This Week On The Tower
412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base
"The center of the aerospace testing universe"
WEEK OF 31 July
Find out what's happening this week and discover the newest content on Edwards AFB!
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TOP NEWS
The Department of Defense has updated the guidance on COVID-19 and respiratory infectious diseases. #safety
Edwards AFB hosted?the Air Force Weapons School capstone recently. Dozens of combat aircraft assigned to the Weapons School participated in the extensive training event. The?Weapons School?trains tactical experts and leaders to control and exploit air, space and cyber on behalf of the joint force. #mission
The base’s Prioritizing Relevance in Mathematic Experiences outreach program wrapped up yet another year of serious study interspersed with fun aimed at spurring students to success in the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. #STEM
A three-day conference for the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center took place at the Arctic Warrior Event Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 27 through 29, 2023. This training center, the first of its kind capable of joint- and multinational-force training, is expected to begin construction on JBER beginning in autumn of 2025. #training
DoD STARBASE?Edwards traveled to the Lancaster Community Center in Lancaster, California?to host a STEM summer camp for off base students.?#STEM
A group of 412th?Test Wing engineers became the first group to take part in the Wing’s Glider Orientation Program after their inaugural flight from Mountain Valley Airport, Tehachapi, June 22.?#flight
For more Edwards AFB headlines, visit?www.edwards.af.mil/news
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
August 3rd, 1982
On 3 August 1982, the YA-10B (a two-seat variant of the A-10?Thunderbolt) began testing for the Single-Seat Night Attack (SSNA) test program at Edwards AFB.?Though Republic-Fairchild (the aircraft’s manufacturer) was trying to sell the Air Force a 2-seat variant for low-level night operations, the Air Force wanted to see if a single pilot could handle these operations.??
?The SSNA program in the YA-10B would answer that question.?The second seat was utilized by a safety observer while the program measured both the system’s performance and the mental workload for the pilot.?Eventually, the Air Force concluded that, while the system needed maturation and key improvements, the 2-seat variant would not be necessary for night missions.?It also decided against ordering the 2-seat version as a trainer.?The one example of this experimental aircraft now sits in front of the Flight Test Museum on base.
OUR PEOPLE
Congratulations!
We are excited to announce that a member of Team Edwards, Maj. Bryce "Triple" Turner from the 416th Flight Test Squadron, has officially made the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds team as Thunderbird #8 for the 2024-2025 show seasons!
?Maj. Turner will be the Advanced Pilot and Official Narrator for the hundreds of upcoming shows across the world!
?Triple most recently achieved another feat by becoming the first Air Force pilot to fly the T-7A Red Hawk.
?He will continue to serve here at Edwards until offically joining the Thunderbirds this fall.
?Join us in congratulating Maj. Turner!
?More on Triple:?https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3443981/three-generations-of-breaking-barriers-t-7a-red-hawk-soars-with-us-air-force-te/?
Thank you for your Service
Col. Grant "Missile" Mizell, out-going 412th Operations Group commander, takes the receiving end of water hoses from his family after his final ("fini") flight as 412 OG commander here at the Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe.
?Thank you Col. Mizell for your 2 years of steadfast dedication and leadership for the?United States Air Force's largest Flight Test Operations Group and your work to benefit the warfighter and the flight test mission.
UPCOMING EVENTS / NOTICES
Spouse and Family Virtual Forum, Aug. 2
Library Summer Reading Program Finale!?
Edwards AFB Library | 275-BOOK
Friday, August 4 | 10 am – 12 pm
?Congratulations on reading this summer! Join the base
library for the Summer Reading Program Finale on Friday, August 4.
Celebrate with bounce houses, games, face painting, and popsicles.
Call 275-BOOK for information
Save-the-Date! Department of the Air Force Ball
The 2023 Department of the Air Force Ball will be held at Edwards Air Force Base on September 16th. Get ready for a night in Hollywood!
Stay tuned for details.
领英推荐
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Edwards AFB 2-Day Blood Drive
Edwards AFB was awarded the?#1 military base?in So. Cal. for collections in?2022 of 759 units?of life-saving blood which goes to help as many as?2,277 patients!
Congratulations!
?We are on track in 2023 to collect 664 units.?We need more blood donors at each blood drive.
If you think you can't donate:
*donors learn their blood type and where it is used
*donors learn if they have "baby blood" or special blood for sickle cell
*donors can give if they had a tattoo in a shop, studio or parlor
*donors can give if they are on blood pressure or cholesterol meds
*donors can give if they are diabetic
*donors with chronic low iron can take children's vitamins with iron
?It takes 35-40 minutes to give your blood type to someone who needs it
?Thanks for helping us improve our blood donations.
*All donors get a $10 Movie Theater Gift Card.*
August Food Truck Calendar
Scorpion Days
Save the Date! Back to School Summer Rockfest Concert!
Edwards AFB Fall Hiring Fair
Save the Date: 18AUG23, 412th Test Wing Change of Command
Please save the date for an upcoming event at the Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe.
WHAT: 412th Test Wing Change of Command Ceremony
WHEN: Friday, 18 August 2023, 9 a.m.
WHERE: Hangar 1600, Edwards Air Force Base
Presiding Official: Maj. Gen. Evan C. Dertien, Commander, Air Force Test Center
Outbound 412th Test Wing Commander: Brig. Gen. Matthew W. Higer
Inbound 412th Test Wing Commander: Col. Douglas P. Wicker
Tuition Assistance Briefings
Attention Airmen and Guardians!
Want to go to college? Need a TA brief? Edwards AFB is now offering TA briefs on Tuesdays at 0900 and Thursdays at 1300 via Zoom!?
The Zoom link for TUESDAYS at 0900 is?https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1612185292?pwd=ZmUzVjZYb3gzeXZwcUUwL2lrazNIQT09
The Zoom link for THURSDAYS at 1300 is?https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1604912636?pwd=WHZjdmJIQzhqZE14SU5DMFdNYUhwdz09
HARD TALKS - Each Thursday at 1500, Chapel 1 Annex
412 TW Leadership holds small group talks weekly, open to all base personnel.?The form is a safe place to discuss hard issues members are facing, to include dealing with current local/world events or personal issues.?Assisting leadership, members from the Chapel, EO, IG and other helping agencies are in attendance.
Townhall Q & A's
Will there ever be a chance that the speed limits get raised on installation? Rosamond Blvd?
?It's up to you. As soon as we all reliably start driving the current speed limits, I will actually consider raising the speed limits to something that is more appropriate. We will work with SFS to see if there is a decreasing trend in traffic violations in the near future to make that decision. If we all start complying with the rule now, I will trust that we will comply with a future rule. It's up to you.
?What is the procedure regarding snakes and if you get bit?
?Get to an ambulance and get to the nearest hospital ASAP (911).?There is at least one ambulance crew available to get to you on Edwards. They are within small single?digit minutes of any place in the housing area once you make a call.
?If you need to contact a professional to remove a snake contact the following entities:?CE Helpdesk for pest control at (661) 277-3330, Environmental Management at (661) 277-1401 option 3, or if in base housing contact Mayroad Services at (661) 385-6060 option 1.
?Will there be changes to the
telework policies?
?CPO is aware of an updated Telework AFI; however, the HAF Telework
Guide with AFMC and AFTC Supplements is still being coordinated. As of
30 May 2023, all employees will utilize the 25 Jan 2022 supplemental
guidance for telework implementation.?
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1 年Need to give credit to test director/ test pilot Jim Fain, Lt General, USAF-retired and my Test Pilot School Classmate (71B). Yours truly was Chief, AF Tactical Requirements shop, which sponsored Jim’s Single Seat Night Attack briefing to the Air Staff….a briefing that was key to funding the highly successful night attack program, Lantrin, flying 10 years later on F-15E’s and F-16’s in Desert Storm. Lantrin literally took the nights away from the enemy.