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  • Edwards AFB's fire safety guide to spring cleaning

    A good spring housecleaning can significantly help promote fire safety in your home. Spring cleaning can take on another meaning, it's the ideal time to check our homes and yards for dangerous materials and unsafe conditions and spend the time to protect our families and our properties. Start by

  • Get in shape for National Physical Fitness & Sports Month

    The 412th Medical Group is teaming up with the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition in honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. During the month of May, we encourage you to get 30 minutes of physical activity every day.Did you know that regular physical activity

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month: The Legal Perspective

    All sexual assault allegations are taken very seriously by members of the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, including those of us at Edwards Air Force Base. In recent weeks, you have read articles from other base organizations that investigate and provide assistance to victims of sexual

  • Victim Advocate of the Month

    I chose to become a Uniformed Victim Advocate because I have a friend who was the victim of sexual assault. I had never given the issue of sexual assault much attention before. To me, sexual assault was just an hour-long brief that I had to sit through once a year. My friend's assault really hit

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month: OSI's perspective

    Sexual assault is a problem that affects our entire society, especially our Air Force. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations' role in combating sexual assault includes conducting thorough investigations and providing commanders and the legal team with information to help them make decisions

  • Airmen do's, don'ts regarding political activities

    Many Airmen face one question every four years or so, "How politically active can I be? This article provides a brief description of the limitations applicable to servicemembers when it comes to political activity.The political activities of servicemembers are governed by DOD Directive 1344.10, and

  • A Chaplain's perspective on sexual assault

    Have you ever had your soul torn in two? In other words, have you ever been hurt at such a deep level that you don't think you will ever be healed again? That is what happens with a sexual assault. It cuts deep into a person so that their very being is damaged in ways we cannot see. The most

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month: 'Blurred Lines': Is it all hype?

    "Everybody get up, everybody get up, hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey" and the lyrics go on. Many of you can hear the catchy tune and are singing the song in your head right now. Yes, it's "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke in his chart-topping song. The chorus goes on to say, "And that's

  • Tax tips for military personnel

    The tax season is well underway! So far the Edwards Tax Center has processed over 200 returns and gotten our Edwards members over $450,000 in refunds. If you have not yet filed your taxes, and would like to use our free tax filing services, please call the Edwards Legal Office at (661) 277-4310. The

  • Local Cub Scouts make leap into Boy Scouting

    On March 1 four Cub Scouts from Edwards AFB Pack 741 crossed over into Boy Scouting. Cub Scouts are a family-oriented program for boys in the first grade through fifth grade. The Cub Scouting program is adult led and the scouts participate with their parents in all of the activities. The jump to Boy