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News Briefs April 18, 2014

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Commissary The Edwards Commissary will be open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., April 20. CCAF graduation The Community College of the Air Force Graduation Ceremony is 2:30-4:30 p.m., May 7 at Club Muroc. The graduation ceremony will honor the October 2013 and the April 2014 CCAF classes and will also recognize enlisted Airmen who have completed their…

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Hazardous waste roundup slated for April 26

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Edwards AFB Environmental Management is hosting a Household Hazardous and Universal Waste Roundup on Saturday, April 26. The roundup is at the Base Housing Office, 402 West Forbes Ave., Bldg. 6696, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Base housing and dormitory residents can drive up and drop off household hazardous and universal waste for free….

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Edwards Airmen need to recertify BAH or may lose $$

Posted April 18, 2014 by Rebecca Amber

Air Force photograph by Rebecca Amber Staff Sgt. Tiffany Holliday (left), 412th Comptroller Squadron, Financial Services supervisor, and Wende Wagner, Financial Management analyst, show the Air Force Form 594, which is required to validate Airmenís basic allowance for housing entitlements. On March 1, the U.S. Air Force began its one-time recertification process to validate Airmen’s…

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Spring Into Fun

Posted April 18, 2014 by Courtesy photographs

He shoots, he scores! Harvey Boulton (far right) a residential specialist for Corvias Military Living, supervises aspiring basketball players during the Spring Into Fun event at the Community Park at Edwards Air Force Base. More than 300 military service members and family members attended the April 11 event, which included free food, games, prizes and…

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Exchange pricing parity ensures consistency worldwide

Posted April 18, 2014 by Jusika Martinez

Whether stationed here at Edwards Air Force Base or abroad, servicemembers can expect to find the same, or very similar, prices at Army & Air Force Exchange Service facilities worldwide. Known as pricing parity, this practice ensures Exchange prices are established centrally. “While there may be some slight price differentiations that occur with items purchased…

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Airman gains new perspective on World War II sacrifices

Posted April 18, 2014 by Rebecca Amber

April 9, 1942, marked what is known today as the Bataan Death March where tens of thousands of American and Filipino soldiers surrendered to Japanese forces.

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News Briefs April 11, 2014

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31st TES fundraiser The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Booster Club will hold a car wash fundraiser at the Bowling Center 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., April 18. Get your car clean and help support the 31st TES. Volunteer appreciation Brig. Gen. Michael T. Brewer, 412th Test Wing commander, cordially invites you to attend the Edwards Air…

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X-56A testbed arrives at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

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The latest in a long series of experimental research aircraft, or X-planes, recently arrived at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards, Calif.

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Exchange Quality Assurance team last line of defense for safety, performance

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In the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Quality Assurance testing facility, it is not uncommon to see a flicker of light through the blinds or to experience the faint smell of burning plastic seeping up from under the closed doors. Although the unsuspecting may assume there is an emergency, it’s business as usual at…

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News Briefs April 4, 2014

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Tax center Just a reminder, The Tax Center April 9. †If you have not done so, call and make an appointment at (661) 277-4310. †If you have already filed with them and would like to pick up your documents (W2s, 1099Rs, etc), call Capt. Nicholas Reyes at (661) 277-9660. All files and documents will be…

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