Edwards AFB News

  • AFFTC announces Annual Award winners

    Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, commander, Air Force Flight Test Center hosted the 2011 AFFTC Annual Awards Banquet at the Conference Center Feb. 24. General Nolan presented awards in 16 categories, recognizing the outstanding contributions of the AFFTC, 95th Air Base Wing, and 412th Test Wing."I am

  • AFFTC announces annual award winners

    The Air Force Flight Test Center recently announced the installation's annual award winners The following are the annual award winners: -- Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Juante Smith, 95th Mission Support and Services Squadron unit deployment manager. Among his accomplishments during the year,

  • AFFTC announces Command and Staff civilian awards for second quarter

    The Air Force Flight Test Center Command and Staff 2nd Quarter 2011 Civilian Awards Ceremony was held July 27.Congratulations to all the winners.Secretarial/Clerical Category:Bonnie McGee, secretary, AFFTC Judge AdvocateStaff/Specialist/Analyst Category:Starling N. Ervin, Chief of Contract

  • AFFTC announces first quarter award winners

    The Air Force Flight Test Center honored its first quarter award winners April 21.Staff/Specialist/Analyst Category:Darrel Burns, Air Force Flight Test Center/DPH Organizational Consulting Office chiefTechnician Category:Matthew Chartier, AFFTC/PK, contract negotiator (Intern)Secretarial/Clerical

  • AFFTC Annual Awards Banquet scheduled

    The 2010 Air Force Flight Test Center Annual Awards Banquet is scheduled for Mar. 12 at 6 p.m. in Club Muroc. The theme for this year's event is Mardi Gras.The uniform of the day is mess dress for officers; mess dress or semi formal for enlisted and formal for civilians. Contact your unit

  • AFFTC change of command set for Oct. 5

    Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn will relinquish command of the Air Force Flight Test Center to Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II in a ceremony Oct. 5 here. The ceremony will take place in Hangar 1600 at 10 a.m. Military will wear the uniform of the day and civilians will wear business attire.Gen. Donald J.

  • AFFTC chief historian retires after 30 years documenting history of Edwards

    After more than 30 years of serving the Air Force Flight Test Center as historian, Dr. Jim Young will leave his career documenting Edwards' history.Young, who holds a doctorate in history, became chief historian in 1986. He not only spent his career probing the past, but actually witnessed much of

  • AFFTC Command and Staff Annual Award winners announced

    The Air Force Flight Test Center announced its 2010 annual award winners Feb. 10.Staff/Specialist/Analyst Category:Rita Pope, Reserve Advisor, Manpower and Personnel DirectorateTechnician Category:Dan Harsha, Court Reporter, Staff Judge Advocate OfficeSecretarial/Clerical Category:Deborah Palmer,

  • AFFTC commander addresses Team Edwards

    Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, takes time during his commander's call March 20 to address Team Edwards about a safety issue he recently encountered. In addition to this, Nolan talked about obeying the speed limit on base and watching out for your wingmen. Nolan

  • AFFTC commander issues orders against use of Salvia divinorum

    The Air Force Flight Test Center commander released a memorandum recently regarding his policy on the use of Salvia divinorum.Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, AFFTC commander, said in the memorandum that military members assigned to Edwards are ordered not to possess, inhale, smoke, chew or otherwise