April 9, 2020 412th Force Support Squadron works to make ‘support’ the first word in its identity At a time when, by necessity, the majority of Team Edwards either teleworks or takes administrative leave in response to COVID-19, there are certain duties that, by necessity, must be accomplished on base every day.
April 7, 2020 Edwards AFB Community Combines Teamwork, Innovation, Effort to Fabricate Cloth Masks Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many on Edwards Air Force Base are collectively turning to each other and exercising their innate innovative culture to help meet emerging needs of the Test Wing community.
Oct. 4, 2019 420th Flight Test Squadron reactivated to support B-21 Raider testing at Edwards The 420th Flight Test Squadron was reactivated following an assumption of command ceremony here Oct. 4. The squadron will plan, test, analyze and report on all flight and ground testing of the B-21 Raider.
Oct. 3, 2019 Plant 42 gets special visit Thomas M. Fischer, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Director of Engineering and Technical Management, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, visits Edwards Air Force Base, California, and Plant 42, Oct. 3.
Sept. 20, 2019 Team Edwards say goodbye to one of its own A memorial service for Staff Sgt. Adam Erickson was held at Chapel 1 on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 20.
Sept. 4, 2019 Precision Impact Range Area enhances test capabilities Winding roads snake through the desert and the hot summer sun scorches down on sandy expansions of land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Within these twisting roads and sandy spaces lies one of the Air Force’s most valuable test resources, the Precision Impact Range Area (PIRA).
Aug. 26, 2019 Edwards personnel honored during baseball game A pair of Edwards Air Force Base team members were honored for their service to the Air Force and the local community during a Lancaster JetHawks game at the Hanger baseball stadium at Lancaster, California, Aug. 24.
Aug. 20, 2019 B-2 Spirit marks 30th anniversary of first flight The B-2’s manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, hosted an event to mark the B-2’s 30th anniversary of its first flight at an event at Plant 42, Aug. 20.
Aug. 14, 2019 412th Test Wing Warrior Spotlight Congratulations to Christopher Benner, this week’s 412th Test Wing’s Warrior Spotlight. Before coming to Edwards, Benner was a Marine combat engineer and served two combat deployments, Iraq in 2008 and Afghanistan in 2010. Benner was also previously at the Defense Logistics Agency in Barstow,
Aug. 12, 2019 Fix these broken wings – part fabrication saves Air Force time, money Team Edwards members worked together to save the Air Force more than $1 million in repair costs recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Airmen from the 412th Maintenance Squadron discovered damages on a T-38 Talon during a 225-hour inspection.