Jan. 15, 2019 AFMC mobile app now available on USAF Connect The Air Force Materiel Command is excited to announce the launch of the AFMC command mobile application in USAF Connect.
Jan. 10, 2019 January is Cervical Health Awareness Month January is Cervical Health Awareness Month and the 412th Medical Group wants people to know that there’s a lot they can do to prevent cervical cancer. Each year, more than 11,000 women in the United States get cervical cancer.Human papillomavirus is a very common infection that spreads through
Jan. 9, 2019 AFTC’s top civilian up for DOD award A “diversity of experience” is what David K. Robertson attributes to his rise from a GS-07 entry-level engineer to a member of the U.S. Government’s Senior Executive Service. He began his career at Edwards AFB straight out of Fresno State University in 1986 and today he helps oversee a $31 billion
Jan. 9, 2019 Arnold Air Force Base hosts 2018 Air Force Test Center Strategic Offsite The mission of the Air Force Test Center is to “conduct Developmental Test and Evaluation of air, space and cyber systems to provide timely, objective and accurate information to decision makers.”Arnold Engineering Development Complex is expected to continue playing a vital role in this mission,
Jan. 8, 2019 MLK march, ceremony Jan. 17 All are invited to the Edwards Air Force Base Martin Luther King Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 17. There will be a 9:45 a.m. MLK march from building 2750 to Chapel 1 followed by a 10 a.m. MLK Commemorative Service at Chapel 1. Light refreshments will be served immediately following the program at
Jan. 7, 2019 461st FLTS pilot makes history History was made once again at Edwards Air Force Base, California, when Maj. Rachael Winiecki became the first female F-35 developmental test pilot as she successfully completed her first flight test mission, Dec. 14. Winiecki, from the 461st Flight Test Squadron, took off that morning in her F-35
Jan. 7, 2019 Edwards gets ‘back in the saddle’ for 2019 Before heading into 2019 full throttle, the 412th Test Wing took a pause to remind its workforce to be safe while conducting its test mission.Everything from aircraft in-flight emergencies to workplace injuries were examined at the base theater during the annual Back in the Saddle briefing held Jan.
Jan. 3, 2019 Future leader set to attend Air Force Academy Another local high school student is on his way to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Enrique Arjona of Lancaster High School has been accepted to the service academy and will leave for school after he graduates this spring. Arjona, along with his mother, Monica Mancera, were invited to 412th
Jan. 3, 2019 Uniform code of military justice changes Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the Military Justice Act of 2016 will instate the most reform to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Manual for Courts-Martial in decades, modernizing dated aspects of the military justice system while also providing transparency.
Jan. 2, 2019 Virtual reality presentation ends with real-life proposal Everyone in the room knew what was about to happen except Staff Sgt. Nori Sannoh. The maintainer from the 432nd Maintenance Group out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, was on temporary duty at Edwards to help Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Neilson, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, with a presentation to base