June 11, 2024 Firefighter crews quickly extinguish flames, prevent spread Firefighter crews from the 812th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services responded to a brush fire near the Combat Arm Training and Maintenance facility on Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 7. The crews' quick reaction prevented the fire to spread to nearby structures and on-base
June 17, 2024 Space Test Course integrates satellite operations into curriculum for first time In another historic first, students of the Space Test Course at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School successfully operated a satellite in space from Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 20.
June 25, 2024 AFMC to expand AcqDemo workforce The Air Force Materiel Command is expanding its Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, with a target date for converting all eligible General Schedule (GS) employees by June 2025. Approximately 26,000 AFMC positions will convert.
June 25, 2024 A taste of Air Force life opens doors to future opportunities More than 200 college interns learned about Air and Space Force culture, mission, and future opportunities in civilian service at the 2024 Premier College Intern Program Symposium in Dayton, Ohio, June 4-6.
June 25, 2024 Allvin adds details, articulates his ‘nonstop’ commitment to ‘reoptimize’ Speaking first at an Air & Space Warfighters in Action session, the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff said the Air Force has made real and tangible progress instituting elements of a broad strategy to evolve how the Air Force develops people, generates readiness, projects power, and develops integrated
June 28, 2024 DAF installations selected for Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards The Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards recognize federal agencies and employees who have made transformational efforts to advance sustainability and climate resilience.
June 28, 2024 412th Electronic Warfare Group welcomes new commander The 412th Electronic Warfare Group held a change of command ceremony to bid farewell to Col. Jose Gutierrez and welcomed Col. Hans Buckwalter at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 18.
July 1, 2024 Edwards AFB conducted a Major Accident Response Exercise Edwards AFB conducted a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) to ensure readiness when responding to catastrophic events while preserving life and assets.
July 3, 2024 Edwards Family Child Care Program selects Linda Johnson as Provider of the Year Edwards Family Child Care panel selected Linda Johnson as the 2024 Edwards AFB Family Child Care Provider of the Year.
July 5, 2024 9th OSS Trains Aircraft Take-off, Landing on Rogers Lake Airmen from the 9th Operations Support Squadron from Beale Air Force Base trains air traffic operations in a forward-deployed location with two Cessna airplanes from the Edwards Aero Club on Rodgers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB, California, June 6.