Dec. 16, 2008 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates Class 08A The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 08A graduated in a ceremony at the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter hangar Dec. 13. The school's 149th class received a Master of Science in Flight Engineering degree upon completion of this course. Class 08A consisted of 10 test pilots, nine flight test engineers
Dec. 15, 2008 Colonel Gandy hosts 95th ABW commander’s call The 95th Air Base Wing's top officer held his last commander's call for the year 2008 on Dec. 11 at the base theater. Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th ABW commander, focused his commander's call on holiday safety and personal risk management. "Talk to each other about your travel plans for the holidays,"
Dec. 10, 2008 Team Edwards performs last full-blown exercise before UCI With five weeks left before the base's Unit Compliance Inspection in January, Team Edwards performed its last full-blown Operational Readiness Exercise and Emergency Management Exercise Dec. 2 to 5. The weeklong exercise tested the base's disaster response, Airmen mobility process and deployment
Dec. 9, 2008 412th MXS takes part in Air Force T-38 part replacement The 412th Maintenance Squadron's machine shop completed 100 new aileron actuator levers Dec. 4 for the Air Force's T-38 Talon fleet. Aileron actuator levers control the flaps on the T-38's wings to keep the aircraft level. Since the T-38 production ended in 1972, most of the aircraft still have
Dec. 9, 2008 95th MDG sweeps Medical Service Awards The 95th Medical Group swept the Air Force Materiel Command Medical Service Awards by receiving 16 awards recently. Twelve individuals and four teams earned awards as well as the 95th MDG winning the Best Clinic of the Year award. "These awards show the breadth of quality in the 95th Medical Group,"
Dec. 3, 2008 Edwards wins award for outstanding federal electronics stewardship Team Edwards received an Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign award from the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Nov. 19. The base is the large military facility winner for the West Region. The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive's Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign
Dec. 1, 2008 A successful Endeavor: Space shuttle makes safe landing at Edwards After a 15 day mission to the International Space Station, the space shuttle Endeavor, landed on runway 04-left at approximately 1:25 p.m. Nov. 30 The shuttle landed at Edwards, its alternate landing site, due to bad weather at Kennedy Space Station, Fla. "Our great people here at Edwards ensure we
Nov. 26, 2008 AFFTC museum receives Capt. Edwards' diaries Capt. Glen Edwards', diaries were donated to the Air Force Flight Test Center museum during a ceremony Nov. 25. Captain Edwards' family donated the diaries that document the test pilots experiences during World War II, from when he joined the Army Air Corps up to a few days before he died. "I am
Nov. 25, 2008 Team Edwards devotes time, resources for training In an effort to strengthen the base's campaign for the Unit Compliance Inspection in January, Team Edwards devoted time and resources for a Targeted Readiness Inspection training Nov. 22. Unit Compliance Inspection evaluates areas mandated by law as well as mission areas identified by Air Force and