Edwards AFB News

  • Aero Club receives five-star rating

    The Edwards Aero Club recently received their third consecutive five-star rating from the Air Force Services Agency in San Antonio. The Agency looks at five areas of the base's programs including operations, programs, personnel training, facilities and customer service. To receive the five-star

  • AeroVironment's Global Observer UAV prepares for flight testing

    AeroVironment, Inc. announced May 25 that the first aircraft developed under the Global Observer™ Joint Capability Technology Demonstration program has successfully completed key ground tests in preparation for flight testing. A team comprised of personnel from the Department of Defense, NASA and

  • AF approves request to realign separate Test Center assets under Arnold AFB

    The Air Force has approved an Organizational Change Request to realign selected Air Force Test Center operations and facilities from several separate locations under one commander at Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Tennessee. This change consolidates the current capabilities of the AEDC at

  • AF Band of the Golden West jazz ensemble to perform free concerts in AV

    The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West's jazz ensemble, "The Commanders," will play two free concerts in the area. The first will be held at Rosamond High School, Mar. 16 at 7 p.m., with the second to follow, Mar. 17 at Antelope Valley College beginning at 7 p.m.The concerts will focus

  • AF Band of the Golden West tunes Edwards into holiday spirit

    The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West's Mobility group dropped by base Dec. 10 to get Team Edwards into the holiday swing.  The band visited Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 in the morning, before heading to Air Force Test Center Headquarters, the Base Exchange, Bldg. 3000, 412th

  • AF begins migrating email to cloud-based system in 2017

    The dreaded “your mailbox is full” message is soon to be a thing of the past under a recent directive by the Air Force Space Command to realign resources to more critical priorities and outsourcing services like email. The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLMC) and Air Force Network