, and ghouls are not all you should be aware of on

  • Edwards community holds town hall meeting

    The Edwards community gathered at the Airman and Family Readiness Center Oct. 15 for a town hall meeting.The first speaker, Mark Nettles, Corvias Military Living communications manager, gave an update on the new community center scheduled to open the summer of 2015.The new 10,000-square foot

  • DEAM Team brings opportunity to Edwards

    The Disability Employment Awareness Committee held its first annual abilities expo at the Oasis Community Center Oct. 9. The companies invited to attend prepresented a variety of tools to assist individuals living with disabilities including communication, mobility and recreational aides. Though

  • Edwards Airmen help save life at Lancaster gym

    Several Edwards AFB Airmen were at the 24 Hour Fitness Center in Lancaster, Calif., Sept. 25, when a man went into cardiac arrest.Tech. Sgt. Elie Peán and Tech. Sgt. Maurice Lucas II, flight sergeants from the 412th Security Forces Squadron, were preparing for their evening workout when the man

  • Fire Department teaches fire prevention to Branch Elementary students

    The Edwards AFB Fire Department celebrated Fire Prevention Week at Branch Elementary School Oct. 7. Throughout the day, classes were invited to tour the fire safety trailer, which simulates fire hazards in the home and teaches them how to respond in the event of a house fire. The trailer also