April 24, 2012 USAF TPS graduates first ever Enlisted Flight Test Course, redefines flight test to meet tomorrow's challenges The United States Air Force Test Pilot School, known for transforming the best Air Force pilots, navigators, and engineers into elite test professionals, has finally opened its doors to enlisted personnel. April 18, 12 enlisted Airmen earned the distinction of being the first class to graduate from
April 23, 2012 Spring season is spring clean-up at Edwards Winter is finally over and spring has arrived officially as of March 21. Not unlike the same things we do at home every year such as clearing the winter weather debris blown into our yards; removing dead plants and weeds; here at Edwards we have an official event known as the annual Spring Clean-Up
April 17, 2012 Blackbird Airpark offers inside look at spy planes 50 years after Cuban Missile Crisis In 1962, after unsuccessful attempts were made by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the Cuban government, Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev made Cuba an offer they couldn't resist - an agreement to defend against an attack initiated by the U.S. and place Soviet intermediate range ballistic
April 17, 2012 95th MDG opens up to aspiring cadet It's the time of year where the weather gets better and students all over get that annual week off from their studies - spring break.While most college students go home, visit resorts, or just plain sleep, one Air Force Academy junior booked a round-trip ticket to here, the Southern California High
April 10, 2012 Edwards AFB continues to maximize energy efficiency with opening of E85 gas point Edwards took another step towards energy efficiency April 6 with a ribbon cutting signifying the grand opening of a new E85 gas tank at the Government Vehicle Gas Station.E85, commonly called fuel ethanol, is made of 85-percent denatured ethanol blended with 15-percent gasoline. It's a renewable
April 6, 2012 Early retirement offered to select enlisted Airmen Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant in overmanned career fields.The Temporary Early Retirement Authority
March 21, 2012 Promise Delivered - 95th ABW opens up new community bulletin board Col. Gregory Schwab (far left), 95th Air Base Wing commander; poses with Hearts Apart representative Brigette Schuyler and her children; and Kristen Minor, President of the Enlisted Spouses Club along with (right side) Michelle Perry, 95th ABW housing community planner; Daniel Moreno, 95th ABW Civil
March 13, 2012 Branch student emerges winner in tortoise emergence contest Sixth Grader Nora Vik didn't know a lot about desert tortoises when she entered a contest to estimate when a tortoise named Mojave Maxine would emerge from her burrow in Palm Desert, Calif.But thanks to a lucky guess, Nora and the 30 or so other students in her class will be able to get up close and
March 5, 2012 Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss -- Edwards celebrates 'Read Across America' Airman 1st Class Kayli McMillan, 412th Operations Support Squadron, reads the Dr. Seuss classic "Horton Hears a Who!" to a group of youngsters in the Children's Library, March 2. During the regularly scheduled story time, the group celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday and the beginning of National
Feb. 28, 2012 Edwards AFB Hosts "High Desert Sprint Triathlon" Thirty-eight triathletes competed in the "High Desert Sprint Triathlon" at Edwards AFB Feb. 25. The event, the first triathlon on Edwards in nearly 10 years, consisted of a 500-meter swim in the Oasis Indoor Pool, a 13-mile bike ride around the base, and a 5-kilometer run."The event was an amazing