Sept. 17, 2013 TPS students test injection-jamming software on F-16 When it comes to timing, navigation, targeting, and weapons systems, GPS has become an integral part of the daily operations of the U.S. Air Force. But what happens when GPS becomes denied, degraded, or unavailable? It's an important question, and increasingly relevant as dependence on GPS
Sept. 16, 2013 Outdoor Recreation offers 'something for everyone' Outdoor Recreation director Josh Soldan says that ODR is a "one-stop shop" for recreational activities."We have 23 different areas that fall under Outdoor Rec. including paintball, stables, pools, disc golf, adventure programs, equipment rentals and the lemon lot," said Soldan. "We have something
Sept. 10, 2013 Edwards employee volunteers to teach children how to breed, raise rabbits Laura Blank spends her days working for the Air Force Test Center as a management analyst, but her nights are spent on volunteer work. During the Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival last month she served as the manager for the Small Animal Barn logging more than 400 hours of volunteer
Sept. 10, 2013 Timing is everything: Ammo specialists unearth time capsule In front of the 412th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight storage area there sits a plaque atop a desert-clad landscape with static bomb displays that reads:Here lies the remains and remnants of past "Ammo Troops."Honor with dignity and respect."IYAAYAS."Sealed: 24 Feb 1993 - 1313 HrsOpen: 13 Sept
Sept. 6, 2013 Base housing residents to pay Corvias automatically with BAH - Take home pay for Airmen will not change Edwards AFB base residents will soon see a change on their Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) due to housing privatization. However, each Airman's monthly take-home pay will remain the same. Prior to privatization, base housing residents forfeited their BAH in exchange for living in
Sept. 6, 2013 Corvias Military Living launches enhanced website for residents Corvias Military Living has launched an enhanced version of its website to coincide with the transition to privatized housing at Edwards AFB. The website, airforce.corviasmilitaryliving.com/edwards contains information for both current and future residents."We are really excited to launch the
Sept. 4, 2013 Submitting maintenance requests for on base housing Beginning Sept. 1, Corvias Military Living will begin providing maintenance services to Edwards on-base housing residents. Corvias offers residents several convenient ways to submit maintenance service requests."Our goal is to make submitting a service request a simple process for Edwards
Sept. 4, 2013 Corvias Military Living to provide new services The to-do lists of Edwards on-base residents will soon be shorter. Corvias Military Living will provide new services aimed at making life easier for families beginning in September.Residents will no longer need to mow their grass beginning September 1. Instead, Corvias's contractor, Mainscape, Inc.
Aug. 30, 2013 Edwards celebrates women's equality Men and women gathered at the Airmen and Family Readiness Center Aug. 27 to celebrate Women's Equality Day and their right to vote. The event started with a continental breakfast and a viewing of the "Votes for Women" video, which outlines the historical fight for women's equality.Col. Robert
Aug. 26, 2013 AFMC command chief talks fiscal challenges, Airmen issues Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner, Air Force Materiel Command command chief, addressed national budget issues and items affecting today's Airmen during a Chief's Call Aug. 22 in the Base Theater. Warner accompanied Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, AFMC commander, on her three-day visit to the high desert