Oct. 24, 2007 New nursing room opens at Edwards clinic The 95th Medical Group Nursing Mothers Program now provides a location for mothers on base to use hospital-grade breast pumps during the workday. The Nursing Mothers' Program has a room and equipment at the 95th MDG family practice clinic open to any Edwards working mothers who cannot breast-feed
Oct. 23, 2007 C-17 makes first flight on synthetic fuel blend The Global Reach Combined Test Force began testing a C-17 Globemaster III using a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel blend here Oct. 18. Flight tests began the following day and was the first time a C-17 was flown using the F-T fuel blend. Another test flight was conducted Monday as part of the Air
Oct. 16, 2007 95th SFS adds instructors for ATV certification training Eight members of the 95th Security Forces Squadron recently received instructor certification on Air Force all-terrain vehicles. Through the certification, instructors are able to train more riders on the use of ATVs to patrol the Edwards perimeter. "We recently funded one of the five certified Air
Oct. 16, 2007 Desert defeats Rosamond in homecoming football game The Desert High Scorpions football team shut out league rival, Rosamond Roadrunners 27-0 during their homecoming football game Oct. 12 to improve their season's standings. A scoreless first half gave way to an explosive third quarter by Desert, which put 20 unanswered points on the board, then added
Oct. 4, 2007 Fire department: Practice heating safety Now that cold weather is upon Edwards, the use of portable heaters is becoming more prevalent in both the work place and in our homes. Along with this increased use comes an increased risk from fire. Statistics compiled by the National Fire Protection Association indicate that during winter months,
Oct. 1, 2007 95th Comptroller Squadron launches Edwards into new fiscal year The buck stops here, as Edwards closed out fiscal year 2007 on Sunday and turned the page to 2008 the next day. The 95th Comptroller Squadron is responsible for the accounting and distribution of funds to various base organizations throughout the fiscal year. A fiscal year is a 12 month period that
Sept. 18, 2007 Parking lot snake not your typical desert dweller A recent e-mail circulated around the base warned readers to be sure to check under their cars for snakes. It included two photos of a snake under a car in a main base parking lot. Looking at the photo, base biologists did a double take. Not because someone snapped a photo of a snake under a car in
Sept. 10, 2007 Kern County SWAT trains at Edwards The weather was muggy with the temperature reaching about 95 degrees. The whole neighborhood was empty. Six heavily-armed men were cautiously trying to blend with the neighborhood's silence. Only the crackling of the leaves adds to the near-stealth operation. As the men reached their destination,
Aug. 28, 2007 Century Circle display opens to public Visitors or base personnel entering Edwards' West Gate on Rosamond Boulevard will see a new landmark welcoming them -- the base's Century Circle display. More than 50 people from Edwards and local communities attended the ceremony that marked the opening of the Century Circle display
Aug. 13, 2007 Team Edwards dedicates Higher Grounds to late base chaplain Team Edwards dedicated the Higher Grounds Internet Cafe to a deceased installation chaplain during a ceremony here Aug. 10. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Herrie Reed Jr., 95th Air Base Wing installation chaplain, passed away from a stroke on Sept. 22, 2006. "About a year ago, Chaplain Reed said he had an idea