Edwards AFB News

  • 412th TW, 95th ABW undergo AFMC logisitics standardization inspection

    The 412th Maintenance Group and the 95th Air Base Wing will undergo an inspection by the Air Force Materiel Command's Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team Monday through April 20. The purpose of this inspection is to look at four fundamental maintenance processes -- maintenance management,

  • Edwards recognizes Blue Eagles Honor Guard

    Several Airmen received various awards during the Edwards Honor Guard Recognition Luncheon April 4 at Club Muroc. The primary purpose of the event is to recognize several members of the honor guard for their accomplishments for 2006. Various base leadership showed their support including Maj. Gen.

  • Airman shadows 95th ABW command chief

    An Edwards Airman recently received the opportunity to shadow an Edwards command chief for a day. Airman 1st Class Michael Schoenwetter, a 95th Security Forces Squadron apprentice, took the role as honorary command chief as part of the new Shadow Program, implemented at Edwards by Chief Master Sgt.

  • 95th AMDS receives several command-level awards

    The 95th Aerospace Medicine Squadron received the Air Force Materiel Command Team Aerospace award and various individual AFMC Annual Medical Service awards here recently. The squadron maintained a consistent occupational health compliance rate above 90 percent and scored 95 percent for the Hospital

  • F-35 control room ready for flight tests

    The 412th Test Management Group completed the range acceptance certification procedure on March 23 for the newest range mission control room built to test the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Unofficial assessments of the certification state the control room is ready to support any mission, said Michelle

  • Edwards Airmen develop combat skills for deployments

    In the summer, an Air Force Flight Test Center information technology Airman is scheduled to deploy to Southwest Asia for four months. To prepare for the deployment, Staff Sgt. Shannon Fisk, together with about 90 Edwards Airmen, underwent combat skills training at Camp Corum here March 28 through

  • Edwards sergeant earns airfield operations award

    An Edwards sergeant recently won the Air Force Materiel Command Annual Airfield Operations Enlisted Facility Manager of the Year Award. Master Sgt. Michael Brown, with the 412th Operations Support Squadron, received the award for his accomplishments as the Edwards Control Tower chief controller.

  • Testers end high-energy laser tests, dismantle Airborne Laser SIL facility

    Dismantling of System Integration Laboratory components began recently at the Birk Flight Test Center here following the conclusion of laser testing for the Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser program. The SIL was established to test the operation of the program's high-energy laser at a

  • Civilian earns base’s first AFMC Wellness coin

    An Edwards civilian was awarded an Air Force Materiel Command Wellness coin recently. Julia Jameson, an administrative contracting officer with the 412th Test Wing, is the first person on Edwards to receive the Air Force Materiel Command Wellness coin through the AFMC Wellness program. The AFMC