Dec. 14, 2018 Fire chief retires after 42 years of service Installation Fire Chief Michael Hurles retired after 42 years of service during a ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 14.
Dec. 13, 2018 Range Innovation Team and 'Innovation Makerspace' Innovation starts with individuals who strive to make a difference. Greg Myers led the Range Innovation Team, tracking all active innovation efforts in addition to pursuing his personal innovation project, the "Innovation Makerspace.” His efforts as an individual and team leader were recognized
Dec. 13, 2018 Bunch nominated to command AFMC Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. has been nominated by the President for a fourth star to become the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Dec. 12, 2018 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week Airman 1st Class Johnny Cote is the 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week.Cote works in the 412th Test Wing Command Section as an administrative specialist.He hails from Bangor, Maine, where he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in February 2017. Edwards AFB is his first assignment.Cote hopes to be
Dec. 12, 2018 31st TES begins F-35 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron kicked off the Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II Initial Operational Test and Evaluation with a large force employment sortie from Edwards AFB, California, Dec. 5.
Dec. 11, 2018 TPS Class 18A graduates 23 new flight test professionals United States Air Force Test Pilot School Class 18A stood proudly before friends, families, base leadership and fellow testers at Club Muroc as they received their Master of Science Degree in Flight Test Engineering Dec. 7. Each graduate crossed the stage to receive the graduate plaque from TPS, the
Dec. 11, 2018 Squadron gets new lab space to improve instrumental role in test mission Data collection is the number one goal in flight test. With that said, Edwards AFB squadrons cannot take just any plane out of the air and conduct flight test missions. They have to be specially instrumented to record and transmit data during test sorties. This means taking planes apart for
Dec. 10, 2018 Team Edwards shares holiday spirit with local communities Airmen from Edwards Air Force Base participated in a pair of holiday parades in the local communities of Lancaster and Rosamond, California, Dec. 1.
Dec. 10, 2018 Edwards AFB kicks off holiday season with Winterfest Friends and families of the Edwards Air Force Base, California, community attended the annual Winterfest event kicking off the holiday season, Nov. 30.Various organizations throughout Team Edwards banded together to put together the event which saw hundreds of community members enjoying the night’s
Dec. 10, 2018 Wanted: Volunteer income tax preparers The Edwards AFB Tax Center is looking for volunteers to help during the upcoming 2019 tax season. Each year, the U.S. Air Force assists military members and their families by providing free income tax preparation and filing. The upcoming tax center season officially starts early February and ends