Edwards AFB News

  • AFFTC to be re-designated as Air Force Test Center

    The Air Force Flight Test Center will be re-designated as the Air Force Test Center during a ceremony held July 13 at 9 a.m. in Bldg. 1600. During the ceremony, the 95th Air Base Wing will transition to the 412th Test Wing, although both unit changes became effective July 6.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger,

  • AFFTC vice commander retires

    After 25 years of service, Col. Stephen O'Connor, Air Force Flight Test Center vice commander, called it a career and received a retirement sendoff Sept. 1. A ceremony took place at Hangar 1207 where the colonel‟s Air Force career took major turn toward test after he graduated from the U.S. Air

  • AFFTC, NASA Dryden host Women's Equality Day

    The Air Force Flight Test Center and the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center here hosted a series of events this week to celebrate the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The 19th Amendment was specifically intended to extend suffrage to women and establish women's right to

  • AFFTC/SEG provides tips for driving safely in the rain

    Driving in the rain at Edwards can be unique. After all the rain we've had recently, the ground is saturated. Because of that, it is important for everybody to be careful in the low lying areas where the water has flooded. As it stands, driving can be very dangerous, whether on a normal residential

  • AFGSC wraps up divestiture of 17 B-1 aircraft, moving toward B-21

    Air Force Global Strike Command concluded its divestiture of 17 B-1B bombers Sept. 23, as the last aircraft departed Edwards Air Force Base, California, to fly to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.The divestiture of the aircraft is in support of the United States Air Force’s

  • AFIT Acquisition and Sustainment Course coming to Edwards

    A new two-day course providing a snapshot overview of the acquisition lifecycle will be offered through the Air Force Institute of Technology at Edwards AFB, August 31 to September 1. The course, SYS 281 Air Force Acquisition and Sustainment, provides a general overview of the latest in acquisition

  • AFIT School of Systems and Logistics

    The Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Systems and Logistics (AFIT/LS) is pleased to announce AFIT's upcoming offering of SYS 208 at Edwards Air Force Base. COURSE OVERVIEW: This live course explains the Air Force LCRM process to help effectively manage risk and exploit opportunities

  • AFIT will offer acquisition lifecycle course at Edwards

    A two-day course providing a snapshot overview of the acquisition lifecycle will be offered through the Air Force Institute of Technology at Edwards on Jan. 24-25.The course, SYS 281 Air Force Acquisition and Sustainment, provides a general overview of the latest in acquisition policy, processes,