June 2, 2010 Where there's Thunder On a typically windy, curiously cool Friday in late May, I sat with Brig. Gen. William "Thunder" Thornton and wife Lisa to try capturing their two years as commander and first lady of the 412th Test Wing. Some two hours later I had only scratched the surface of an unique couple who so easily blend
May 26, 2010 X-51A conducts flight test An X-51A Waverider flight test vehicle successfully made the longest ever supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight today off the Southern California coast.The more than 200-second burn by the X-51's Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne-built air breathing scramjet engine accelerated the vehicle
May 25, 2010 NASA Dryden rededicates Educator Resource and Visitor Centers The Aero Institute in Palmdale, Calif. held an open house where NASA Dryden Flight Research Center rededicated its Educator Resource and Visitor Centers, May 19. Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, represented Edwards at the event.
May 18, 2010 From uniform service to civil service, AFFTC chief of staff still serves Col. Jack Gregory retired from the U.S. Air Force two years ago, but Mr. Jack Gregory, now a member of the Flight Test Center commander's senior staff, continues to serve the Air Force at Edwards.A man who thrives on challenges, Mr. Gregory, who hung up his uniform, hasn't retired his leadership
May 13, 2010 Edwards SARC Recognized by Kern County, State Legislators Kimberly Shirley, Edwards Air Force Base's Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, received special recognition at the Kern County National Crime Victims' Rights Awareness Week Program in downtown Bakersfield, Calif., April 21.The program, which was presented by the Kern County Probation Department's
May 12, 2010 Deployment opportunities available for civilians Qualified Air Force civilians can broaden their career experience and bring valuable knowledge back to the workplace by volunteering for deployments in a variety of career fields, including civil engineering, contracting, intelligence, logistics management and security administration.As part of the
May 10, 2010 Nominations open for 2010 GEICO awards Awards and decorations officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here are seeking nominations for the 2010 Government Employees Insurance Company's Military Service Awards.The annual GEICO Military Service Awards recognize enlisted servicemembers from all military service branches, active duty,
May 10, 2010 NASA opens applications for 'inspired' high school students High school students in the United States are invited to participate in NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, or INSPIRE, through the program's online learning community.Applications are being accepted from Monday, May 3 through Wednesday, June 30. NASA
May 10, 2010 Lockheed, F-22 CTF workers donate food to Edwards Main Chapel Employees from Lockheed Martin and the F-22 Combined Test Force donated a truckload of canned goods to the Edwards Community Chapel food pantry program, May 7.The Lockheed Martin employees have been taking part in an employee engagement campaign for the past month, which entailed employees of the
April 28, 2010 Team Edwards will celebrate Earth Day May 4 Team Edwards will celebrate Earth Day with more than 50 environmental exhibits, activities and information stations set up at the Center of Excellence May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event is hosted by Environmental Management, with the theme, "Global Climate Change and You." Each station will