April 24, 2012 Earth Day - Team Edwards moving in right direction Team Edwards is sure to find Earth Day a moving experience this year. Instead of the traditional date of April 22, this year the base is moving its Earth Day observance to May 2 - right in the middle of Base Cleanup Week, April 30 to May 4.Scheduling the two events together capitalizes on the
April 23, 2012 Spring season is spring clean-up at Edwards Winter is finally over and spring has arrived officially as of March 21. Not unlike the same things we do at home every year such as clearing the winter weather debris blown into our yards; removing dead plants and weeds; here at Edwards we have an official event known as the annual Spring Clean-Up
April 20, 2012 Fedder visits Edwards, checks out Edwards facilities Lt. Gen. Judith A. Fedder, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, gets a tour of one of three solar farms on Edwards AFB April 18. She was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center commander (left), and
April 17, 2012 Blackbird Airpark offers inside look at spy planes 50 years after Cuban Missile Crisis In 1962, after unsuccessful attempts were made by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the Cuban government, Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev made Cuba an offer they couldn't resist - an agreement to defend against an attack initiated by the U.S. and place Soviet intermediate range ballistic
April 17, 2012 95th MDG opens up to aspiring cadet It's the time of year where the weather gets better and students all over get that annual week off from their studies - spring break.While most college students go home, visit resorts, or just plain sleep, one Air Force Academy junior booked a round-trip ticket to here, the Southern California High
April 10, 2012 Team Edwards provides feedback during 2012 Caring for People forum With a platform that encourages its participants to speak their mind, the 2012 Caring for People forum, held at Chapel 2 April 5, allowed multiple Team Edwards members to voice their concerns regarding the base.As part of the forum, CFP participants not only voiced their concerns but were encouraged
April 10, 2012 Edwards AFB continues to maximize energy efficiency with opening of E85 gas point Edwards took another step towards energy efficiency April 6 with a ribbon cutting signifying the grand opening of a new E85 gas tank at the Government Vehicle Gas Station.E85, commonly called fuel ethanol, is made of 85-percent denatured ethanol blended with 15-percent gasoline. It's a renewable
April 6, 2012 Early retirement offered to select enlisted Airmen Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant in overmanned career fields.The Temporary Early Retirement Authority
March 21, 2012 Promise Delivered - 95th ABW opens up new community bulletin board Col. Gregory Schwab (far left), 95th Air Base Wing commander; poses with Hearts Apart representative Brigette Schuyler and her children; and Kristen Minor, President of the Enlisted Spouses Club along with (right side) Michelle Perry, 95th ABW housing community planner; Daniel Moreno, 95th ABW Civil
March 13, 2012 Caring for People Forum 2012 The 95th Air Base Wing will be hosting a Caring For People Forum consisting of several focus groups April 5. This year's forum will be held at Chapel 2 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Caring for People Forum was established in 2009 by the Air Force as a means for an installation commander to receive