Edwards AFB News

  • Test team verifies procedures to recover downed F-35

    Even the most advanced aircraft in the world may not always have a successful landing. Or, it can just simply get stuck somewhere. That’s why a team of testers from Edwards AFB linked up with representatives from Lockheed Martin to go over crash recovery procedures for the F-35 Lightning II

  • Edwards AFB answers call for assistance in high-priority Navy, RAN test

    Late last year, the Air Force Test Center and Team Edwards stepped up to help the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy with a critical test off the coast of California.The Navy was assisting the RAN in testing the combat system on their newest guided missile destroyer, the HMAS Hobart (DDG 39). Due

  • Bus service begins at Edwards

    The Antelope Valley Transit Authority began Route 747 bus service to Edwards Jan. 22.  People interested in taking the bus to base can click here for the AVTA Edwards Bus service brochure. The brochure outlines the bus schedule, stop locations and fees. From now until Jan. 31, base workers can ride

  • 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week

    Airman 1st Class Joseph Pollack is the 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week.Pollack works in the 412th Communications Squadron.He hails from El Dorado Springs, Missouri, where he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Edwards AFB is his first permanent assignment following basic military training at

  • Refreshing partnerships

    More than 60 people from around the Antelope Valley converged on Edwards AFB to start the new year off fresh with a meeting at the Airman and Family Readiness Center Jan. 10.The gathering gave base personnel and community representatives a chance to meet, learn and brainstorm on how Edwards and the

  • Joint Simulation Environment inches closer to reality

    The 412th Electronic Warfare Group is one step closer to bringing the Joint Simulation Environment to life at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 412th EWG recently began work to pave the way for ultimately building a new facility to house the JSE.

  • Feed the Dragon: 412th TW unveils next step in innovation campaign

    The 116 Day Innovation Blitz is complete and it’s time for the next leg of Team Edwards’ innovation journey. Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing commander, toured the base Jan. 15 where he discussed with several units the next step in the wing’s innovation campaign. He began the tour at the

  • A KC-46 milestone: Making history today at Edwards

    Fielding began last week on America’s newest air refueling tanker aircraft – the KC-46 Pegasus.  Operationalizing a new military aircraft does not happen often, but when it does, it typically goes through Edwards Air Force Base – The Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe. Regardless of whether it