March 29, 2009 Major wins AFMC nomination to AFA's Schilling award An Edwards officer was recently nominated to represent Air Force Materiel Command for this year's Air Force Association David Schilling Award. Maj. Gary Eilers, 445th Flight Test Squadron assistant director of Operations, received the David Schilling nomination for his outstanding contribution to
March 29, 2009 Edwards: Avoid F-22A crash recovery area Air Force officials are asking the public to refrain from entering the F-22A crash recovery site northeast of Edwards Air Force Base. At 10 a.m. March 25, an F-22A crashed about 35 miles northeast of the base, killing David Cooley, a Lockheed Martin test pilot. A board of Air Force officers is
March 25, 2009 F-22A crash claims life of Edwards pilot An Air Force F-22A crash today claimed the life of a USAF veteran and Lockheed Martin test pilot. David Cooley, 49, of Palmdale, Calif., died when the F-22A he was piloting crashed northeast of Edwards AFB. Cooley worked as a test pilot with Lockheed Martin, and was employed at the 411th Flight Test
March 25, 2009 C-17s invade Edwards sky The Global Reach Combined Test Force concluded a colossal mission of performing a formation test with six C-17 Globemaster IIIs March 14 and 17. As the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift fleet, the C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and cargo to main
March 23, 2009 AFOTEC Detachment 5 pilot receives Air Force Combat Action Medal An Edwards C-130 Hercules instructor pilot received an Air Force Combat Action Medal March 20 at Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 here. Maj. Thomas S. Lankford, AFOTEC Det. 5 assistant director of Operations, was presented the medal by Col. David M. Cohen, the detachment
March 18, 2009 Team Edwards wins two safety awards The Air Force Materiel Command recently awarded two Edwards teams for their outstanding safety practices. Defeating competition from 10 other AFMC bases, the 417th Flight Test Squadron won the 2008 Air Force Directed Energy Weapons Safety Outstanding Achievement Award and the Air Force Flight Test
March 18, 2009 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
March 18, 2009 Exercise tests base's response capabilities Team Edwards held an Emergency Management Exercise March 9 and 10 to test the 95th Medical Group's ability to respond to a widespread outbreak on base. The premise of the EME was that 20 Team Edwards members attended a basketball game and contracts a virus. In the days that followed, it begins to
March 17, 2009 Edwards Airmen run for fitness, network security At a subfreezing 30 degrees, Edwards Airmen braved the cold to show they are fit to fight March 13. More than 700 Airmen, both military and civilian, ran 2.4 miles along FitzGerald Boulevard for the base's quarterly formation run, but with a twist. Signs were posted along FitzGerald Boulevard
March 11, 2009 Joint Navy F/A-18 testing at BAF complete The 772nd Test Squadron teamed up with Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in a joint effort to complete antenna pattern testing on a Navy F/A-18C Hornet at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards on Jan. 22. The purpose of the antenna test is to evaluate how the entire F/A-18C system affects