Sept. 24, 2014 Corvias Military Living to implement water conservation measures at Edwards Corvias Military Living, an affiliate of Corvias Group, will begin limiting the days that Edwards AFB family housing residents can water their yards.Beginning Monday, September 29, Corvias maintenance team members will begin resetting the sprinkler systems in the family housing areas to run every
Sept. 24, 2014 'Big Shaker' encourages earthquake preparedness The world's largest mobile earthquake simulator was shaking things up in the Base Exchange parking lot Sept. 23. The 24-foot long trailer, the "Big Shaker" is used as an educational tool to demonstrate a 6.0 to 7.0 earthquake to people who may not have experienced an earthquake before. The Big
Sept. 23, 2014 Youth Center presents 'A Day for Kids' The Edwards AFB Youth Center celebrated the younger generation Sept. 19 with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Day for Kids event.With bouncy houses, bingo and face painting, the event was a big after school party. But, the main attraction was singer and song writer Adam Jaymes from the ABC series,
Sept. 22, 2014 Pearblossom Highway (SR-138) pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian upgrade project The California Department of Transportation will repave SR-138 daily Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. between 165th Street East and Avenue S.Work will take place at (Llano) 165th Street East to Longview Road, (Sun Village) 116th Street East to 96th Street East and (Littlerock) 77th
Sept. 15, 2014 NASA's shuttle carrier aircraft settles down in Palmdale Retired NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 911, one of two modified Boeing 747 jetliners that ferried NASA's space shuttles for decades, moved to its new home at Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, Sept.12. The 747's final journey was a ground tow from the NASA Armstrong aircraft operations facility less than a
Sept. 15, 2014 Exchange debuts Military-Brat approved toys in time for holiday shopping Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is stocking its shelves with Military-Brat Approved toys, a kid-tested collection of the hottest dolls, actions figures, play sets and more. More than 150 Military-Brat Approved toys will be featured in special
Sept. 15, 2014 Airmen must revalidate dependents by Dec. 31 By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts.This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen's basic allowance for housing
Sept. 9, 2014 Travis Brass brings new Air Force sound to AV The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West's Travis Brass ensemble headlined the fifth annual Celebrate America on the Blvd. event in Downtown Lancaster Sept. 6. They performed at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. The BLVD was "everything American" with a classic car and bike show, live
Sept. 9, 2014 During CA Drought, 412th CE leads way in water conservation According to Gerald Boetsch, 412th Civil Engineering Group energy manager, Edwards has always been very proactive about water conservation. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed an executive order setting sustainability goals for federal agencies to improve their environmental, energy and economic
Sept. 8, 2014 Vandalism costs school district $12,000 Several base schools have been vandalized since Aug. 25 incurring over $12,000 in damages to the Muroc Joint Unified School District. The majority of the destruction has occurred at Bailey Elementary School where windows, ceiling tiles and equipment such as phones, light panels, display cases,