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Family Fishing Derby

Posted November 21, 2012 by

Photographs courtesy of Master Sgt. John McGee, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron About 200 children and volunteers descended upon Branch Pond Nov. 17 for a Family Fishing Derby. Several organizations stepped up to help support the event. The organizers would like to thank the 412th Mission Support Group, Air Force Sergeants Association, Airman Leadership School…

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News Briefs – November 16, 2012

Posted November 16, 2012 by

Combined Protestant service The Protestant Chapel Community will hold a combined service Nov. 25, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel 2 Sanctuary. Commissary closure The Edwards Commissary will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. All hours through the rest of the weekend will remain the same. December Training Day change The December training day for…

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Holiday Hours

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Thanksgiving Day -Nov. 22 All 412th FSS facilities will be closed except the following: Aero Club: flying sunrise to sunset (office is closed) Muroc Lake Golf Course: 7a.m.-sunset (office and Sandbagger Grill are closed) Club Muroc: Thanksgiving Feast only, noon-2 p.m., and 3-5 p.m. Family Down Day – Nov. 23 FSS facilities that will be…

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412th CE tears down last of old TLFs

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Air Force photograph by Ethan Wagner Workers from the 412th Civil Engineering Division tore down the last of the old Temporary Lodging Facilities Nov. 7. The buildings were first constructed in 1953. The last of the old buildings were located beyond the end of 14th Street off of Bailey Avenue.

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Volunteer groups raise funds while helping troops wrap up the perfect present

Posted November 16, 2012 by Brittany Power

Community groups can raise funds while spreading holiday cheer as the Edwards AFB Exchange is actively soliciting partners for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s annual community gift wrap program. “In order to make the holidays a little easier, the Exchange partners with local groups to ensure gifts can be wrapped up before they…

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Operation Homefront presents early Thanksgiving gift for Team Edwards military families

Posted November 16, 2012 by Jet Fabara

November is commonly associated with a month of being thankful and showing one’s gratitude, so for active duty service members and their families at Edwards, Operation Homefront-California showed their appreciation for our military members by donating more than 200 gift bags with the help of the First Sergeants Association and Lockheed Martin Nov. 7 at…

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Edwards AFB Exchange to open at 4 a.m. on ‘Black Friday’

Posted November 16, 2012 by Brittany Power

Military shoppers can come early and gobble up the savings as the Edwards AFB Exchange will open its doors at 4 a.m., Nov. 23 for “Black Friday” sales. “From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving,” said the Exchange’s General Manger Mike Wiles. “The day after is the unofficial holiday season for many Exchange shoppers. The…

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Volunteering

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Courtesy photograph Twenty Edwards Airmen volunteered to start the season of giving early with a visit to the Home Instead Senior Care Center in Palmdale, Calif. Nov. 7. The Airmen ate with the seniors, and went down to the senior center on their USO day, where the seniors showed the Airmen photographs of when they…

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Facilities Support Center construction reaches halfway mark

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Construction of the new Facilities Support Center at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center is proceeding apace, with underground infrastructure and masonry complete and erection of structural steelwork having reached the 90 percent mark by the first week in November.

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Announcements – November 16, 2012

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The PLAYpass deadline has been extended through Dec. 31, 2012. If your spouse is deployed or you are a single Airman returning from a deployment, then come to the A&FRC to get your PLAYpass and register! PLAYpass discount cards are used for various activities and programs on base for adults and children. For more information…

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