Edwards AFB News

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Edwards Airmen 'putt' service before self at NTO Pro-Am

    Braving the wind, rain and traffic, 10 Edwards Airmen travelled to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Feb. 15, to carry bags, dry clubs and experience walking the 10th hole of a Professional Golfer Association tournament.The Northern Trust Open Pro-Am served as the first

  • Team Edwards seeks volunteers for Read Across America programs

    Team Edwards will honor Dr. Seuss' birthday by participating in the National Education Association's Read Across America, beginning March 2, by participating in a host of reading based activities both on base and within the local community. Volunteers are needed for events at the Children's Library,

  • Triathlon Set For Team Edwards

    Area athletes are gearing up for the Edwards High Desert Triathlon being held at the Oasis Aquatic Center on Saturday, Feb. 25, beginning at 8 a.m.  The triathlon, which has a limited amount of available entries, is only open to those who already have access to the base.Organizers of the event, avid

  • New Voting Assistance Office opens in Building 3000

    It's time to request absentee ballots! With the general election swiftly approaching, Edwards AFB is encouraging all military and voting age family members to request absentee ballots from their home states in a timely fashion. Many states will require up to six weeks to return absentee ballots to