June 17, 2010 "1600 Gate" closed June 21 to Aug 6 Motorists seeking to use the main flightline entry gate located near Building 1600 will be redirected to the gate located near Base Operations for the next nine weeks as work to install an automated entry control system at the 1600 Gate is performed.Beginning Monday June 21, through Friday Aug. 6,
June 15, 2010 Vehicle Safety: just a click away If you're planning to hit the California highways this summer, be sure that everyone in the car wears a seat belt during every road trip.This year, California fines have increased from $132 to $142 for first-time adult seat belt violations. For children under 16-years-old, the fine is now $445 for a
June 14, 2010 417th FLTS has new commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey E. Warmka assumed command of the 417th Flight Test Squadron June 10 from Lt. Col. Michael R. Contratto. Col. Colin Miller, 412th Operations Group commander, officiated the ceremony at Edwards South Base. Colonel Warmka is a command pilot with more than 2,200 flying hours,
June 9, 2010 Ridley Mission Control Center turns 30 The heart of the Air Force Flight Test Center turns 30 years old June 12. Ridley Mission Control Center was dedicated in 1980 with a small ribbon cutting ceremony. The control center, which was built for $6.5 million, is named for Col. Jackie L. Ridley, a former test pilot, engineer and architect of
June 3, 2010 AFFTC leads the way to 'the Rock' Seventy-two bike riders mounted up for the nearly 80-mile round trip ride from Building 1 on Edwards Main Base to the Air Force Research Laboratory, 'the Rock', that officially kicked off Motorcycle Safety Day June 1."The whole purpose for this ride, besides having a good time, is to emphasize and
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