Oct. 5, 2012 USAF Civilian Acculturation Leadership Training Program announced Applications are currently being accepted for Civilian Acculturation Leadership Training Program. Air Force civilians in the grades of GS-7 through GS-13 (and equivalents) who have 2 to 5 years continuous federal service (waivers permitted); have no prior military service; hold a bachelor's degree
Oct. 4, 2012 Children's Fishing Derby at Branch Pond Nov. 17 In 1968, Branch Memorial Park and Pond were constructed and named in honor of Maj. Gen. Irving L. "Twig" Branch who was killed when his T-38 crashed into Pugent Sound, Wash., in 1966. Branch was commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center from 1961 until the time of his crash. Construction was
Oct. 2, 2012 Desert Wind 13-01 tests incident response capabilities, modernized medical training Team Edwards kicked off the new fiscal year Oct. 1 with exercise Desert Wind 13-01, testing the base's response capabilities to a major aircraft incident. Personnel were assessed by the Exercise Evaluation Team throughout three strategic objective phases in response to an F-16 Fighting Falcon that
Oct. 1, 2012 Photographer recognized for innovation On Sept. 17, an Edwards AFB photo services contractor was honored with the Aerospace Systems Directorate Coin and the Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 Commander's Coin by Col. Michael Platt. Ray Dyakon also received a certificate from his employer, Bionetics Photo Services/Media Fusion,
Sept. 25, 2012 Base leadership hosts town hall meeting, addresses important topics The commander of the 412th Test Wing, Brig. Gen. Michael Brewer, along with other installation leaders were on hand to be a part of this month's town hall meeting for the base community held Sep. 20 at the Conference Center.During the meeting, Col. Robert Hoff, 412th Mission Support Group commander,
Sept. 11, 2012 412th MXG Announces Professional Maintenance Certification Program expansion to FWS employees The 412th Maintenance Group, in conjunction with Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters/A4D, recently implemented the Professional Maintenance Certificate Program (PMxCP) for AcqDemo and GS personnel. PMxCP serves to create a trained, educated and certified maintenance workforce of the future. The
Sept. 4, 2012 Majority Whip McCarthy tours Edwards Congressman and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy paid a visit here Sept. 4.McCarthy began the day with an AFTC mission brief given by Brig. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., AFTC commander. Bunch described Air Force Materiel Command's 5-Center realignment and the increased importance of Edwards AFB's role as
Sept. 4, 2012 Edwards breaks ground for new service station Excitedly, Edwards AFB Exchange had their groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 4 for their new service station. This project started two years ago after the need to upgrade existing facilities was recognized. The old gas station has been around for 20-plus years and renovations can only do so much. The
Aug. 24, 2012 Escape planning In 2011, there were an estimated 369,500 reported home structure fires and 2,640 associated civilian deaths in the United States:- Only one-fifth to one-fourth of households (23%) have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan to ensure they could escape quickly and safely.- One-third
Aug. 21, 2012 Edwards library serves up one 'delicious' summer reading program finale August 17 not only marked the culmination of the Department of Defense's summer reading program across Air Force libraries, but for kids in the Edwards community, it also marked the long-awaited arrival of prizes for those who participated in the 10-week reading program.As a way of celebrating the