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412th TENG engineers dazzle young minds at 13th Annual Engineers Career Day in Bakersfield

Posted March 1, 2013 by

Courtesy photograph Derek Lennon, 412th Test Engineering Group, poses for a picture as a young student flies an F-22 Raptor with a portable simulator. Engineers from the 412th Test Wing visited California State University, Bakersfield Feb. 22 as part of the 13th Annual Engineers Day event, which offered high schoolers from Kern County the chance…

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31st TES, 412th AMXS claim Commander’s Trophy

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Air Force photograph by Jet Fabara Chief Master Sgt. Brian Randolph (center), 412th Test Wing command chief, presents 1st Lt. Jonathan Tellefsen (left), 31st Test and Evaluation sports representative, and Master Sgt. James Miller, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sports representative, with the 2012 Commander’s Trophy during an Edwards Fitness and Sports Advisory Council meeting March…

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Coming soon this summer

Posted May 10, 2013 by

Air Force photograph by Kenji Thuloweit Arby’s coming soon the Edwards Exchange food court. Get a napkin ready, because your taste buds might go crazy and your mouth may start to salivate. Arby’s, the fast food chain known for their roast beef sandwiches, is coming to the Edwards AFB Exchange. The chain began back in…

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Introducing MiCare, AFMS’s New Online Secure Messaging System coming soon to Edwards

Posted June 14, 2013 by

The Air Force Medical Service is excited to begin patient registrations for MiCare, the Military’s online confidential secure messaging service. This system has been shown to significantly reduce the number of phone calls between patients and providers, increase patient satisfaction, and save time for the medical office staff and the patient. The AFMS aims to…

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Edwards AFB partners with DU, D14 to improve Piute Ponds

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Edwards AFB held a dedication ceremony at Piute Ponds July 12 to commemorate the partnership that helped develop parts of the area for recreation during a 2012 improvement project. Edwards Environmental Management along with Ducks Unlimited and District 14 in Lancaster, Calif., joined forces to construct new water control structures, culverts and dikes that will…

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Annual Fair opens doors for education opportunities

Posted August 23, 2013 by Jet Fabara

Air Force photograph by Jet Fabara Staff Sgt. Samuel Davis (right), 412th Maintenance Squadron, speaks to an Antelope Valley College program coordinator and representative during the annual education fair held at the Club Muroc Alliance Ballroom Aug. 14. The educations fair was sponsored by the Edwards Education Office. More than 48 colleges and universities were…

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AFFT Museum moves helicopter to Texas

Posted September 20, 2013 by Rebecca Amber

The Air Force Flight Test Museum parted with a Sikorsky VH-34 helicopter Sept. 13. The aircraft, which has been in the boneyard for nearly 20 years, is being moved to the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin, Texas.

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‘Fall Back’ Nov. 3

Posted October 25, 2013 by tomlear

It’s that time of year to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday Nov. 3. When you adjust your clocks to “fall back” an hour at 2 a.m., those civilians who are scheduled to work will gain one hour of work. Those employees must be compensated by either overtime, comp time or credit hour…

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Little Misses donate Thanksgiving meal to shelter pets

Posted November 27, 2013 by Rebecca Amber

The Little Misses of the Antelope Valley provided Thanksgiving dinner to homeless cats and dogs at the Los Angeles County Department of Care and Control, Lancaster Animal Shelter, Nov. 22.

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Big Game’ savings available at Edwards Commissary

Posted January 31, 2014 by Sallie Cauthers

Six of the Defense Commissary Agency’s top-15 sales days of the 21st century have been the Saturday before the NFL’s Super Bowl Sunday. It’s not lost on DeCA officials that many football fans in the military venture to their commissary to stock up for their own “Big Game” events. “You can argue that the Super…

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