May 24, 2012 Staff Sgt. Barnhill is Team Edwards Warrior of the Week Name: Jacob BarnhillRank: Staff Sgt.Duty Title: Lead Research Laboratory Instrumentation technicianHometown: Columbia, S.C.When did you join the Air Force? August 2004Why did you join the Air Force? I wanted to follow in my father's footsteps. Being a military brat, I was interested in travelling
May 22, 2012 Aircrew members undergo some SERE-ous training For Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists stationed at Edwards, they're not only trained to survive in austere conditions, but they train aircrew members to do the same.As part of a course called Initial Survival Training, both military and civilian aircrew members undergo three and a
May 21, 2012 Everybody loves a parade: Edwards AFB appears in Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade The City of Torrance, Calif., hosted it's 53rd Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration May 18 to 20, with more than160 Edwards Airmen representing the base and the Air Force by marching in, what is called, the longest city-sponsored military parade in the country. Secretary of the Air Force Michael
May 10, 2012 NASA Dryden entrance road to close for repairs, repaving The main entrance road to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center off Rosamond Blvd. on base will close May 21 for a major repair and repaving project. Lilly Ave. is expected to remain closed throughout the summer until the project is completed. The temporary alternate entrance will be located on
April 26, 2012 Commissaries celebrate Military Appreciation Month Honoring service members and their families in observance of Military Appreciation Month highlights the promotions offering extra discounts in commissaries during May."You could also call this the 'Month of the Super Coupon,' " said Chris Burns, the Defense Commissary Agency's director of sales,
April 24, 2012 Team Edwards recognizes volunteer contributions Team Edwards recognized the substantial contributions of base volunteers throughout 2011 at a ceremony April 18 at Club Muroc, in honor of the nationally observed Volunteer Appreciation Day.The theme of this year's event was "Celebrating People in Action," and in addition to recognizing
April 24, 2012 USAF TPS graduates first ever Enlisted Flight Test Course, redefines flight test to meet tomorrow's challenges The United States Air Force Test Pilot School, known for transforming the best Air Force pilots, navigators, and engineers into elite test professionals, has finally opened its doors to enlisted personnel. April 18, 12 enlisted Airmen earned the distinction of being the first class to graduate from
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