Dec. 16, 2009 Deployed Airmen call home free Christmas Day Edwards Airmen who are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan will have the free opportunity to call home, thanks to Operation Uplink, sponsored by the Veteran's of Foreign Wars and the Airman and Family Readiness Center. This program is provided in addition to the 15-minute weekly morale calls. Assisting
Dec. 14, 2009 Edwards Airman to become next AFMC Command Chief Air Force officials have announced that Chief Master Sergeant Eric R. Jaren will become the new command chief of Air Force Materiel Command.Chief Jaren comes to Headquarters AFMC from Edwards AFB, Calif., where he has served as the command chief for the Air Force Flight Test Center and 95th Air Base
Dec. 14, 2009 Edwards Airmen complete first enlisted military education course Twenty-four senior airmen graduated from Edwards Airman Leadership School Aug. 27. Airman Leadership School is the first of three enlisted professional military education courses enlisted Airmen attend as they progress through their military careers. Airman Leadership School prepares Airmen to be
Dec. 10, 2009 Santa to Hold Court at Wing Holiday Party Wednesday Santa is not happy, and this year, he's doing something about it at the 95th Air Base Wing Nice and Naughty holiday party at Club Muroc Dec. 16, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. His jolly old soul is troubled this year by what he saw on his famous lists. You see, as he was making his naughty and nice lists,
Dec. 7, 2009 Air Force promotes three Edwards officers Multiple Edwards officers have been selected for promotion to the ranks of colonel and lieutenant colonel. Three officers stationed here were notified of their selection for promotion Dec. 7.The following were selected for promotion to the rank of colonel: Benjamin HarrisDavid Cohen The following
Dec. 2, 2009 NASA aircraft flies California Post-Burn imaging mission NASA's remotely piloted Predator B, named Ikhana, aircraft equipped with an infrared imaging sensor recently conducted post-burn assessments of two Southern California wildfire sites, the Piute Fire in Kern County and the Station Fire in the Angeles National Forest. The unmanned aircraft completed a
Nov. 23, 2009 Veteran's home named in late Senator's honor opens A 17-year-old dream became reality Nov. 20, when the Knight family along with state and local dignitaries joined with nearly 2,000 local citizens to celebrate the dedication and grand-opening of the William J. "Pete" Knight Veterans Home of California in Lancaster.In an open letter, California
Nov. 19, 2009 Edwards hosts colorful first flight Edwards Air Force Base is world renowned for its first flights, but on November 15, a group of individuals from Albuquerque, N.M., Edwards Air Force Base, and surrounding communities gathered early on a cold, bright morning in order to experience a different type of aviation.Before the sun rose, the