Edwards AFB News

  • Volunteers sought for local Antelope Valley Special Olympics

    Team Edwards is looking for volunteers to help out with this year's Antelope Valley Local Area Games of the Southern California Special Olympics.The games will be held May 2 beginning at 9 a.m. at Palmdale High School, 2137 E. Ave. R, Palmdale, Calif., 93550.Volunteers are needed for setup, opening

  • Eddy Coyote attends library open house

    The Edwards AFB Library celebrated National Library Week April 15 with an action-packed open house. Master Sgt. Joshua Mullen, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 3, kicked things off by reading "Library Lily" and "A Library Book for Bear." Special guest Eddy Coyote, the 412th Force

  • AFMC promotes Strengthening Workplace Relationships campaign

    During the months of April and May, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Strengthening Workplace Relationships campaign.Building and maintaining good work relationships is the key to a positive work environment. Many full-time employees spend more of their waking hours with fellow staff than

  • USO Show Troupe dances through Edwards

    The Edwards community was invited to a couple special performances courtesy of Bob Hope USO. The USO Show Troupe performed as the main act at the 412th Maintenance Group April 6 and later at the Oasis Community Center in the afternoon. The troupe performed a variety of music all the way from the 40s

  • Commissary to offer in-store Wi-Fi

    The Edwards AFB Commissary will offer in-store Wi-Fi access for patrons beginning May 6.Through its Commissary Patron Internet Mobile System, or CPIMS, the Defense Commissary Agency seeks to open customer Wi-Fi access initially to all stateside commissaries."Many of our patrons come to the

  • USO Show Troupe to perform April 6

    The Edwards community is invited to a special event featuring the USO Show Troupe at the Oasis Community Center April 6. The show will run from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The USO Show Troupe is part of an entertainment tradition that goes back more than 70 years to its beginnings in the muddy camp shows

  • Tax Center update

    The last day of operation for the Edwards Tax Center will be April 15. The last day to e-file returns at the Tax Center is April 8. If customers come in April 13 or 15, the center will assist them with the preparation of their return, but the customer will have to paper-file the return and ensure

  • Edwards heroes save coworker’s life

    For four heavy equipment operators with the 412th Civil Engineer Group March 13 was simply supposed to be another early morning day on the flightline, for another operator it was a day he almost lost his life if not for the actions of his four heroic coworkers."We were all at our work and [dispatch]

  • Edwards C.A.P. Squadron Open House March 31

    Edwards AFB's Civil Air Patrol Squadron Open House will be held at the Oasis Community Center March 31 from 6 p.m. to 8. The public is invited to attend and enjoy the squadron cadet program demonstrations. Cadets will be sharing their C.A.P. training experience in the following cadet

  • Edwards Antiterrorism Office provides tools for social media security

    In recent months, there has been a rise in the targeting of military members and their families on social media sites. It is important to remember that on the internet people are not always who they say they are. Nefarious actors that wish to harm or defraud others for their personal gains or