July 7, 2011 Town hall meeting to be held to discuss housing privitization All members of the Edwards community are cordially invited to attend a town hall meeting Wednesday, July 13, 6 p.m., at the Edwards Conference Center to learn about upcoming Air Force Housing Privatization here at Edwards AFB. Topics of discussion will include installation expectations, community
June 29, 2011 Born to ride...safely; base motorcycle riders stress safety at annual meeting The sound of hogs, crotch rockets and dirt bikes roared through the air on the morning of June 23.Motorcyclists from across Edwards swarmed to the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum to meet, emphasize safe riding and have a summer morning group ride.More than 60 riders took a whirlwind tour of the
June 29, 2011 Edwards golf course opens to public - those off base may apply for pass Citizens of Antelope Valley and cities surrounding Edwards may now apply for a golf pass to enjoy the base's scenic 18-hole golf course.After approval from base officials, community leaders, Air Force Materiel Command and the Air Force, Muroc Lake Golf Course is now open to the public.The course,
June 29, 2011 Come celebrate the Fourth of July at Summer Bash 2011 Summer's here and like years past, the 95th Force Support Squadron welcomes in the lazy days with a Summer Bash that's sure to have something for everyone.Open and free to the entire Edwards community, the July 4th celebration will begin at 4:30 p.m. and is scheduled to run till 10 p.m."It's the
June 22, 2011 Smartphones, like other privately-owned media, prohibited on government computers Certain smartphones offer the convenience of plugging directly into a computer to charge via a USB connection. However, base leadership would like to remind Team Edwards that connecting a smartphone, for any reason, to a government computer is prohibited."The Air Force limits Internet access in or
June 22, 2011 New VPP office dedicated to helping workers ensure safety in their workplaces Now that most of the wrinkles have been ironed out concerning how to best use the Voluntary Protection Program, officials said the Edwards workforce, management and union have forged a partnership to enhance safety on base.The VPP is a program designed to enlist front-line workers to help ensure
June 22, 2011 Happy 60th birthday Air Force Flight Test Center Sixty years ago, an organization was born out of a need for innovation, knowledge and the capability of proving the systems and flying qualities of aircraft. "Ad Inexplorata" - Toward the Unexplored - was, and still is, the motto of the Air Force Flight Test Center, born June 25, 1951.This is a look
June 22, 2011 Red Cross dinner shows appreciation to Airmen, Marines in dorms For young Airmen who ship off to Edwards, the seclusion, both geographically and socially, can be initially shocking and at times intimidating.But when Airmen like Airman 1st Class Nance Daisha take the time to venture from the dormitories and look around, in the midst of the sand and Joshua trees,
June 16, 2011 Gas station, Bldg. 7211, will adjust hours for power outage June 18 As part of an energy conservation project, 95th Civil Engineering Division needs to install meters at certain facilities Saturday, June 18.95th CE will have to turn off power during the installations.The facilities have adjusted their hours to cause minimal disruption.The following facilities will
June 15, 2011 Airmen learn skills to fight the battle of the bulge, poor nutrition Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Fisher, 412th Maintenance Squadron, is conscious of his eating habits and thought he was eating healthy."My grandparents are diabetics and I want to make sure I don't end up with the disease," he said.To combat his chances of being inflicted with a disease that appears to