Edwards AFB News

  • Air Force announces winners of this year’s DAF art contest

    The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of this year’s Air Force Art Contest. More than 2,240 pieces of art submitted from over 1,600 participants of all ages who used a variety of media. After the month-long contest closed March 31, a team of judges evaluated each entrant’s

  • Air Force Association ‘Wing Ding’ gala held at Club Muroc

    In the spirit of legendary Gen. "Hap" Arnold, the William J. "Pete" Knight Chapter of the Air Force Association held its annual "Wing Ding" gala to celebrate the 64th birthday of the United States Air Force, Oct. 1, in the Alliance Ballroom at Club Muroc. The Tehachapi Community Orchestra supplied

  • Air Force awards hypersonic weapon contract

    Today the Air Force has awarded a contract not to exceed $480,000,000 to Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control to begin designing a second hypersonic weapon prototype.

  • Air Force awards LRS-B contract

    The Air Force announced today the contract award of Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) and early production for the Long Range Strike Bomber to Northrop Grumman Corporation."The LRS-B is critical to national defense and is a top priority for the Air Force," said Secretary of the Air

  • Air Force base of preference initiative evolves to permanent program

    The Base of Preference enhanced assignment initiative begins Jan. 9, 2019, and provides enlisted Airmen who have 48 months’ time on station as of May 2019 the opportunity to apply for available Permanent Change of Station assignments in the Continental United States, or CONUS, through an immediate,