June 15, 2011 Fitness and sports centers – improved facilities for improved quality of life From Monday to Friday each week, 1,100 to 1,200 people pass through the doors of the Rosburg Fitness Center. Some weight train, some work on their cardiovascular health and some use the basketball and racquetball courts. Whatever their fancy, Team Edwards has options to stay 'Fit to Fight', and
June 8, 2011 Student from Rosamond wins Defense Commissary Agency scholarship Drum roll please..."and the winner of a $1,500 scholarship is Taylor Steele from Rosamond," announced Mr. William J. Shea, Store Director at the Edwards AFB Commissary.This scholarship is part of the Scholarships for Military Children Program, funded by manufacturers and suppliers that provide
June 2, 2011 Edwards AFB Exchange to 'Give Away the House' to One Lucky Shopper Army and Air Force Exchange Service locations are once again teaming up with Hershey's to give away nearly $20,000 worth of children's playhouses through June 30.One "Step 2 Neat and Tidy Cottage" Playhouse will be given away to an Edwards Base Exchange shopper as part of the giveaway. Valued at
June 1, 2011 Edwards to welcome back Desert Wings June 10 Following a nearly five-year hiatus the Desert Wings returns to Edwards Air Force Base and Antelope Valley communities beginning June 10.A five-year commercial enterprise contract with Aerotech News and Review of Lancaster, Calif., revived the long-storied base newspaper. Previously, Aerotech had
May 31, 2011 Latest Edwards Exchange Contest is 'On the House' The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Mars/Wrigley are partnering to offer "house money" to one lucky authorized CONUS shopper. The "Mars/Wrigley Power of 1 Sweepstakes" gives shoppers at the Edwards Exchange the opportunity to win a $50 gift card. Entering the giveaway automatically also
May 26, 2011 AAFES deployed - Memorial Day brings good memories for store manager Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by military members, both past and present. As tens of thousands of men and women continue to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's important to keep in mind their struggle and that having a little piece of home when you're far away from what‟s
May 25, 2011 Air Force selects contractor to privatize housing at Edwards, other bases The Air Force has identified Picerne Military Housing to privatize military family housing for Continental Group bases at Edwards; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Eielson AFB, Alaska; McConnell AFB, Kan.; Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.; and Hurlburt Field, Fla. The deal, valued at over $545 million development cost,
May 25, 2011 Higher Grounds moved and improved Edwards Airmen who live in the unaccompanied dorms now have a semi-new place to relax and hang out.Units from Team Edwards came together to relocate the Higher Grounds Internet Café to Bldg. 2511.95th Air Base Wing's Civil Engineering Division, Communications Squadron, Chapel Office along with
May 18, 2011 High desert predators: We are not your friends I am starving. I've been roaming around all week looking for food. This cold weather has kept all the rabbits and mice hiding in their warm holes.I'm so tired. If I don't get something to eat today I'm going to be in trouble. My energy level is plunging.Looks like I'll have to go to where the humans
May 18, 2011 Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Gen. Nolan headline museum fundraiser Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center, headlined the Flight Test Historical Foundation's 2nd Annual Excellence in Aviation Awards event May 14 at the Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles.The event annually honors those who