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  • You won't see this on TV

    I've been a sports enthusiast for as long as I can remember, from reveling in glory as the only person in New York who wasn't pulling for the Buffalo Bills to win a Super Bowl to cringing, as the only person on the planet who didn't want the Chicago Bulls to win the finals year after year. But

  • While you were sleeping

    Men and Women of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Actually, it all started while you were probably watching prime time television or perhaps you were having dinner. You may have even been reading your kids a bedtime story. It started for me at the civ-mil dinner at Club Muroc. We had just gotten

  • Base Energy Team helps Edwards save energy

    Last year, Edwards paid approximately $16 million for our electricity. Most of that cost occurred between May through September. This is due to demand on our air conditioning on base and the increase peak demand charged by the electrical utility company. The Base Energy Team is doing their part by

  • General Eichhorn: Thank you for your service, dedication

    Memorial Day is a time when we gather with friends and family and celebrate the abundant freedoms we enjoy living in America. As you make preparations for this weekend, don't forget those who paid the ultimate price for those freedoms. Here at Edwards, we are committed daily to testing and

  • Colonel Thornton: Remember those heroes who gave their lives

    Most people will be spending this Memorial Day as part of a three-day holiday weekend. It has become an opportunity to enjoy friends and family and kick off summer recreational activities. I believe it is fitting that the entire weekend has evolved the way it has -- celebrating our freedoms and

  • You might be in a rut if

    Take a moment to read through  the list of indicators below to see if you can identify with any of them. If so, speak with a friend, a family member, your supervisor, a chaplain, or a counselor to help you find a way out .Below are a few indicators that a person may be in a rut: Your boss has not

  • Colonel Gandy: We have everyday heroes among us

    I echo the words of Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command. I too have visited several of the World War I and World War II cemeteries in Europe to honor our veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice overseas fighting our Nation's battles. It is a very powerful feeling of walking

  • Remember the real story behind Memorial Day

    More than 1.3 million Americans have fought and died on behalf of our country during the past 233 years. Except for Afghanistan and Iraq, those wars and conflicts have receded into the pages of history books. But our country was not built on history books. It was built on the backs of men and women

  • Be healthy and have your chocolate too

    Imagine that you are just waking up after a restful night's sleep. Your first thought is to roll over and go back to sleep; you want to, but you know that you should get up, have breakfast and get moving. Your life is the only one you have and there is no better time than now to make the changes

  • May is Military Appreciation Month

    You know this.It's not a 9-to-5 job. It's not a TV sitcom. It's a lifestyle. Sacrifice, danger and separations they're part of it. Military life comes with honor and pride in defending and serving our nation, and it's the only calling that, in many ways, the family also serves. Many civilians know