New system helps servicemembers find homes

Finding a new home after a permanent change of station is difficult. This is a lesson learned by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Deluze, Air Force Flight Test Center superintendent. Sergeant Deluze has made 12 PCS moves in his 23 years of service, he said. Out of those 12, he lived off base half of the

Air Force taps 34 Edwards captains for promotion

Several Edwards officers will soon trade in their captains bars for an oak leaf. Thirty-four captains based here were notified today of their selection to the rank of major.In the Air Force as a whole, the 2007A line of the Air Force, biomedical sciences corps, nurse corps and medical service corps

95th SFS emphasizes planning, education to prevent DUIs

The 95th Security Forces Squadron and base programs such as National Drug and Drunk Driving Prevention month and Airmen Against Drunk Driving are working to reduce the numbers of DUIs through education and planning. December and July are the two months with the highest number of driving under the

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Desert Warrior of the Week

The Desert Warrior of the Week is Kevin Jones from the 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate.Rank and name: Kevin Jones Hometown: Miami Unit: 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate Time on station: 2 years Duty title: Unaccompanied housing manager Justification: As the

F-22 endures 3-week, cold-weather test at Eielson

An F-22 Raptor came here for three weeks in November to test the aircraft's braking system on ice in time for the first snow at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, home to several F-22s since August. "We were validating the F-22 braking system's stability and performance as well as evaluating

EM keeps eye on Edwards resources during CITS project

When the 95th Communications Group and the 95th Air Base Wing Environmental Management office began working together to install the Combat Information Transport System here, the environment was one of their main concerns. Part of installing the system requires digging trenches in the ground, which

New C-130J radar warning receiver put to test

The 418th Flight Test Squadron and 772nd Test Squadron recently began testing the ALR-56M radar warning receiver in the C-130J Hercules at the Benefield Anechoic Facility here. The purpose of the ongoing tests is to ensure deficiencies identified in earlier tests have been corrected in the ALR-56M

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Sergeant receives medal for act of courage

An Edwards sergeant recently received the Air Force Commendation Medal for an act of courage displayed while stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. in 2006. Tech. Sgt. Maurice Osborne, 412th Flight Test Squadron flight attendant, received the award for aiding an injured motorist involved in a