Edwards AFB News

  • Air Force Flight Test Center 2nd quarter award winners

    Air Force Flight Test Center 2nd quarter award winners announced July 21 in the Test Pilot School auditorium.  Secretarial/Clerical CategoryBonnie McGee, AFFTC Legal Office, secretary to the Staff Judge AdvocateStaff/Specialist/Analyst CategoryVenton Lamont,  AFFTC Contracting, Contracting

  • Air Force Flight Test Center announces 'best of the best'

    The Air Force Flight Test Center recently announced the installation's annual award winners.The following are annual award winners: -- Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Anthony Kasch, 412th Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory journeyman. Among his accomplishments during

  • Air Force Flight Test Center Museum preserves past

    The Edwards legacy of ground breaking flights and brave pilots have their stories preserved and told at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum.The AFFTC museum is one of the most recognizable locations here with its display of aircraft parked on Rosamond Boulevard. The museum is a relatively recent

  • Air Force Flight Test Center welcomes new executive director

    Who is David C. "Dave" Bond? The new executive director of the Flight Test Center some would say. But Mr. Bond is more than that.Sporting a warm grin and sparkling eyes, Mr. Bond is the son of a mail carrier who grew up in the small town of McMinnville, Tenn. His dad, also a veteran of World War II

  • Air Force Flight Test Museum begins Adopt-A-Plane program

    More than 25,000 visitors flock to the Air Force Flight Test Museum each year to learn about the rich history of Edwards and the extraordinary aviation milestones reached in the skies above the Mojave Desert. They learn about test pilot legends and catch a glimpse of engineering marvels, such as the

  • Air Force formalizes Air Force One replacement deal with contract to Boeing

    The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to The Boeing Company to design, modify, test, certify and deliver two presidential, mission-ready aircraft by 2024.This contract action formalizes President Trump’s agreement reached with Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing chairman, president, and CEO, Feb. 20, 2018.

  • Air Force Honor Guard performs demonstrations for community, Edwards

    Team Edwards received the opportunity to witness the Air Force Honor Guard's precision-oriented routines during their visit here Monday and Tuesday. The Air Force Honor Guard also visited and performed at Desert High School here and at Lancaster High School as part of its mission to promote