Aug. 19, 2023 Edwards AFB Responds to Tropical Storm The Edwards AFB weather station and the National Weather Service continue to forecast intense wind and rain conditions for our area. Widespread thunderstorms/lightning are anticipated to begin Saturday afternoon, Aug. 19, and continuing into the night of Monday, Aug. 21. Monday work schedules and
Aug. 10, 2023 DOD Makes Tax-Free Dependent Care Spending Accounts Available to Service Members The DOD is making it easier for eligible military families to have money from their paychecks diverted to an account that can be used to pay for dependent care services.
July 18, 2023 412th Test Wing Glider Orientation Program takes off for inaugural flight A group of 412th Test Wing engineers became the first group to take part in the Wing’s Glider Orientation Program after their inaugural flight from Mountain Valley Airport, Tehachapi, June 22.
July 13, 2023 Cutting-edge pilot training center coming to JBER A three-day conference for the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center took place at the Arctic Warrior Event Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 27 through 29, 2023.“These stakeholders, in particular the 412th Electronic Warfare Group from Edwards Air Force Base, have been critical in
June 7, 2023 AFMC innovation team revolutionizing stealth fighter fleet An F-35 from the 461st Flight Test Squadron recently took flight at Edwards AFB with a complement of software applications developed by government and industry providers previously tested on the F-22 – demonstrating for the first time the ability to use the same tactical software applications on
June 5, 2023 412th Medical Group completes Medical Facilities Modernization Project The 412th Medical Group officially unveiled recently renovated facilities during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the medical clinic campus, June. 1. The Medical Facilities Modernization Project goal was to renovate the 412th MDG’s treatment workspaces to better accommodate the facility’s outpatient
May 31, 2023 A Mission Out of This World: The Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first space satellite in decades The Benefield Anechoic Facility recently tested its first space satellite in decades. Anticipated to launch in late 2023, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) will be the Department of Defense’s first experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years.
May 30, 2023 What to do if you see a desert tortoise The desert tortoise is one of many animals found at Edwards AFB. Listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, the 412th Civil Engineer Group’s Environmental Management Division wants to remind base residents to be on the lookout for desert tortoises.
May 10, 2023 Digital Test and Training Range Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony The 412th Electronic Warfare Group, 445th Test Squadron, celebrated the opening of the Digital Test and Training Range facility enabled by the Joint Simulation Environment during a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 8. The $34.4 million-dollar, state-of-the-art facility located on Edwards Air Force Base,
April 25, 2023 Edwards AFB unveils new state-of-the-art fitness track at Rosburg Fitness Center Edwards AFB unveiled its new state-of-the-art fitness track at Rosburg Fitness Center, April 25. The Rosburg Fitness Center recently upgraded the quarter-mile athletic track from a minimum requirement rubberized coating to a modern Mondotrack surface.