April 11, 2008 Senior NCOs hike for fitness A group of about 65 Team Edwards senior noncommissioned officers went on an early-morning 4.5 mile hike through the Mojave Desert here April 11. The hike, which started at 6:30 a.m., was part of the monthly senior NCOs' "Fit to Fight" team building exercise. Besides the hike itself, Team Edwards
April 2, 2008 95th CG hosts communications, information career day Communications and Information Career Days is set for April 14 and 15 at the Conference Center here. The two-day event, whose activities are open to all Edwards personnel, features Craig Ritza, the Air Force Personnel Center communications and information career program manager from Randolph Air
April 1, 2008 AFRC to host volunteer fair The Airman and Family Readiness Center is scheduled to host a volunteer fair at building 7020 here April 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participating agencies include the Air Force Sergeants Association, the Red Cross, Officers' Spouses' Club, Enlisted Spouse's Club, Library, Environmental Management
Feb. 22, 2008 Team Edwards gathers for National Prayer Breakfast Team Edwards gathered at Club Muroc for the 2008 National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 21.The National Prayer Breakfast began about 60 years ago with a small group in congress who prayed for the President.The guest speaker for the event was Chaplain (Col.) Wayne Knutson, Air Force Intelligence,
Jan. 30, 2008 Center offers free income tax assistance The Edwards Tax Center will open its doors Feb. 4 to assist people with yearly income-tax returns. Income-tax assistance is available to all active-duty military, retired military, Air National Guard members, Reservists and family members. The tax center is run by the legal office and managed by
Jan. 23, 2008 Edwards marks Center of Excellence grand opening Dreams became a reality as Team Edwards and the Muroc Joint Unified School District gathered together to mark the grand opening of the Center of Excellence here Jan. 22. The Center of Excellence is an education center that will cater to adults and both middle school and high school students for
Jan. 23, 2008 Team Edwards celebrates completion of Tamarisk Plains After 11 months of demolition and construction, Team Edwards celebrated the Tamarisk Plains completion during a ribbon-cutting ceremony here Jan. 22.The Tamarisk Plains project replaced 67 concrete houses built in 1949 with 60 modern homes for company grade officers -- 24 two-bedroom and 36
Nov. 26, 2007 New C-130J radar warning receiver put to test The 418th Flight Test Squadron and 772nd Test Squadron recently began testing the ALR-56M radar warning receiver in the C-130J Hercules at the Benefield Anechoic Facility here. The purpose of the ongoing tests is to ensure deficiencies identified in earlier tests have been corrected in the ALR-56M
Nov. 6, 2007 412th AMXS brings 'Howlin' Dawg' to Center of Excellence By rolling up their sleeves and getting down to the nitty-gritty, a group of volunteers recently turned a vacant room into a fully-restored educational haven for local students. Donating more than 1,000 volunteer hours, the 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helped clean up the Center of Excellence
Oct. 30, 2007 Financial management services to transform soon The 95th Comptroller Squadron started revamping its processes recently as it began incorporation initiatives from the Air Force Financial Management Transformation plan. According to the squadron's leadership the transition may be the single greatest change in the organizations 60-year history. "We,