It takes a team: Telling the Edwards story is a group effort

Published Jan. 12, 2017
By Christopher Ball
412th Test Wing Public Affairs

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --

Edwards Air Force Base is world-famous in the flight test world. From the XP-59 Airacomet, the first military jet fighter in the U.S., to the F-22 and the F-35, virtually every aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory has been tested in the skies over Edwards.

But flight testing is just one facet of Edwards Air Force Base. Community events, heroic acts, and exceptional and inspirational people here are just a few among many examples of stories that warrant telling.

Telling these stories is the job of the 412th Test Wing Public Affairs team, but they can’t do it all without help. Unit Public Affairs Representatives, which are assigned by unit commanders, are one avenue for communication. However, all members of the Edwards community are encouraged to submit news tips or story ideas to newsroom@edwards.af.mil.

To inform and entertain our audiences, both locally and globally, the team is also looking for volunteer writers to help tell the Edwards story. Writers do not have to be attached to specific units or agencies, they must only have knowledge of a story and the desire to tell it.

Basic journalistic instruction can be arranged for those interested.

For more information about volunteering, call 277-4764.