Edwards AFB News

  • Running with the Wing

    A couple weeks ago I volunteered to join the 412th Test Wing on their monthly run Feb.1. Airmen, both officer and enlisted that make up the 412th TW, take part in a 5-kilometer run down the flightline. There is the obvious physical training aspect to this run, but I feel it goes even beyond that. It

  • Who let the dogs out:Year-long effort culminates with dog park opening

    The opening of the Team Edwards "Bark Park" was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 12. This attractive park offers base residents a unique amenity, which enhances the quality of life for base residents and their pets."If you build it, they will come. And here they are," said Chief Master

  • AFFTC Legal Office explains the Presidential Election Campaign Fund

    Each year, millions of people misinterpret the question regarding campaign funds on their 1040 federal tax returns. Most taxpayers check the "no" box because of the mistaken belief that they are being asked to donate their money to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. The concept of the

  • Edwards 2010 AFAF campaign begins

    Edwards six-week campaign to raise money for the Air Force Assistance Fund began Feb. 8 and will run through March 19.According to the Air Force Assistance Fund Web site, The AFAF was established to provide for an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to the

  • How to ski safely, prevent injuries

    Surrounding Edwards, there are five to eight different locations to go skiing within a two hours. Skiing and snowboarding, downhill or alpine is considered a safe sport, accounting for an average of 34 deaths a year, or 0.69 fatalities per million, that is however, providing skiers were have proper

  • AFFTC/SEG provides tips for driving safely in the rain

    Driving in the rain at Edwards can be unique. After all the rain we've had recently, the ground is saturated. Because of that, it is important for everybody to be careful in the low lying areas where the water has flooded. As it stands, driving can be very dangerous, whether on a normal residential

  • No Tricare hike in 2011 budget request

    Tricare recipients will see no increase in their premiums next year if Congress approves that provision of the fiscal 2011 defense budget request, as expected.However, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters Feb. 1 that he wants to work with Congress to find ways to help control escalating

  • Super Bowl food safety

    Many of us wait all season for that ultimate Sunday celebration, a time where the two best NFL teams battle it out for the title of "Super Bowl Champions". It is a time filled with opening our homes to family and friends, providing a plethora of food and drink and gathering around the 60" plasma

  • Edwards Tax Center opens to provide free tax services to base personnel

    After saving more than 500 Airmen an excess of $94 thousand in filing fees and garnering them more than $1 million in returns for the 2008 tax season, the Edwards Tax Center reopens for the 2009 tax season.The tax center, located at 1100 Kincheloe Avenue (next door to the Children's library), has

  • Team Edwards honors Martin Luther King Jr. with march, speech

    Team Edwards honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a walk from 95th Air Base Wing Headquarters to Chapel 1, where a ceremony was held in honor of Dr. King Jan. 14.Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander and Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th Air Base Wing commander, led