Oct. 8, 2008 JAG Corps announces law school programs The Judge Advocate General Corps will accept applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program beginning Jan.1 through March 1, 2009. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a broad background of
Oct. 8, 2008 New 'Liberando' Command Chief hits ground running Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Soltis has hit the ground running as the new 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant - literally. Within 24 hours of stepping off the plane Sept. 27 to begin a one year deployment at Manas AB, the chief was already out for his first of many runs on Lisa's
Oct. 7, 2008 Team Edwards tests new deployment plan for UCI Ninety-seven Edwards Airmen participated in a Phase I and II exercise Oct. 7. During the full-day exercise, the Airmen practiced deployment line processing as well as deployment operations including self-aid buddy care, explosive ordnance, weapons familiarization and chemical, biological,
Oct. 2, 2008 Eagle Flag 08-6's deployed leadership recalls completing successful exercise More than 400 Airmen from across the Air Force deployed to participate and support Air Force Exercise Eagle Flag 08-6 at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, N.J., from mid- to late-September. Their mission was to build the fictional 421st Air Expeditionary Group and provide close-air support
Sept. 30, 2008 Engineers perform anthropometry testing on C-130 Human factors engineers with the 773rd Test Squadron conducted anthropometry testing Sept. 2 to 8 using a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules, currently being modified through the avionics modernization program. Anthropometry is the study of human measurements, dimensions and proportions and
Sept. 30, 2008 Top AFFTC officer hosts commander's call The Air Force Flight Test Center's top officer held a commander's call Sept. 30 at the base theater. Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, AFFTC commander, talked about his three priorities for Team Edwards -- taking care of people, One Materiel Command and Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. Part
Sept. 29, 2008 Safety measures, vigilance needed to protect pets from predators Being a small community surrounded by several hundred square miles of desert means special safety measures need to be taken to prevent wild animals from harming pets or possibly family members, base officials said. Those precautions, if taken by everyone, can greatly reduce the chance of problems
Sept. 15, 2008 Air Force blue will sport some green during Pollution Prevention Week Air Force blue will sport some green here next week when Environmental Management sponsors three events to promote Pollution Prevention Week, Sept. 22-28. Pollution Prevention week is a nationwide celebration to encourage people to protect the environment through smarter use of resources and
Sept. 4, 2008 Edwards Airman receives second Bronze Star Medal A 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate Explosive Ordnance Division superintendent received his second Bronze Star Medal for his performance during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom -- 10 months after receiving his first. Master Sgt. David Larriva was awarded the