Town Hall meeting maps road to Edwards' future

The 95th Air Base Wing commander held a town hall meeting Nov. 9 to discuss issues with base residents and receive feedback in mapping out the road ahead for the Edwards community.The meeting, one of many scheduled for the installation, was held at the Edwards Conference Center where privatized

Dodger for a day: Airmen take the field at Dodger Stadium to celebrate Veterans Day

Congregating around the home plate batting cage at Dodger Stadium, veterans swayed with the motion of each warm-up pitch as they loosened up for batting practice. But these weren't veterans of Major League Baseball; they were veterans from Edwards and other military installations who gathered for

Edwards BX to hold grand re-opening

Fitness Center Annex reopens

The Fitness Center Annex, formerly known as the Family Fitness Center, opened for business, Nov. 1, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center Commander, cut the ceremonial ribbon along with base leadership and members of the fitness center staff.The

BAF reduces risks and costs of flight test

The Benefield Anechoic Facility, known to most on base as "the BAF," is an intricate part of the Air Force Flight Test Center and is involved with testing almost every airplane, domestic and foreign, that comes to Edwards.The BAF was built back in the 1980s to support Rockwell North American's

Airmen reminded to keep cyberspace secure during awareness month

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month."Every Airman and every Air Force member who has access to a network account is on the frontline of cyberspace security," said Peter Reichert, chief of the 95th Communications Squadron Information Assurance Flight. "It is up to every individual to

Edwards Civ-Mil gives Airman's Attic a new look

Edwards' Civ-Mil Support Group takes on a mission each year to support projects that will help all active duty Airmen, but because of the high cost of this year's project, the group will have to fulfill its mission in two stages."We committed to raise enough money to carpet the Airman's Attic," said

Edwards Retiree Appreciation Day helps vets

Nearly 500 military veterans accompanied by family attended the Edwards-sponsored Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 2 to learn about the many benefits that are available to them and their eligible family members.Representatives from about 18 Edwards' organizations and several outside veterans programs

Flight Test Nation 2010 Lakebed Fly-in called a success

For the first time in Edwards' history, nearly 100 civilian general aviation aircraft, and 15 civilian-owned retired warbirds flew in, and landed on the Rosamond Dry Lakebed Oct. 1 to attend Flight Test Nation 2010 Lakebed Fly-In."The primary purpose of this fly-in is to educate the civilian flying

Edwards to hold Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 2

The 2010 Retiree Appreciation Day is scheduled for Oct. 2, in Hangar 1600. Doors will open at 8 a.m. with presentations and refreshments from 9 a.m. to noon, and the last hour dedicated to information booths and a live band.Opening remarks will be given by Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, Air Force