April 22, 2014 Retiree Appreciation Day right around the corner Edwards AFB will hold its 2014 Military Retiree Appreciation Day May 3. The event will be held at the Oasis Community Center in Bldg. 2500 at 205 West Popson Ave., Edwards AFB, Calif., 93524. Retiree Appreciation Day will be from 8 a.m. to noon. All military retirees and their spouses, along with
April 22, 2014 Corvias Military Living upgrading homes at Edwards Through its partnership with the Air Force, Corvias Military Living will soon begin renovating homes on Edwards Air Force Base. The work will begin later this month as part of the plan to modernize and improve the quality of life for family housing residents at Edwards. Corvias will eventually
April 22, 2014 Domino's Pizza is here On April 21 at 11:30 a.m. the Army and Air Force Exchange Service opened up a new Domino's Pizza mobile location located in the parking lot of Bldg. 7210 on Kincheloe Ave.The mobile Domino's Pizza took their first order for five pizzas on the hood of one of Boeing's truck for Boeing's Earth Day
April 15, 2014 Hazardous waste roundup slated for April 26 Edwards AFB Environmental Management is hosting a Household Hazardous and Universal Waste Roundup on Saturday, April 26. The roundup is at the Base Housing Office, 402 West Forbes Ave., Bldg. 6696, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Base housing and dormitory residents can drive up and drop off household
April 15, 2014 Airman gains new perspective on WWII sacrifices April 9, 1942, marked what is known today as the Bataan Death March where tens of thousands of American and Filipino soldiers surrendered to Japanese forces. The group of World War II servicemembers had been tasked with defending the islands of Luzon, Corregidor and the harbor defense forts of the
April 14, 2014 Edwards Airmen need to recertify BAH or may lose $$ On March 1, the U.S. Air Force began its one-time recertification process to validate Airmen's basic allowance for housing entitlements. The goal is to ensure that every cent of the $5.4 billion annually spent on BAH is fully auditable under the Financial Improvement Audit Readiness efforts. What
April 14, 2014 Spring season = Spring clean up at Edwards Winter is finally over and Spring has arrived! Despite the cold mornings or the blustery winds we have battled, the weather is definitely turning warmer. Just like the things we do every year at home, clearing winter debris blown into our yards or removing dead plants and weeds, at Edwards AFB we
April 8, 2014 April 14 marks anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia's first landing This April, it has been 33 years since the first re-usable space vehicle successfully returned to Earth on the wings of an aircraft. It was April 14, 1981 and that vehicle, which landed on the Rogers Dry Lakebed, was the Space Shuttle Columbia. An estimated 400,000 spectators came to Edwards Air
April 1, 2014 Dining facility takes home 58th annual Hennessy Award Just over two years since their re-opening, the Joshua Tree Dining Facility claimed the title of "Best Food Service Program" in the U.S. Air Force when they were awarded the 58th annual John L. Hennessy trophy. The DFAC received their last Hennessy Award in 2002. The facility and staff were visited
April 1, 2014 Dorm 2423 getting a make-over to improve quality of life for Airmen Dorm 2423 is getting ready for a new look and will be undergoing renovations until spring of 2015. According to Tech. Sgt. Chad Perkins, 412th Civil Engineering, Airman Dorm leader, the plans are 65 percent complete and construction should start within the next few weeks. The project will be based