Edwards AFB News

  • AFAF campaign in full swing

    Pictured above: Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander (far left), signs his Air Force Assistance Fund donation form in his office March 28. This year's AFAF campaign leads are Senior Master Sgt. Julimain Patterson (seated), 2nd Lt. Aaron Kakinami and 2nd Lt. Evan Amato (far right).

  • AFAF campaign taking off at Edwards

    This year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign officially kicks off March 23 at Edwards.The secretary of the Air Force approved a $5.97 million goal for this year's campaign.The AFAF is a charitable fund by Airmen for Airmen. All monies raised during the campaign go to supporting the Air Force's

  • AFAF campaign to begin

    The 2009 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign is Feb. 23 through April 6, to raise funds for affiliates that give assistance to Air Force active duty, retirees, Reservists, Guardsmen and their dependents. According to the Air Force Aid Society, the AFAF was established to provide an annual effort to

  • AFAF charities help Airmen in need

    In the early '90s, when Master Sgt. Lori Dunn, now a superintendent with the 95th Comptroller Squadron, received a notification from her first sergeant that her grandfather had passed away, the first thing on her mind was finding the funds for a plane ticket home. With the help of her First

  • AFAF kick-off campaign begins

    Edwards is hosting the annual Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign kick-off on Monday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Medical Clinic's multi-purpose room. The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which begins Monday and runs through April 27, was established to provide an annual effort to raise funds for

  • AFAF kicks off at Edwards

    Edwards kicked off the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign March 25, which will continue through May 3. The campaign raises funds to assist Air Force active duty servicemembers, retirees, reservists, guardsmen and their dependents."The Air Force Assistance Fund is a great opportunity to help

  • AFAF reaches recalculated goal, strives for total contact

    In the fourth week of the Air Force Assistance Fund's campaign, Team Edwards reached its financial goal of $36,267. However, four percent of the base's Airmen have not been contacted, and representatives plan to work to reach out to the remaining Airmen. Due to a miscalculation in the total number

  • AFAS 'gives parents a break'

    The Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) recognizes that Air Force families are subject to unique stresses due to the nature of military life -- deployments, remote tours of duty, extended working hours, etc. Families are often separated from spouses as well as from extended family members who might

  • AFCEC announces 2020 Air Force Design Awards winners

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the winners of the 2020 Air Force Design Awards, recognizing seven innovative designs that embody the best in new construction, landscape architecture and facility renovations and additions. “The

  • AFFSC productivity reduced

    The Air Force Financial Services Center began experiencing significant downtime with the Enterprise Information Management System May 1. The EIM system transfers travel and military pay documents from local Financial Services Offices to the AFFSC for processing and payment. The system is currently