Edwards AFB News

  • Air Force seeking athletes for warrior games

    The deadline for submitting applications to compete in the inaugural Warrior Games is today.Approximately 200 wounded active duty members and military veterans will compete in the Warrior Games May 10 to 14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Defense Department officials announced Jan. 7. Air Force is

  • Edwards Airmen conduct Air Refueling Qualification for Eurofighter

    A total of 10 Edwards flight testers deployed to Royal Air Force Mendenhall, U.K., between Oct. 19 and Dec. 21 to test the Air refueling capabilities of the Eurofighter to an American KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender.The purpose of the tests was to ensure air refueling capabilities between

  • Command chief bids farewell

    As Laura and I begin our journey to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base we want to thank you for having made this such a wonderful assignment for us. Time and again we've heard Edwards Air Force Base described a National Treasure, and duly so. With its one-of-a-kind Rogers Dry Lake Bed and rich heritage

  • Year in Review: Team Edwards reflects on 2009

    As the Air Force Flight Test Center enters into the second decade of this millennium, here's a look back at the events and achievements from 2009.Team Edwards kicked off 2009 with a Unit Compliance and Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team inspections Jan. 9 through the 16, which concluded

  • Edwards Airman promoted

    An Edwards officer has been selected for promotion to the rank of colonel.The officer selected was:Tammy Smeeks -- 412th Operations Group

  • TPS class 09A graduates

    The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School class 09A graduated during a ceremony here Dec. 12.Students receive a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering upon completion of the course. Class 09A degree recipients consisted of one flight test weapons systems officer, eight flight test engineers

  • Street dedication becomes emotional tribute

    What started out to be a typical street dedication to one of Edwards' finest became an emotional tribute when family members, friends and Air Force leaders gathered at the dedication ceremony for a street named Jordan.Located on base at the corner of what's now Jordan Street and South Fogleman Loop,

  • 2009 -- another year of accomplishment at NASA Dryden

    NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., continued supporting NASA's four mission areas during 2009, advancing the agency's overall charter of leading the nation in aerospace technology.From supporting two Space Shuttle landings and preparing the Orion spacecraft's