Edwards AFB News

  • AFFTC honors quarterly award winners

    The Air Force Flight Test Center announced its third quarter award winners Oct. 28. The following are the AFFTC 3rd quarter award winners: -- Airman of the Quarter: Airman 1st Class McGarrette Dela Cruz -- Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt. James Hodge -- Company Grade Officer of the

  • 95 ABW honors quarterly award winners

    The 95th Air Base Wing announced its third quarter award winners during a ceremony at Club Muroc Oct. 23. The following are the Team Edwards 3rd Quarter Award winners: -- Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Charles Still -- Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt. Aaron Sayre-- Senior

  • Personnel Center expands service center hours for civilians

    To increase customer support to Air Force civilian employees and applicants around the world, the Total Force Service Center has expanded the hours civilian personnel experts are available to discuss employment, benefits and entitlements. While service delivery representatives are still available to

  • ARRA expands Homeowners Assistance Program

    Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Homeowners Assistance Program has been expanded to financially compensate a larger number of eligible military and civilian federal employee homeowners. In February 2009, Congress enacted ARRA, an economic stimulus package intended to

  • Edwards releases most recent Flight Test Nation schedule

    The following is the most recent schedule for Edwards' Open House and Air Show "Flight Test Nation" on Oct. 17:10:00 a.m. -- F-16 Twin Sonic Boom - Brig. Gen. Charles Yeager and Maj. Gen. Joe Engle 10:01 a.m. -- U.S. Army Golden Knights Flag Jump 10:05 a.m. -- Welcome to Edwards by Maj. Gen.

  • Team Edwards to participate in CheckMATE Program

    As part of Air Force Materiel Command initiative to strengthen workforce engagement, more than 3,500 members of Team Edwards will have the opportunity to participate in AFMC's CheckMATE (Mission Accomplishment through Engagement) program. AFMC teamed up with Gallup, a research group, and developed a

  • Air Force Releases Results of T-38 Accident Investigation

    An Air Force accident investigation board has determined that a failure in the rudder operating mechanism caused the crash of a T-38 aircraft on a training mission 12 miles north of Edwards AFB, Calif., on May 21, 2009. The report states the failure was most likely due to maintenance issues. Major

  • Northrop Grumman unveils Euro Hawk®

    Calling it the European eyes in the skies, Northrop Grumman and Germany's EADS Defence and Security-- together unveiled Germany's first unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, the Euro Hawk®. The Northrop Grumman-built aircraft, which looks a lot like its American cousin, the Global Hawk, is a flying

  • Seven signs of terrorism

    1. Surveillance: Someone recording or monitoring activities. This may include the use of cameras (either still or video), note taking, drawing diagrams, annotating on maps or using binoculars or other vision-enhancing devices. 2. Elicitation: People or organizations attempting to gain information

  • Team Edwards welcomes AFOTEC DET 1

    A ceremony to recognize the activation of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 1 was held in Hangar 1810 here Oct. 2. "Today the men and women of AFOTEC activate a new detachment and assign a new commander," said Capt. Kevin Tanner, ceremony narrator. Maj. Gen. Stephen