May 11, 2009 AFFSC productivity reduced The Air Force Financial Services Center began experiencing significant downtime with the Enterprise Information Management System May 1. The EIM system transfers travel and military pay documents from local Financial Services Offices to the AFFSC for processing and payment. The system is currently
May 8, 2009 Base releases Edwards, AFRL water quality reports Team Edwards recently released the 2008 Annual Consumer Confidence Report on Tap Water Quality for the Main Base and Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate. Under the "Consumer Confidence Reporting Rule" of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, community water systems are required to
May 6, 2009 Safety concerns increase in preparation for summer With summer almost here, the Air Force Flight Test Center Ground Safety office is asking Team Edwards to ensure they remain safe in everything they do. The 101 Critical Days of Summer provides summer safety awareness in an effort to prevent accidents and incidents.The Air Force created the 101
May 6, 2009 Changes coming to South Gate Motorists entering or departing Edwards through the South Gate will join North Gate motorists in seeing significant changes to their daily routine beginning May 11. As part of a $2 million project to increase increase security and safety at the base entry control facility, the roadways at and near
May 6, 2009 AFFTC Ground Safety office hosts motorcycle day Military and civilian motorcycle riders gathered at the base theater May 6 as part of the Air Force Flight Test Center Safety Office annual mandatory safety briefing. The event included briefings from Los Angeles Police District, the Edwards motorcycle club Muroc Green Knights and Ground Safety. "I
May 6, 2009 412th OSS clips 417th FLTS's wings The 412th Operations Support Squadron was able to sweep the 417th Flight Test Squadron 2-0 in a best-of-three intramural volleyball match played at the Rosburg Fitness Center April 30. Both teams hustled and played fundamentally sound throughout both games. The 412th OSS's ability to get an early
April 30, 2009 95th MDG preparing for H1N1 virus As the H1N1 virus makes news across America, the 95th Medical Group is preparing to deal with the virus and combat potential outbreaks at Edwards. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the H1N1 virus, often referred to as "swine flu," spreads from human to human. It has
April 29, 2009 'Desert Rats' reunite 30 years after last patrol The 6510th Security Police 'Desert Rats' last patrolled the streets of Edwards when the first floppy-disk drive for small computers had just shipped, Starsky and Hutch was a hit television show on ABC, and rock music pioneer Elvis Presley was still performing. Now, more than 30 years later, the
April 29, 2009 Edwards DEFY partners with AFFTC Museum In an effort to provide community support and awareness, the Drug Education for Youth have partnered with the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum in hopes of drawing attention to and support for both organizations. On April 18, a group of youth with DEFY worked on pulling weeds around the aircraft