June 23, 2008 Team Edwards participates in men's health fair To help prevent health problems and teach disease detection techniques, the 95th Medical Group hosted a men's health fair here June 19. With the theme "health promotion and wellness through education," the men's health fair was intended to teach people how to improve health in all aspects. "The key
June 20, 2008 Edwards steps up water conservation efforts With a drought looming over the state of California, the 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate increased the water conservation campaign for Edwards. On June 4, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a statewide drought because of two years of below-average rainfall, low
June 19, 2008 ITT offers trips, events for base personnel Taking advantage of the events offered through Information Tickets and Travel is not only a way to enjoy the summer, but it's also a way to battle summertime boredom. Located at the Oasis Community Center, ITT offers all base personnel discounts on tickets, tours, trips and television tapings. "ITT
June 17, 2008 Medical APM arrives at Base Exchange To expand the hours for patients to receive medications on base, the pharmacy recently set up an automated prescription machine at the Base Exchange.The automated medical prescription dispenser is similar to an automated teller machine that can stock refilled medications at a location other than the
June 16, 2008 Family Advocacy offers parenting classes To help Edwards parents with the challenges of raising children, Family Advocacy offers free parenting programs to all active-duty, retiree, civilian and contractors on base. These programs include DADS 101, the Child and Spousal abuse program and the Home Visitation service."These classes enhance
June 12, 2008 Edwards civilian nets $10,000 for 'IDEA' Saving the Air Force more than $1 million, an ordnance inspector with the 412th Maintenance Squadron received $10,000 on June 11 for an idea submitted to the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program.Robert Watts' idea was to allow the egress shop here to repair F-16
June 10, 2008 Gas tax refund helps ease drivers' burden People on base may not know they can receive a refund from the state of California for the motor vehicle fuel tax paid on all fuel consumed while driving on Edwards. Military personnel, civilians, dependents or contractors who drive a motor vehicle on base may file a claim.Generally, the federal
May 29, 2008 Library adds audio books to its selection To better serve the Edwards community, the base library recently added more than 400 audio books to its selection of educational resources. The audio books on base are recorded in a verbal format that can be accessed through a Web site.Currently, the base library has over 25 different types of