Dec. 13, 2007 Edwards housing allowance unchanged for 2008 Servicemembers stationed here will see a familiar sight on their paychecks in 2008 -- the amount of their housing allowance. Wednesday, the Department of Defense released the 2008 Basic Allowance for Housing rates, which indicated Edwards servicemembers would receive the exact same allowance they
Dec. 13, 2007 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
Nov. 14, 2007 Commissaries now accepting applications for 2008 Scholarships for Military Applications for the Defense Commissary Agency's 2008 Scholarships for Military Children Program are available now in commissaries worldwide or online through a link at www.commissaries.com and directly at www.militaryscholar.org. The program kick-off each year in November coincides with "National
Nov. 9, 2007 NASA research pilot Edwin Lewis dies in crash Edwin W. Lewis Jr., a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center here, died in the crash of a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 the evening of Nov. 8. Lewis was flying with another Civil Air Patrol member, who also perished in the aircraft when it crashed southwest of Las Vegas. The cause of
Nov. 6, 2007 412th AMXS brings 'Howlin' Dawg' to Center of Excellence By rolling up their sleeves and getting down to the nitty-gritty, a group of volunteers recently turned a vacant room into a fully-restored educational haven for local students. Donating more than 1,000 volunteer hours, the 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helped clean up the Center of Excellence
Nov. 5, 2007 Marines kick off Toys for Tots campaign with golf tournament Toys for Tots, the Marine Corps Reserve fundraiser, kicked off here with the 7th Annual Golf Tournament at Muroc Lake Golf Course on Oct. 26. The fundraiser is hosted by the Marines Aircraft Group 46 Detachment Bravo here. "The event went very smoothly," said Marine Staff Sgt. Quinton Taylor, Marine
Oct. 31, 2007 Lieutenant finds Ironman success in Aloha state With blood pumping from every peddle, stroke and step, an Airman from the 95th Aerospace Medicine Squadron found herself victorious among competitors representing the other services during a world championship event. First Lt. Lisa Newman-Wise competed as a member of a four-person team representing