Edwards AFB News

  • Goodbye Edwards, hello Nellis

    Edwards Air Force Base, California, said farewell to six of its F-35 Lightning II’s in October. The F-35s were transferred to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to continue initial operational testing.

  • Murderball comes to Edwards during NDEAM

    A special demonstration event for wheelchair rugby was held at the base gym at Edwards Air Force Base, Oct. 24, to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Wheelchair rugby, also known as murderball, is a team event closely resembling rugby, however it is played entirely in modified

  • Edwards AFB partners with CATIE

    Local civic and business leaders attend the Space Responsiveness Workshop & Exhibit at the John P. Eliopulos Hellenic Center in Lancaster, California, Sept. 18, where the California Aerospace Technologies Institute of Excellence (CATIE) was introduced to the community. The 412th Test Wing, along

  • STARBASE graduates local students

    Fifth graders from the STARBASE Edwards program were honored during a graduation ceremony at the Idea Academy at Cottonwood Elementary School in Palmdale, California, Oct. 23. STARBASE Edwards is a joint program between the Department of Defense, the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, local

  • Team Edwards conducts CBRNE exercise

    Team Edwards conduct a Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear or Explosive Rodeo (CBRNE) Exercise to gauge their readiness to survive and operate in CBRNE environment.

  • AFMC successfully executes $66 billion portfolio in FY19

    The Air Force Materiel Command executed a more than $66.6 billion portfolio in Fiscal Year 2019, ensuring the delivery and sustainment of agile, cost-effective and war-winning capabilities to the warfighter. AFMC manages 34% of the Air Force overall budget, executing funds across six centers,