This Week On The Tower
412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base
"The center of the aerospace testing universe"
WEEK OF 1 May
Find out what's happening this week and discover the newest content on Edwards AFB!
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TOP NEWS
Get a never-before-seen inside look at the KC-46 and the aerial refueling mission: the magic of air mobility! Join us as we showcase the aerial refueling mission need, how AR receiver testing takes place, the challenges and unique conditions of this test and the extraordinary partnership behind it all. #mission
Edwards AFB unveiled its new state-of-the-art fitness track at Rosburg Fitness Center, April 25.?The Mondotrack?surface offers a uniform dynamic response and complete control over stride, rhythm and balance for every athlete, professional and amateur alike. The track's backing technology, combined with its maximum energy return, significantly improves athletic performance.?#qualityoflife
Four Air Force pilots remotely flew a Joby electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the company’s Marina, California, manufacturing facility April 20. They were the first Air Force personnel to assume remote pilot-in-command responsibilities and transition flight for the eVTOL, preparing the Air Force for delivery of aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base, California.?#milestone
Just minutes after Finland became a?#NATO?partner, the?United States Air Force Test Pilot School?at Edwards AFB became the first?United States Air Forceorganization to fly a joint-test mission as part of a technical exchange between the?#USAF?& the?Finnish Air Force.
The F-16 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Bahrain team at?Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, celebrated the first Bahrain F-16 Block 70 aircraft to roll off the newly operational Lockheed Martin production line, during a ceremony in Greenville, S.C. The aircraft successfully ferried from Greenville, to Edwards Air Force Base, California, a major milestone for the team as they prepare for flight test.?#test
Millions of military family storytime moments are missed because of military life challenges. These moments of bonding, connection and learning are crucial for military families. To honor the Month of the Military Child, Edwards AFB helped combat this challenge by hosting the United through Reading Mobile Story Station Spring Roadshow at the Base Exchange on Edwards AFB, April 1.?#military
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Gate Closures for Required Preventative Maintenance
There will be Gate Maintenance occurring on Saturday, 6 May 2023, at the West, South, and North Gates (West 0700 to 0830, South 0900 to 1030, and North 1100 to 1230). The shut down is only intermittent and traffic control measures will be in place the entire time at each gate; however, please follow all construction signage, cones, and detours as appropriate. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
REMINDER: AFMC Virtual Spouse and Family Forum -- WEDNESDAY, 1pm ET (10am PST)
Edwards Air Force Base is committed to providing the resources needed for our Airmen and families of our personnel. In a broader initiative, our next Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Virtual Spouse and Family Forum is scheduled for TOMORROW, 3 May, at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PST).?This forum coincides with Military Appreciation Month and focuses on Family Care.?Department of the Air Force experts will be online to share resource updates and answer questions related to Childcare, Eldercare, and the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP).?The EFMP is designed to assist families with unique medical and educational needs.?
?This is the first of three virtual Spouse and Family forums planned for 2023 as part of the AFMC Family Connection initiative to increase communication to, connection with, and the support of families across our Command.?
?The forum will be hosted on ZoomGov and is?open to all military and civilian family members across the enterprise.?Questions will be taken live or can be submitted prior to the event by [email protected].
?AFMC Virtual Spouse and Family Forum Topic: Family Care
Date:?Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Time: 1:00 pm ET (10am PST)
Location:?ZoomGov (Webinar ID:?160 244 0507 /?Passcode:?AFMCFAMILY)
?Please share this opportunity with your spouses and family members.?Thank you for what you do every day, and please pass on my appreciation to your spouses and family members as well!?
?Together we are one AFMC…powering the world’s greatest Air Force!
Edwards AFB 2-Day Blood Drive
Donors will get a $10 Gift Card for anywhere as our thanks.
Every day we deliver 300 + units of life-saving blood to area hospitals and patients and their families are depending on donors like you to give their blood type.?Make an appointment at?www.redcrossblood.org?<https://www.redcrossblood.org>?and enter sponsor code:?chapel1
Thank you for your help in reaching those who can donate.
412 SFS Police Week Event #police
CMSgt Denisha Ward-Swanigan Retirement Ceremony
Brigadier General Matthew Higer Commander, 412th Test Wing cordially invites you and a guest to attend a retirement ceremony in honor of
Chief Master Sergeant Denisha?Ward-Swanigan
Command Chief, 412th Test Wing?
Friday, the?second of June eight o’ clock in the morning
Hangar 1600
300 East Yeager Boulevard
Edwards Air Force Base, California?93524
If unable to attend in person, please access the link below:
Military: Uniform of the Day?
Civilian: Business Casual
STEMtoSky update - call for volunteers
We still need Airmen, both military and civilian,?volunteers!?
Please help us engage with K12 groups and?discuss STEM in the Air Force, STEM careers and pathways, as well as?personal journeys to the STEM role they are in now. This is a great way to?connect your base with the local community as well as reach classrooms
across the nation throughout the month of May! Airmen can register to
volunteer here:?https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/fkmqNeYuLr
There are 3 STEMtoSky virtual panel opportunities for
a range of grade levels:
-Science Fact vs. Science Fiction
May 4th, 1:00pm EST
elementary & middle school
-Women in Aviation Panel
week of May 8-14, date & time TBD
middle & high school
-STEM Careers in the US Air Force Panel
May 19th, 1:30pm EST
middle & high school
K12 groups can find out more information and register to participate on the?STEMtoSky website:
Thanks in advance for any assistance in spreading the word.
Branch Elementary School looking for camp volunteers
Branch Elementary School is looking for male volunteer counselors for their Camp Keep program in Monterey, California for May 8th - May 12th.?LiveScan fingerprints are required and the cost incurred can be reimbursed by the Muroc district.?Please contact Mr. John Siercks at 760-306-4966 immediately for more details on this outreach volunteer opportunity.
APET Rescue Animal Shelter Open Hours/Upcoming Permanent Closing?
Team TCOTATU,
As you may or may not have heard, APET Rescue will unfortunately be closing?its doors by June 1st after 20 years of service to the Edwards Air Force?Base Community.?This was not an easy decision, but due to the upcoming?losses of several key volunteers and leaders, the organization is no longer?sustainable in our mission to provide care to our resident animals.?At this?time, we are no longer taking in animals as we shift our focus to placing as?many of our dogs and cats into loving homes as we can.?We want to thank the?community for all of the support that we have received over the years.?Without your donations and dedicated volunteers to care for and love our?residents, we would have never made it this far!
To help find our animal residents the forever homes they deserve, we will be?holding more open hours, starting this week!?Stop by between 1100-1300 each?day (10-15 April) to meet a new friend. Future open hours for the upcoming?weeks will be posted on our Facebook page.?If you have room in your heart?and home for a new family member, we invite you to come and meet our?wonderful animals.?Of course if you can't make it during these hours,?please email us [email protected]?to schedule an appointment.
We are located at Building 5550 on Forbes Ave, between the Fire Station and?the 412 Medical Group.?To view our current residents, please visit?https://petlover.petstablished.com/organization/948306.?Thank you again for?all of your support across the years, and we hope to see you soon!
With Love,
APET Rescue
Edwards AFB Veterinary Treatment Facility schedule for May
U.S. AIR FORCE SPECIAL OBSERVANCE EVENTS
AFMC Cross-Cultural Mentoring Panel, AANHPIHM #aapiheritagemonth
EDWARDS AFB SPECIAL OBSERVANCE EVENTS
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Opening Ceremony
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month 5K Run/Walk
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Storytime with Mulan
?Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Jeopardy
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Closing Ceremony
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Special Observance Month in May - Call for Volunteers
Aloha and Kumusta,
The Theme for 2023 AANHPI is:?"Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity."
The Opening Ceremony will be on 5 May 2023, 1000, at AFP 42 Bldg 553-D;?Closing Ceremony will be 24 May, 1100 at Arnold Park, Edwards AFB.
In preparation to celebrate AANHPI in May, we are inviting all Booster Clubs?at EAFB and Plant 42 to promote and fundraise for their Club to make AANHPI?celebration month an enjoyable, family oriented, and diverse cultural?experience for our community.?We would like to Team up with you to schedule and prepare the?necessary paper works for your fundraising .??
?Please call (661-275-9317) [email protected]?<mailto:[email protected]> .??
To anyone who knows how or knows of someone that can perform Asian Cultural?Dances, Musicians & Singers/Artists, please let them know we would like to?hear from them in hoping they will share their talents.??
Examples:
????????-Taiko Drummers???????-Dragon Dancers?????Bharatnatyam Dancers
????????-Tinikling Dancers???????-Xoe Dancers?????????Polynesian Dancers
To our Active Members, Civilians, especially our Veterans who served tour of?duty in the Pacific Rim, to include Southeast and Southwest Asia.?Come?and join us during the month of May and celebrate.?We are working on events?that will be fun and enjoyable for all.
Very Respectfully,
Hermes Rommel DePaz
2023 AANHPI Coordinator
AFP 42 BI/UPC
Bldg 552, Palmdale CA
Office no:?661-275-9317
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