EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Edwards Air Force Base Civilian-Military Support Group held its annual BBQ dinner at the Hacienda Lane Ranch in Palmdale, California, July 18.
The Edwards AFB Civ-Mil Support Group celebrates its 30th year this year. It was established in 1989 and was spearheaded by Aida O’Connor. O’Connor, along with other civic leaders, was invited to visit Patrick Air Force Base in Florida by Maj. Gen. John Schoeppner, the Air Force Flight Test commander at the time. O’Connor was so impressed by the Patrick AFB Civ-Mil group that she was inspired to form a civ-mil group in the Antelope Valley. In late 1989, O’Connor along with a small group of civic leaders officially formalized the group.
The group’s past projects include providing flags, flag poles, picnic tables and benches for the Flag Park; picnic tables for the Air Force Flight Research Laboratory; the Higher Grounds Internet Café; and providing goodie bags for deployed servicemembers, amongst other ongoing projects.