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  • Tech. Sgt. Roman Contreras, quality assurance, air crew flight equipment, 412th Operations Support Squadron, 412th Operations Group, 412th Test Wing, fabricates a cloth mask using available equipment in the Air Crew Flight Equipment section at Edwards Air Force Base, April 7. Although cloth masks don’t offer full protection from COVID-19, the CDC advises that a simple cloth covering can slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and not know it from spreading it to others. (Courtesy photo)

    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.
  • Scorpion Robotics Club Team 7227 members Juan Carlos Garcia and Eloy Fernandez work on improving their robot at Desert Junior-Senior High School on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 12. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Edwards Robotics teams succeed at competition, STEM outreach

    Members of the Scorpion Robotics Club competed at a robotics competition earlier this year where one of the teams won the FIRST Tech Challenge Interleague Competition for the second year in a row.
  • Martin Leduc, Technologies Harness Scanner engineer, Tech. Sgt. Charles Prince, 412th Logistics Test Squadron, Staff Sgt. Marcell Pemberton, 412th MXLS, and Staff Sgt. Jocko Hammond, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gather baseline readings from an F-16 avionics wire bundle using a hand-held multi-meter at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 4. (Photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Edwards maintainers conduct hands-on test with new tool

    Airmen from the 412th Maintenance Group tested a new scanning tool that could reduce troubleshooting time and costs for aircraft maintenance at Edwards Air Force Base, California, recently.
  • Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing Commander; James M. Wang, program designer and Air Force ROTC student at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.; and Dori Spaulding, command spouse representative for the 412th Operations Group, prepare to launch the TechEd High School Makerspace during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base, January 29. (Air Force photo by Grady T. Fontana/Released)

    Edwards Launches Makerspace Targeting High School Students

    The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base introduced its first TechEd High School Makerspace specifically geared for students during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Edwards AFB, January 29.
  • Lt. Col. Raven LeClair, 370th Flight Test Squadron and F-35 JSF, fields questions from a panel of six judges during the Spark Tank Innovation Showcase event at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Jan. 29. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Spark Tank Showcase highlights innovative ideas

    The 412th Test Wing’s SparkED Innovation Team hosted Spark Tank Live at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Jan. 29.
  • The 412th Test Wing’s SparkED Innovation Team will host a Spark Tank Showcase at Club Muroc on Edwards Air Force Base, California, at 12:30 p.m., Jan. 29. (Air Force graphic by Britney Westerfield Reed)

    SparkED Team to host Spark Tank Showcase Jan. 29

    The 412th Test Wing’s SparkED Innovation Team will host a Spark Tank Showcase at Club Muroc on Edwards Air Force Base, California, at 12:30 p.m., Jan. 29.
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    AFMC seeks innovative ideas through Ideascale Campaign

    To support the drive to deliver what the Air Force needs at the speed of relevance, Airmen and civilians from across the Air Force Materiel Command enterprise are invited to submit innovative ideas and solutions to improve the AFMC mission through the U.S Air Force Ideation Platform, or Ideascale, now through September 2020.
  • SparkED Team Member Britney Reed and Cherie Head, SparkED Team Lead, hand out Eddie's Challenge 19.2 materials during a, innovation challenge kick-off event at Edwards Air Force Base, Nov. 8. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    New innovation challenge launches at Edwards

    The 412th Test Wing’s SparkED innovation team conducted a road-trip around the Edwards Air Force Base, California, to launch their new innovation challenge, Nov. 8. This year’s challenge, dubbed Eddie’s Challenge 19.2, is taking aim at innovative ways to increase work flow efficiency and also new test capabilities.
  • A T-38 Talon assigned to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School taxis at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dawn Waldman)

    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.
  • Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing Commanding General, poses for a photo with Senior Airman Oscar Cantu, an Air Traffic Controller with 412th Operations Support Squadron. Cantu was given the Grit Award for overcoming challenges in pushing his innovative idea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Carlie Mensen)

    Air Traffic Controller receives Grit Award

    A Team Edwards member was recently given the Grit Award in recognition of the challenges he faced to make his innovative idea into a reality. Senior Airman Oscar Cantu, an Air Traffic Controller with the 412th Operations Support Squadron, innovation idea was a head-mounted display for air traffic controllers. The technology helps air traffic controllers a tool through the use of augmented reality.
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