Edwards AFB News

  • CCAF recognizes 96 airmen with degrees

    Ninety-six Edwards Airmen were honored for receiving their educational degrees during the Community College of the Air Force commencement ceremony at Club Muroc here April 16. Eighty-nine Airmen received their CCAF degrees, five received their bachelors in arts and two received their masters'

  • AFSO 21: 95th MDG streamlines referral management process

    The 95th Medical Group streamlined Edwards' Referral Management Center's process during a rapid improvement event here April 14 to 17. This was part of the 95th MDG's effort to capitalize on the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative. Through Air Force Smart Operations for the

  • Retreat Ceremony, Sports Half-day, barbeque set for April 25

    Following the first 2008 installation retreat ceremony on April 25 at 1 p.m. in front of the Air Force Flight Test Center, the 95th Air Base Wing is set to host a Wingman and Sports Half-Day at the Oasis Community Center. Col. Nancy Wharton, 95 ABW commander, authorized the Wingman and Sports

  • 412th AMXS prepares for F-35 mid-May arrival

    The 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performed aircraft power and cooling air system training in hangar 1820 here April 15 in preparation for the F-35 Lightning II's tentative arrival in mid-May.The prototype Lightning II AA-1 is scheduled to come to Edwards for about 30 days to conduct engine

  • Club 1830 reopens with '80s-inspired party

    Edwards' Club 1830 will have a grand reopening at the Stripes Lounge in the Oasis Community Center here April 18, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., with a 1980s-themed party. Team Edwards' Club 1830 is equivalent to the Army's Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers, otherwise known as BOSS -- a morale, welfare

  • Senior NCOs hike for fitness

    A group of about 65 Team Edwards senior noncommissioned officers went on an early-morning 4.5 mile hike through the Mojave Desert here April 11. The hike, which started at 6:30 a.m., was part of the monthly senior NCOs' "Fit to Fight" team building exercise. Besides the hike itself, Team Edwards

  • 412th OG holds commander's call, talks about DUI

    With an increase in drinking and driving incidents by Edwards members, the 412th Operations Group held a mandatory commander's call at the base theater April 4. Since the beginning of the year, 11 Edwards drivers have been cited for driving under the influence, with the last one on March 29. "I am

  • 95th CG hosts communications, information career day

    Communications and Information Career Days is set for April 14 and 15 at the Conference Center here. The two-day event, whose activities are open to all Edwards personnel, features Craig Ritza, the Air Force Personnel Center communications and information career program manager from Randolph Air