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Aug. 17, 2022
Top base innovators showcase ideas at Sticky’s Spark Tank

Innovators from throughout Edwards Air Force Base, California, presented their innovative ideas in a Spark Tank showcase, Aug. 3. The showcase featured the top 15 ideas from a recent crowd-sourced campaign run on the Guardians Airmen Innovation Network platform organized by SparkED, the 412th Test
Aug. 15, 2022
461st Flight Test Squadron receives brand new F-35A

The newest F-35A, straight out of the factory, found its new home here at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 1.
Aug. 15, 2022
SECAF visits Edwards 412th Test Wing Operating Location Plant 42

Secretary of the Air Force, Mr. Frank Kendall, arrives at Edwards 412th Test Wing Operating Location Plant 42 to see the latest innovation. (Air Force photo by Adam Bowles)
Aug. 12, 2022
412th Test Wing begins randomized COVID-19 screening

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, Commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California, was randomly selected to be tested for COVID-19 as part of this new health measure.
Aug. 9, 2022
Muroc JUSD officially completes educational complex with ribbon cutting ceremony

The Department of Defense celebrates today the ribbon cutting for the Desert Junior Senior High School on Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in Kern County, California. The event completes a $180 million, 220,000 square foot, replacement educational complex in response to the Secretary of Defense
Aug. 4, 2022
No Line Between Us: How civilians and active duty work shoulder-to-shoulder in Air Traffic Control

About 75% of Edwards Air Force Base's direct workforce is civilian with roughly 25% being military: a statistic you probably haven't known. Continuing on with our series "No Line Between Us", we show how civilians and active duty work shoulder-to-shoulder for the mission in Air Traffic Control on
July 28, 2022
Edwards AFB celebrates 50 years of the F-15 Eagle

Airmen from across Edwards Air Force Base, California, celebrated the F-15 Eagle's 50th birthday with an F-15 from the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, July 27. (Air Force video by Giancarlo Casem)
July 27, 2022
History of the Boom: Edwards AFB Air Show revisits the history of Supersonic Flight

Edwards Air Force Base, has staged test flights for generations of the Air Force's most advanced aircraft. While it has been testing US military aircraft since the mid-1940s, the Bell XS-1's supersonic flight in the Mojave Desert made Edwards famous and paved the way for decades of flying
July 26, 2022
Edwards AFB STEM completes PRIME algebra pilot test flight

Edwards Air Force Base STEM recently hosted 27 students in a first-ever pre-algebra summer program for local students at Blackbird Airpark in Palmdale, California.
July 22, 2022
412th Test Wing kicks off 2022 MLB All-Star Game with thunderous flyover

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, and F-35 Lightning II from the 412th Test Wing out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, conducted a flyover during the opening ceremony of the 2022 MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, July 19.
July 18, 2022
New AFMC commander visits Edwards AFB

General Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, visited Edwards Air Force Base, California, for the first time July 12-14.
July 18, 2022
Sticky McStickface’s top 15 finalists chosen for upcoming 412th Test Wing Spark Tank competition

Sticky McStickface’s top 15 finalists have been chosen for the upcoming 412th Test Wing Spark Tank competition at Edwards Air Force Base, California on Aug 3. The 412th TW Spark Tank is a competition featuring the Wing's top innovators, like the popular show "Shark Tank." Innovators will present to
July 13, 2022
Spirit of Pennsylvania departs Edwards AFB

The B-2 Spirit of Pennsylvania takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, California, enroute to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 14, for maintenance. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)
July 13, 2022
Air Force completes another successful hypersonic test

The Air Force conducted another successful hypersonic test off the Southern California coast. The AGM-183A weapons system reached hypersonic speeds and primary and secondary objectives were met.
July 8, 2022
412th Test Wing reactivates 445th Test Squadron

The 412th Electronic Warfare Group, 412th Test Wing, reactivated the 445th Test Squadron during a ceremony on Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 29.
July 7, 2022
A-10 Thunderbolt IIs conduct ACE training on Rogers Dry Lake Bed

The 412th Operations Support Squadron hosted four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Wing out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and small team of Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Squadron out of Travis Air Force Base, California, to conduct ACE training on Rogers Dry Lake Bed on
July 7, 2022
Mayroad Ranks #1 in Overall Score for Air Force Housing Tenant Satisfaction Survey

Mayroad, which provides on-base housing for more than 14,000 residents, ranked number one out of 67 Air Force locations in overall score as part of the 2021 DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey and was the only company to receive a Very Good rating. Their survey scores increased in every category from
July 5, 2022
Edwards AFB hosts Flight Line Run-Walk Event

Team Edwards participated in a Flight Line 5K/10K/15K Run-Walk Event July 5th where participants were able to experience running on the flight line and Rogers Dry Lake Bed.
June 30, 2022
Transmission for the Mission: How telemetry sites are used to relay data for the flight test mission

With the installation of a new antenna at the 5790 Telemetry Site at Edwards Air Force Base, we give a closer look on how the 412th Range Squadron are using telemetry sites to relay data from aircraft and how it's being used for the mission.
June 28, 2022
Orange Flag executes largest all-domain test focused on infrared spectrum

Orange Flag, Air Force Test Center’s all-domain, large force test series focused on advanced technology, kill-web integration and analysis, returned for its second iteration this year at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. June 23. Forty-one airborne participants used the R-2508 Range and Sea Test Range