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Edwards celebrates Month of the Military Child

Students from Bailey Elementary School at Edwards Air Force Base participate in a "Jog-A-Thon" on Friday, April 18 as one of many activities celebrating the Month of the Military Child. Every April, the Defense Department celebrates and honors military children for their service, commitment, and sacrifices made alongside their parents in support of the military mission. (Air Force photo by Daniel Kelley).

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Edwards celebrates Month of the Military Child

Students from Bailey Elementary School at Edwards Air Force Base participate in a "Jog-A-Thon" on Friday, April 18 as one of many activities celebrating the Month of the Military Child. Every April, the Defense Department celebrates and honors military children for their service, commitment, and sacrifices made alongside their parents in support of the military mission. (Air Force photo by Daniel Kelley).

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Edwards celebrates Month of the Military Child

Students, parents, volunteers, and Airmen form a "High-Five" lane at Bailey Elementary School to begin the annual Month of the Military Child festivities. During the month of April, the Defense Department celebrates and honors military children for their service, commitment, and sacrifices made alongside their parents in support of the military mission. (Courtesy photo)

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Divorce on the horizon? Get informed, schedule JA appointment

The 412th Test Wing Office of the Staff Judge Advocate provides legal advice and support in civil, contract, labor, environmental, claims, and military justice law. JA assists military members, retirees, and their families with personal, non-criminal legal matters.

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Edwards showcases readiness to AFMC commander

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, speaks with Airmen during a recent visit to Hanscom Air Force Base. Richardson also held small group sessions with Edwards AFB Airmen during his visit to the installation, April 13-15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki).

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Edwards showcases readiness to AFMC commander

Lonnie Dierkson, 412th Communications Squadron, REDCORE operations lead cyber defense operator, demonstrates his team's counter-cyber-attack capabilities on Edwards Air Force Base, California, recently. The Research, Development, Test & Enterprise Defensive Cyber Operations Response Element (REDCORE) provides continuous cyber defense for 412th Test Wing and Air Force Test Center assets on Edwards (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem).

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Aircrews from the 418th Flight Test Squadron, Royal Air Force, and Royal Australian Air Force prepare for a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Teams from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify the E-7A and KC-46A together for aerial refueling efforts, allowing enhanced combat capability for the RAAF E-7A fleet. The trilateral testing also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Daniel Kelley)

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Maj. Jeremy Rohn, 418th Flight Test Squadron, Sqnldr. Owen Hamilton, Royal Australian Air Force and Squadron Leader Angus Lilly, Royal Air Force, pose in front of a E-7A Wedgetail aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The trilateral testing with a USAF KC-46A allows for enhanced combat capability, while allowing early experience for the USAF and RAF as future E-7 variant operators. (Air Force photo by Daniel Kelley)

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A KC-46A assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base positions to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail in the airspace near Edwards. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify this enhanced combat capability for the RAAF E-7A fleet. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

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A KC-46A assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base positions to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail in the airspace near Edwards. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify this enhanced combat capability for the RAAF E-7A fleet. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

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A KC-46A assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base positions to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail in the airspace near Edwards. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify this enhanced combat capability for the RAAF E-7A fleet. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

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A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail soars over Southern California. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify the RAAF E-7A with the United States Air Force KC-46A. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

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A KC-46A assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base positions to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail in the airspace near Edwards. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify this enhanced combat capability for the RAAF E-7A fleet. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

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Test pilots and flight test engineers from the 418th Flight Test Squadron join aircrew from the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force during a mission brief at Edwards Air Force Base. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and RAF worked together to rapidly certify the RAAF E-7A with the USAF KC-46A for aerial refueling. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

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Skills for life: the JROTC experience

Forget about marching robots. Today's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets are being molded into well-rounded young leaders with a strong sense of community.

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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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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.

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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.

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