Oct. 23, 2019 Air Force Demonstrates Rocket Engine Preburner for Advanced Liquid Rocket Engines EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested a state-of-the-art rocket engine preburner to elevate the U.S. technology base for high performance oxygen-rich staged combustion.The preburner was designed, developed, and tested under the AFRL Hydrocarbon
Oct. 23, 2019 Air Force Demonstrates Rocket Engine Preburner for Advanced Liquid Rocket Engines EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested a state-of-the-art rocket engine preburner to elevate the U.S. technology base for high performance oxygen-rich staged combustion.The preburner was designed, developed, and tested under the AFRL Hydrocarbon
Oct. 18, 2019 AFMC commander visits Edwards AFB Gen. Arnold Bunch, Command, Air Force Materiel Command, visited Edwards Air Force Base, California, Oct. 18.
Oct. 18, 2019 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.
Oct. 17, 2019 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,
Oct. 9, 2019 Edwards AFB road rededicated honor of late test engineer A road on Edwards Air Force Base, California, was renamed to Zang Drive in honor of Patrick Zang, Oct. 9. Zang, an Edwards test engineer who passed away last year, worked for more than 30 years and is the first Air Force civilian to have a road dedicated in his memory on the base.
Oct. 4, 2019 420th Flight Test Squadron reactivated to support B-21 Raider testing at Edwards The 420th Flight Test Squadron was reactivated following an assumption of command ceremony here Oct. 4. The squadron will plan, test, analyze and report on all flight and ground testing of the B-21 Raider.
Oct. 3, 2019 Plant 42 gets special visit Thomas M. Fischer, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Director of Engineering and Technical Management, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, visits Edwards Air Force Base, California, and Plant 42, Oct. 3.
Oct. 3, 2019 Drivers keep on lookout for tortoises The desert tortoise is one of the many animals found on Edwards Air Force Base, California. Listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, desert tortoises are protected from unwarranted harassment or injury. The 412th Civil Engineer Group’s Environmental Management Division
Oct. 2, 2019 AFMC hosts command chief orientation Air Force Materiel Command held its first AFMC Command Chief Orientation, Sep. 30-Oct. 1 to familiarize new wing and center command chiefs with the overall organizational mission and how their units fit into the bigger picture. The event provided the new enlisted leaders a greater understanding of