Edwards' Weekly Newsletter
412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base
"The center of the aerospace testing universe"
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Continued Base Infrastructure Improvements
Col. Douglas Wickert joined the 412th Civil Engineering Team this week to begin the demolition of a dormant base lodging area. The removal of uninhabitable buildings are part of ongoing base infrastructure investments and improvements.
Airman on the Ground: Guadalupe Saldivar
Job/Job Title: Aircraft Electro-Environmental Systems Mechanic
Unit/Flight/Squadron: 412 MXS Armament Repair
Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX.
Question: If you could live in a different country for a year, which country would you choose and why?
Answer: I would like to live in England. I was stationed there for 3 years from Jan.1978-Dec. 1980. Loved the people and the best part I spoke their language.
Youth Golf Camp
WHEN: Aug. 13 - Oct. 3,?Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m. and Thursdays 5-6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Youth Center
COST: $40 | Ages 5-18 This is a youth development camp that enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with a life skills curriculum, we create active learning experiences that builds inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that kids can carry to everything they do.
REGISTRATION: CYPBMS portal
CONTACT: 275-KIDS
Whitewater Rafting ---?Outdoor Recreation
WHAT: Get ready for an adrenaline rush on the Kern River! Experience thrilling white water rafting with stunning scenery. Lunch and transportation is provided.
WHEN: Saturday, August 17 and?24,?9 a.m.?- noon
PRICE: $100 R4R | $230 All others
SIGNUP: by?August 9 or 16?by calling 661-275-CAMP
Women’s Equality Day
WHAT: Women’s Equality Day!
WHEN: Monday, Aug. 26
0830–0930- Coffee Talk – Come enjoy a drink of your selection and engage in quality conversations. - Starbucks (Coffee purchased at own expense)
1100-1200 - Cake Cutting Ceremony- Join us to celebrate and network! - The Exchange
1430–1630- Volleyball Games – Embrace the opportunity to connect with each other, play volleyball, and have fun! – Edwards AFB Fitness Center
NCO All Call
WHAT: ?Mandatory NCO All Call ?
WHEN: Thurs, Aug. 29
TIME: 14:30 Sharp
WHERE: Base Theater
SAVE THE DATE- 2024 AIR & SPACE FORCE BALL
When: 19 October 2024 ?
Time: 16:30 – 21:30
Location: Club Muroc, Edwards Air Force Base
Cost: TBD
?? Coffee or Tea ? with AFTC Personnel Directorate (DP)
WHAT: Monthly forums with supervisors of civilians
WHEN: Third Thursday of the month, 10-10:30 a.m.
领英推荐
Aug. 15: AcqDemo Program Update (one-hour session, 10-11 a.m.)
CONTACT: [email protected]
HOW: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting Conference ID: 408 416 887# Call?410-874-6740?to join audio only.
???Vet Clinic Schedule (August)?????
August 6 and 20: 9 a.m. - 4?p.m.? (lunch: noon - 1 p.m.)
August 7: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.? (lunch: noon - 1 p.m.)
?? Worship Services
PROTESTANT SERVICE (Chapel 1) Sundays at 10 a.m.
CATHOLIC SERVICE (Chapel 2) Mass | Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.?| Sundays at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Confessions (Room 5) | Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. or?by appointment
???Edwards AFB School of Music???????
WHO: Ages 5 and up
WHAT: Music lessons for piano, guitar, voice, and drums
WHERE: Youth Center
CONTACT: 275-5437
COST: $32 per 30-minute lesson (piano, guitar or voice);?$30 per 30-minute lesson (drums)
?? CLOSURES (facilities) ??????
Sonic Splash Pool Slide
The Sonic Splash Pool Slide is currently closed for repairs.?The pool will remail open for recreational swim during regular operating hours: Wed – Fri | 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. and Sat & Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Panda Express
Panda Express will be Closed, Aug. 22-28 due to maintenance.
Lane Closures on Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14)
Monday, August 19 – Friday, August 23, 2024, Daily from 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Northbound SR-14 Avenue E – Avenue D
Saturday, March 23 – Early December 2024
Southbound SR-14 Crossover from Avenue A – Avenue H
*Access on-ramp southbound is at Avenue D
412th Logistics Readiness Squadron
The following 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron offices will be closed or minimally manned in observance of the AFMC Family Day, 30 August 2024. Please use the phone numbers provided for urgent requirements.
30 August 2024 - AFMC Family Day
Cargo/Freight – Minimally manned, Receiving only - 661-810-6810
Household Goods/PAX Travel – Minimally manned– 661-810-8819
Ground Transportation – Minimally manned – 661-341-0391
Logistics Plans – Closed - 661-341-6312
Vehicle Management – Closed – 661-810-8771
???Before & After School Care
WHERE: School Age Annex
WHO: Ages 5 – 12 (5-year old must be in kindergarten)
CONTACT: Ms. Tabatha Anderson [email protected] and/or?661-275-7529
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
On August 23rd, 1948, the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin made its first free flight at Muroc Air Force Base (now Edwards Air Force Base).? It was piloted by McDonnell test pilot Edwin F. Schoch. The diminutive XF-85 was a parasite fighter with no landing gear, designed to be launched and recovered in flight by a transcontinental bomber. Separation and flight were successful but the Goblin canopy shattered during attempts to hook up to the trapeze on its B?29 mother ship. Schoch belly-landed the aircraft on the dry lakebed.? The parasite fighter concept arose from the need to deploy fighter cover for bombers well past the flight range fighters could reach.?The development of aerial refueling rendered the concept unnecessary and the Air Force discarded the idea.
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