Edwards AFB News

  • Team Edwards band together to fight sexual assault

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The theme this year is, “Protecting our people protects our mission.” Personnel from all over the Edwards Air Force Base, California, community banded together to fight against sexual assault with events designed to raise awareness.

  • F-35 AGCAS recommended for fielding

    The 412th Test Wing recently published the technical report on the F-35 Automatic Ground and Collision Avoidance System and have recommended it for fielding; seven years ahead of schedule.

  • Autonomous vehicles coming to PIRA

    Self-driving vehicles may not be commonplace on city streets yet, but they are headed to the Precision Impact Range Area on Edwards Air Force Base, California. Autonomous Solutions Inc. conducted a site survey to gather information needed to provide their autonomous services to the PIRA, April

  • Police Week 2019

    412th Security Forces Police Week 2019 is scheduled for May 13-17. There are multiple events on base planned throughout the week:·         Monday, May 13, at 8 a.m.: Opening Ceremony and For the Fallen Ruck March at the Base Gym·         Tuesday, May 14, at 9 a.m.-3p.m.: Shooting Competition at the

  • Prescribed fire burns on Edwards scheduled to begin April 28

    While wildland fire is not a common occurrence on Edwards AFB, fire management is a pivotal activity that can affect natural resource management activities and provide man-made asset protection.Prescribed fire burn activities are planned for the Muroc Lake Golf Course near Rosamond Blvd. and Old

  • Auto-GCAS team wins prestigious award

    The National Aeronautic Association announced that the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System Team as the recipients of the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The trophy will be formally presented at a dinner event in Washington D.C. in June.

  • 2019 Team Edwards Day

    Team Edwards Day and Kids' Mock Deployment Line is scheduled for April 12 at Hangar 1623 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is open to Team Edwards members and their family. Aircraft, equipment and other military equipment will be on display, as well as Security Forces K-9 demonstrations.

  • Team Edwards enjoy coffee with local Veterans

    Staff Sgt. Laronald Poston, 412th Security Forces Squadron, Col. Gwendolyn Foster, 412th Medical Group commander, Lt. Col. Matthew Keysor, 412th MDG chief of medical staff, Master Sgt. Nicholas Scott, 412th Medical Support Squadron, and Juan Blanco, Coffee4Vets president, pose for a photo at a

  • 2019 USAF Test Pilot School applications due May 29

    Application packages for the 2019 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School selection board are due by May 29.The board is set to convene at the Air Force’s Personnel Center July 29 through Aug. 2, and will consider Total Force officer and current Air Force civilian applicants to attend training as early as