June 22, 2011 New VPP office dedicated to helping workers ensure safety in their workplaces Now that most of the wrinkles have been ironed out concerning how to best use the Voluntary Protection Program, officials said the Edwards workforce, management and union have forged a partnership to enhance safety on base.The VPP is a program designed to enlist front-line workers to help ensure
June 22, 2011 Happy 60th birthday Air Force Flight Test Center Sixty years ago, an organization was born out of a need for innovation, knowledge and the capability of proving the systems and flying qualities of aircraft. "Ad Inexplorata" - Toward the Unexplored - was, and still is, the motto of the Air Force Flight Test Center, born June 25, 1951.This is a look
June 22, 2011 Red Cross dinner shows appreciation to Airmen, Marines in dorms For young Airmen who ship off to Edwards, the seclusion, both geographically and socially, can be initially shocking and at times intimidating.But when Airmen like Airman 1st Class Nance Daisha take the time to venture from the dormitories and look around, in the midst of the sand and Joshua trees,
June 16, 2011 Gas station, Bldg. 7211, will adjust hours for power outage June 18 As part of an energy conservation project, 95th Civil Engineering Division needs to install meters at certain facilities Saturday, June 18.95th CE will have to turn off power during the installations.The facilities have adjusted their hours to cause minimal disruption.The following facilities will
June 15, 2011 Airmen learn skills to fight the battle of the bulge, poor nutrition Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Fisher, 412th Maintenance Squadron, is conscious of his eating habits and thought he was eating healthy."My grandparents are diabetics and I want to make sure I don't end up with the disease," he said.To combat his chances of being inflicted with a disease that appears to
June 1, 2011 Edwards to welcome back Desert Wings June 10 Following a nearly five-year hiatus the Desert Wings returns to Edwards Air Force Base and Antelope Valley communities beginning June 10.A five-year commercial enterprise contract with Aerotech News and Review of Lancaster, Calif., revived the long-storied base newspaper. Previously, Aerotech had
May 26, 2011 AAFES deployed - Memorial Day brings good memories for store manager Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by military members, both past and present. As tens of thousands of men and women continue to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's important to keep in mind their struggle and that having a little piece of home when you're far away from what‟s
May 25, 2011 Higher Grounds moved and improved Edwards Airmen who live in the unaccompanied dorms now have a semi-new place to relax and hang out.Units from Team Edwards came together to relocate the Higher Grounds Internet Café to Bldg. 2511.95th Air Base Wing's Civil Engineering Division, Communications Squadron, Chapel Office along with
May 18, 2011 Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Gen. Nolan headline museum fundraiser Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center, headlined the Flight Test Historical Foundation's 2nd Annual Excellence in Aviation Awards event May 14 at the Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles.The event annually honors those who