May 14, 2007 Airmen take 'spring cleaning' to Barstow Veterans Home Edwards Airmen participated in a Top-3 veterans home visit at the Barstow Veterans Home on Saturday. More than 23 people volunteered to perform spring cleaning duties including pulling weeds, mowing lawns, digging, trimming and raking on the grounds of the veterans home. "I am extremely enthusiastic
May 14, 2007 'Buckle Up' campaign seeks to protect children For children ages 5 to 14, no place is deadlier than the family minivan, and no time is more dangerous than the summer driving season that begins Memorial Day. Motor vehicle crashes kill more children and young teens than anything else, with the highest number of crashes taking place during the
May 10, 2007 Team Edwards welcomes retirees to appreciation event Team Edwards showed their appreciation to retired servicemembers Saturday during the Retiree Appreciation Day at hangar 1600 here. More than 500 retirees from Southern California attended the event. "This event is all about honoring retirees," said 1st Lt. Laura Moody, 95th Air Base Wing plans
May 4, 2007 Edwards readies for Joint Strike Fighter testing All systems are moving toward "go" here as officials prepare for upcoming tests on the next-generation strike fighter, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. A new mission control room opened its doors earlier this month, equipped so the Integrated Test Force will be able to monitor real-time
May 4, 2007 Edwards hosts Dunestown motocross race Bikes were flying during the California Racing Club's 30th Annual Dunestown Series Motocross Race at the Edwards dirt track Sunday. Approximately 280 professional and amateur riders raced at the event, hosted by the California Racing Club and the Desert Wheels Club members. "The event went well,
April 6, 2007 Edwards Airmen develop combat skills for deployments In the summer, an Air Force Flight Test Center information technology Airman is scheduled to deploy to Southwest Asia for four months. To prepare for the deployment, Staff Sgt. Shannon Fisk, together with about 90 Edwards Airmen, underwent combat skills training at Camp Corum here March 28 through
March 20, 2007 Airborne Laser fires tracking laser, hits target The YAL-1A, known as the Airborne Laser, successfully test fired its Target Illuminator Laser in-flight on March 15, during a five-hour test mission. The mission and test firing represented the Airborne Laser's first in-flight external laser firing, and used the NC-135E "Big Crow" test aircraft to
March 15, 2007 Desert High boys basketball wins CIF title For the first time in Desert High School history, the boy's basketball team has taken the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Title for Division 5A. The DHS basketball team finished their season with a 23-3 record, making them High Desert League co-champions with Rosamond High
March 8, 2007 Free sign language class available for Edwards members The 95th Mission Support Squadron is offering a sign language program to Team Edwards. Sponsored by the civilian personnel flight, the American Sign Language program is designed to open one's mind to deaf culture and to promote deaf awareness. "The American Sign Language class is about bringing
March 2, 2007 Conference prepares reservists to embrace program changes Edwards' Individual Mobilization Augmentee Program Update Conference was held here Feb. 23 and Saturday to inform reservists of upcoming changes to the Reserve and keep them abreast of duty requirements. The event was attended by more than 50 reservists assigned to various organizations at