Edwards AFB News

  • Ordinary Heroes: Staff Sgt Jesse Mathieu, Explosive Ordnance Disposal

    It was a nasty looking rig as pressure plates go. The dark and heavy coiled springs cornering and connecting the wooden planks together belied the deadliness of the gadget, giving thoughts more to a pair of 1950s spring shoes from Wham-O. The camouflaged anti-personnel buttons protruding from the

  • Three-on-three hoops tourney asks players to step up and aid a worthy cause

    The "Hoops in the Sun 2011" three-on-three basketball tournament asks participants to step up their game and at the same time aid a worthy cause.The tournament, which begins March 19 at the Community Park Court, is open to anyone on base who would like to participate - enlisted members, officers,

  • Edwards CE team earns Air Force energy conservation award

    The 95th Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Energy Team set the Air Force standard for energy efficiency in 2010. The team was awarded the Air Force Energy Conservation Award for outstanding contributions to military engineering through achievement in design, construction, administration, research and

  • Edwards - big base, big part of AV Board of Trade Outlook Conference

    The Antelope Valley Board of Trade hosted its 39th Annual Business Outlook Conference Feb. 18 and brought in the valley's top government, military, city and business leaders to discuss how the valley is faring during these economic hard times and what's ahead for high desert communities.Brig. Gen.

  • Lancaster says goodbye to aviation and WASP legend Ty Killen

    The Antelope Valley lost one of its heroes this year when Marguerite "Ty" Killen, who was one of the early members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, died Jan. 17. She was 86.A longtime resident of Lancaster, Calif., Ty, as she was affectionately referred to by friends and relatives, served as a

  • Feline find in the doggone desert

    Tao and Ran, a happy couple for several years, lay by the pool and nap in the shade while waiting for their daily catered lunch.Tao and Ran, two Northern Chinese leopards, live the good life along with over 70 other exotic felines at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's Feline Conservation Center

  • Northern Trust Open honors local military members, veterans

    The frigid winds and cold rain managed to hold off for the better part of the day so Edwards servicemembers could enjoy some professional golf in the sun.Several Edwards personnel were bused down to the posh Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. to see the third round of the Northern

  • Team Edwards volunteers help bring the heat, get Kirtland back in the flow

    Four volunteer Team Edwards plumbers jetted to New Mexico to help repair major damage caused when prolonged freezing temperatures wreaked havoc on Kirtland, causing significant damage to infrastructure and facilities the weekend of Feb. 4.Col. Robert L. Maness, 377th Air Base Wing commander at