Oct. 31, 2012 Reality TV star tours Edwards, discusses 'push'-ing through adversity Edwards Air Force Base is no stranger to names throughout its history who have met adversity and overcome it and on Oct. 25, Team Edwards members were, once again, treated to a visit from another brave soul who has met adversity in their own way, and overcame it, in the form of quadriplegia.As a
Oct. 22, 2012 Edwards leadership addresses topics from last month's town hall meeting On Sept. 20th, the 412 Test Wing hosted the first community town hall. This was an open forum where community residents can voice issues and concerns directly with leadership. It was a unique opportunity to talk directly with Edwards decision makers. Base leadership highly encourages all Edwards
Oct. 17, 2012 Traffic changes at Branch Elementary Oct. 22 In response to traffic flow challenges brought up at the recent town hall meeting, beginning Monday, Oct. 22, , there will be a new process in place at the Branch Elementary gravel parking lot in order to increase student safety. Parents will notice barricades positioned in this parking lot to
Oct. 15, 2012 DOD's CAP videophones brings deaf employees closer to Team Edwards Earlier this year deaf and hard-of-hearing members of Team Edwards got new, free tools to enable their workplace communication as part of DOD's Computer/Electronic Accomodations Program designed to empower supervisors with the means to eliminate barriers to employing people with disabilities. Rosa
Oct. 5, 2012 USAF Civilian Acculturation Leadership Training Program announced Applications are currently being accepted for Civilian Acculturation Leadership Training Program. Air Force civilians in the grades of GS-7 through GS-13 (and equivalents) who have 2 to 5 years continuous federal service (waivers permitted); have no prior military service; hold a bachelor's degree
Oct. 4, 2012 Children's Fishing Derby at Branch Pond Nov. 17 In 1968, Branch Memorial Park and Pond were constructed and named in honor of Maj. Gen. Irving L. "Twig" Branch who was killed when his T-38 crashed into Pugent Sound, Wash., in 1966. Branch was commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center from 1961 until the time of his crash. Construction was
Oct. 2, 2012 Desert Wind 13-01 tests incident response capabilities, modernized medical training Team Edwards kicked off the new fiscal year Oct. 1 with exercise Desert Wind 13-01, testing the base's response capabilities to a major aircraft incident. Personnel were assessed by the Exercise Evaluation Team throughout three strategic objective phases in response to an F-16 Fighting Falcon that
Sept. 11, 2012 412th MXG Announces Professional Maintenance Certification Program expansion to FWS employees The 412th Maintenance Group, in conjunction with Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters/A4D, recently implemented the Professional Maintenance Certificate Program (PMxCP) for AcqDemo and GS personnel. PMxCP serves to create a trained, educated and certified maintenance workforce of the future. The
Sept. 4, 2012 Edwards breaks ground for new service station Excitedly, Edwards AFB Exchange had their groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 4 for their new service station. This project started two years ago after the need to upgrade existing facilities was recognized. The old gas station has been around for 20-plus years and renovations can only do so much. The
Aug. 24, 2012 Escape planning In 2011, there were an estimated 369,500 reported home structure fires and 2,640 associated civilian deaths in the United States:- Only one-fifth to one-fourth of households (23%) have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan to ensure they could escape quickly and safely.- One-third