Feb. 1, 2017 Red Cross talks emergency preparedness with fourth graders The Edwards Office of Emergency Management, 812th Civil Engineering Squadron, invited the American Red Cross to Irving L. Branch Elementary Jan. 19, 2017, as part of the Red Cross’ Pillowcase Project. Branch fourth graders received a lesson in emergency preparedness with encouragement to take what
Jan. 19, 2017 Edwards test pilot first to reach 1,000 flight hours in Joint Strike Fighter Lockheed Martin test pilot David "Doc" Nelson became the first pilot to achieve 1,000 flight hours in the F-35 during a test sortie Jan. 6, 2017. He achieved the milestone during a 4.5-hour flight in AF-03, one of the 461st Flight Test Squadron’s Joint Strike Fighters used for developmental test
Jan. 13, 2017 Edwards AFB reduces cost for fire suppression test Members of the F-35 Integrated Test Force developed a new funnel system that captures the foam or water deluge during required hangar fire-suppression system tests, saving $79,750 and several days of delay, which can be critically important for test programs.
Dec. 7, 2016 Multiple F-35s take to the skies to test communication data links All three variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are being used by the 461st Flight Test Squadron in recent multi-ship testing, which employs four or six jets to ensure communication systems between the planes are working properly and accurately. The F-35 contains state-of-the-art tactical data
Nov. 29, 2016 Final phase of C-17 drag reduction testing underway When it comes to aviation fuel, the C-17 Globemaster III utilization rate makes it stand out as the largest consumer in the U.S. Air Force. This is why a team at the 418th Flight Test Squadron has been working for the past year on the Air Force Research Laboratory’s C-17 Drag Reduction Program. The
Nov. 9, 2016 AF approves request to realign separate Test Center assets under Arnold AFB EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Air Force has approved an Organizational Change Request to realign selected Air Force Test Center operations and facilities from several separate locations under one commander at Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Tennessee. This change consolidates the
Nov. 1, 2016 Fifty Edwards Airmen get speedy face-to-face mentoring from top The Edwards Middle Tier Association hosted a Chief Speed Review at the Desert Mall Oct. 17. Fifty Airmen sat down for five minutes each with five different chief master sergeants to discuss future opportunities in their Air Force careers and receive professional guidance. “The purpose was to give
Oct. 24, 2016 Edwards boom operators set sight on future KC-46 testing Earlier this year in Everett, Washington, workers from the 418th Flight Test Squadron, Detachment 1, and Boeing teamed to achieve major test milestones for the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tanker, which resulted in the Department of Defense authorizing initial production in August. Going forward
Oct. 19, 2016 Edwards NCO ‘joins’ Marines for senior NCO training When it came time for Master Sgt. Daniel Magas to attend the next step in his professional military education – the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy – he decided to take a different route. Magas, the commandant of Edwards AFB’s Airman Leadership School, decided to attend the U.S.
Oct. 13, 2016 New test force focuses on autonomy, small unmanned aircraft systems, new technologies The 412th Test Wing has a new organization that will explore the Air Force warfighting capabilities of tomorrow. The Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force was officially activated in early July and its mission is to provide agile, innovative flight test capabilities for emerging technologies.