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Posted November 16, 2012 by Ethan Wagner

  From left: Brig. Gen. Michael T. Brewer, 412th Test Wing commander, presents Jimmie Templeton with his 40 Years of Government Service Certificate during the test wing’s third quarter award ceremony Nov. 9 as Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Hughes, 412th Operations Group looks on. Templeton is the Base Software License Manager with the 412th Communications…

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412th TW Announces third quarter award winners

Posted November 16, 2012 by Laura Mowry

Team Edwards gathered to celebrate the many accomplishments of third quarter award winners at the base theater Nov. 8, where Brig. Gen. Michael T. Brewer, 412th Test Wing commander presented awards in 15 categories during the football-themed ceremony. Recognized for their outstanding performance throughout the quarter, award winners were selected from more than 9,000 personnel…

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Seven members of Team Edwards honored by President Obama

Posted November 9, 2012 by Kenji Thuloweit

Courtesy photograph Members of the all-volunteer Kern County Sheriff’s Department Desert Search and Rescue Team pose for a picture Oct. 30 in Bakersfield, Calif. The team received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for 2011. The team amassed more than 9,500 hours of volunteer service during 2011. Seven Team Edwards members are part of the team….

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Cain takes reins at 418th FLTS

Posted November 9, 2012 by

Air Force photograph by Ethan Wagner From left: Col. Christopher Azzano hands Lt. Col. Charles Cain the 418th Flight Test Squadron guidon as Lt. Col. Clifton Janney looks on during the squadron’s change of command ceremony Nov. 5. Cain assumed the command, which oversees a test force of more than 300 military, civilian and contractors…

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NASA Dryden research pilot among 11 honored by Test Pilot Society

Posted October 12, 2012 by

James W. Smolka, Director of Flight Operations at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., is among 11 persons selected to become Fellows of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Smolka and the 10 other selectees for 2012, several of whom have had direct associations with NASA, the Air Force Test Center and Edwards Air…

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Photographer recognized for innovation

Posted October 5, 2012 by Kevin North

Air Force photograph by Ron Fair From left: Theaphlias Terrell, Bionetics Photo Services operations manager; Ray Dyakon, Bionetics Photo Services/Media Fusion; and Col. Michael Platt, Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 commander; pose for a photo after Dyakon was awarded a certificate from Bionetics Photo Services/Media Fusion for developing a climate controlled box designed to…

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ALS graduates 21 Airmen

Posted August 31, 2012 by by 412th TW Public Affairs

Club Muroc hosted the latest graduating class from the Airman Leadership School Aug. 23.

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September promotions

Posted August 31, 2012 by by 412th TW Public Affairs

Team Edwards celebrated it’s latest crop of promotees in a ceremony at the Stripes Lounge in the Oasis Community Center Aug. 30. Congratulations to our latest promotees.   To Senior Master Sergeant Thorsten S. Mauthe Christopher A. Easter Paul A. Wescott Jr.   To Master Sergeant Nathaniel D. Heskew Anne E. Duarte Joel Robert B….

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Team Edwards honors second quarter award winners

Posted August 24, 2012 by

The 412th Test Wing announced its second quarter award winners in a gathering at the Base Theater Aug. 14....

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Team Edwards congratulates newest promotees

Posted August 3, 2012 by by 412th TW Public Affairs

Twenty-eight Team Edwards Airmen made the grade and ascended in their Air Force careers. The promotees were honored at a ceremony at Club Muroc July 31. Congratulations to all 28 Airman: To Airman...

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