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
Jan. 2, 2019 Edwards breaks ground on new fire station Edwards Air Force Base received an early gift right before the holidays Dec. 14, 2018. Base leadership joined members of the 412th Civil Engineer Group and its firefighters, along with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, to break ground on a new fire station
Dec. 20, 2018 Innovation: F-35 maintenance virtual reality/augmented reality initiative Leveraging new technologies is what innovation is all about. Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Neilson had a creative idea to establish an interactive virtual/augmented reality capability at the F-35 Integrated Test Force to conduct maintenance-related training. Virtual reality training would enable operators to
Dec. 20, 2018 Holiday fire safety Decorating homes and businesses is a longstanding tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Based on data from the National Fire Protection Association, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 170 home fires per each year,
Dec. 19, 2018 Joining forces: Test team completes fourth Orange Flag of 2018 In the skies above California, an F-35 and F-16 from Edwards Air Force Base are joined by an F-15E and F-22 from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, along with a Navy F-18 from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 out of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake,