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Desert Showdown: Forging Readiness and Resilience at Edwards AFB

Desert Showdown participants and attendees watch the event at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., April 10, 2025. Opening the event to both military and civilian responders highlighted Air Force Test Center’s broader mission of fostering collaboration across organizations and communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Kelley)

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Desert Showdown: Forging Readiness and Resilience at Edwards AFB

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Desert Showdown: Forging Readiness and Resilience at Edwards AFB

Airman 1st Class Joshua Baldovino, 412th Healthcare Operations Squadron family health technician, races to the finish line with his teammates close behind during the Desert Showdown at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., April 10, 2025. More than just a competition, the event was a deliberate and inspiring demonstration of the Air Force Test Center’s enduring principles: world-class risk management, adaptive test solutions, and a relentless focus on the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Kelley)

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Desert Showdown: Forging Readiness and Resilience at Edwards AFB

Senior Airman Michael Carbajal, 812th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal Flight apprentice, calls in a nine-line report during the Desert Showdown event at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., April 10, 2025. By incorporating collaboration across units such as Security Forces, Fire, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and medical teams, Desert Showdown exemplified Air Force Test Center’s culture of adaptive test solutions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Kelley)

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Skills for life: the JROTC experience

The unit held its annual ball April 18, highlighting the program's focus on character development, leadership and community service. Cadets and guests celebrated with dinner, dancing and a formal ceremony.

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Skills for life: the JROTC experience

The Edwards Air Force Base JROTC unit at Desert Junior-Senior High School honored service members who defended the Philippines during World War II by marching in remembrance of the Bataan Death March.

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USACE LA District helps bring big changes to Edwards AFB

Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, right, greets a contractor during his April 3 visit to Plant 42 near Edwards Air Force Base, California, to see construction progress on the Bldg. 531 Rehabilitation Project.

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USACE LA District helps bring big changes to Edwards AFB

A contractor, left, briefs Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, center, during Baker’s April 3 visit to Plant 42 near Edwards Air Force Base, California, to see construction progress on the Bldg. 531 Rehabilitation Project.

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USACE LA District helps bring big changes to Edwards AFB

Jason Bostjancic, 412th Test Engineering Group deputy director, left, briefs Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, center, about the office portion of the Flight Test Engineering Laboratory during Baker’s April 3 visit to Edwards Air Force Base, California. The LA District designed and constructed the two-story, 75,000-square-foot laboratory, engineering and office complex for the Air Force.

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USACE LA District helps bring big changes to Edwards AFB

The exterior of the new Flight Test Engineering Laboratory is pictured April 3 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The LA District designed and constructed the two-story, 75,000-square-foot laboratory, engineering and office complex for the Air Force.

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USACE LA District helps bring big changes to Edwards AFB

Jason Bostjancic, 412th Test Engineering Group deputy director, second from right, talks with Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, left, about the technical features of the Flight Test Engineering Laboratory during Baker’s April 3 visit to Edwards Air Force Base, California. The LA District designed and constructed the two-story, 75,000-square-foot laboratory, engineering and office complex for the Air Force.

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USACE LA District helps bring big changes to Edwards AFB

Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, second from left, meets with the district’s Edwards Resident Office team April 3 at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

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Edwards community comes together for commemorative Bataan Death March

Students from the Desert Junior-Senior High School Junior ROTC participate in a commemorative Bataan Death March on Edwards Air Force Base, April 12. (Air Force photo by Jennifer Healy)

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Edwards community comes together for commemorative Bataan Death March

Airmen conduct a ruck march during a commemorative Bataan Death March event on Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 12. (Air Force photo by Jennifer Healy)

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Edwards community comes together for commemorative Bataan Death March

Staff Sgt. Thomas Moriarty, 812th Civil Engineer Squadron, gives a “thumbs up” alongside Senior Airman Ivan Lau, also from 812th CES, as they participate in a commemorative Bataan Death March on Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 12. (Air Force photo by Jennifer Healy)

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Edwards community comes together for commemorative Bataan Death March

Chief Master Sgt. Justin Stoltzfus, 412th Test Wing command chief, gives a challenge coin to Aidan Vansickle, Desert Junior-Senior High School Air Force Junior ROTC cadet captain, for kicking off the commemorative Bataan Death March with a speech at Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 12. (Air Force photo by Jennifer Healy)

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Team Edwards returns to hardwood in Military Basketball Association play

The big news is that after a five-year absence, Edwards once again put a men’s basketball team on the floor to represent the base in the Military Basketball Association, which just wrapped up regular season play for the 2024-5 season. Top row L-R: Aaron Scott, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Green, U.S. Air Force Capt. Marshall Thompson, Anthony Day, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamel Loyd, U.S. Air Force Airman Isaiah Brown. Coach: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Trivone Curry. Assistant coach: U.S Master Sgt. Kalvin Moore. Bottom row L-R: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Kirkland, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Smedes, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Dalton Smith, Jaleel Walker, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaiden Criss, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jay Skinner, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gregory Price. Not pictured: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Seu Kuka

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Edwards AFB firefighters respond to off-base structure fire

Firefighters from the 812th Civil Engineer Squadron, 412th Test Wing, out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, responded to an off-base mutual-aid request to nearby Rosamond. Upon arriving, Edwards Fire and Emergency Services worked with Kern County firefighters to put extinguish the flames and prevented further damage to nearby private property.