Edwards AFB News

  • Command Chief visits K-9 kennels

    Command Chief Master Sgt. Ian Eishen, 412th Test Wing Command Chief, visits the 412th Security Forces' working dog kennels at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Williams)

  • 412th command duo visits weapons team

    Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing Commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Ian Eishen pose for a photo with the 412th Maintenance Group Weapons Team at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula)

  • Air Force stands up Air Force Medical Readiness Agency

    In a ceremony Friday at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, the Air Force Medical Service stood up a new field operating agency, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency.Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger, incoming AFMRA commander,

  • Air Traffic Controller receives Grit Award

    A Team Edwards member was recently given the Grit Award in recognition of the challenges he faced to make his innovative idea into a reality.Senior Airman Oscar Cantu, an Air Traffic Controller with the 412th Operations Support Squadron, innovation idea was a head-mounted display for air traffic

  • DoD Test and Evaluation Director offers insight into future of testing

    The Antelope Valley Chapter of the International Test and Evaluation Association held their quarterly luncheon at Club Muroc on Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 26. The event’s keynote speaker was the Honorable Robert Behler, Director Operational Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary

  • Air Force Medical Service unveils new model for active duty care

    In an effort to return more Airmen to duty quicker, the Air Force is rolling out a new medical model to restore the overall readiness of our military.Under the new Air Force Medical Reform model, dedicated provider care teams will be aligned to an Operational Medical Readiness Squadron primarily

  • (VIDEO) B-52 continues “mothership” role during hypersonic test

    In a scene reminiscent of the old days of a B-52 mothership carrying an X-15 underneath a wing, the 419th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted the first flight test of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 12.