This Week On The Tower
412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base
"The center of the aerospace testing universe"
WEEK OF 24 April
Find out what's happening this week and discover the newest content on Edwards AFB!
WORK AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE
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2023 Edwards Air Force Base Summer Employment Program
~ Temporary jobs for the Summer Employment Program- Located at Edwards AFB
~ Use this opportunity to gain marketable skills ~ Earn $$$ while enjoying your Summer Vacation
~ Visit the USAJobs website at:?https://www.usajobs.gov
?-- Clerical (GS-02, 03 and 04)
-- Engineering Technician (GS-04)
--General Laborer (WG-02)
?Announcements Open: 17 March 2023 Close: 14 April 2023
?~ Job opportunities include:
Clerk, GS-02?https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/712830700
Clerk, GS-03?https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/712738800
Clerk, GS-04?https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/713211000
Engineering Tech, GS-04
Laborer, WG-02?https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/712788400
2023 USC Summer Scholarship for High School Students of Military Families
USC is proud to sponsor scholarships for the 2023 USC Summer Programs.?The merit-based scholarships are open to high school students in the 10th?or 11th?grade of active military families.??
?Highly-motivated high school students of active families in the military can apply to receive a full scholarship to attend the rigorous USC Summer Programs, 4-Week college credit program. The scholarship covers the entire tuition and fees, airfare, ground transportation, room and board, and course materials.
?Please share this valuable opportunity with any current 10th or 11th-grade student who has at least a 3.5 GPA and is the dependent of an active U.S. military service member, reservist, or guard to apply online today!
?REGISTER/LOG IN:?https://usc.smapply.io
?If you have any questions regarding this scholarship opportunity, please contact our office at?summer@usc.edu,?(ATTN: Military Scholarship).
TOP NEWS
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
Winter is finally over and Spring has arrived!?Despite the cold mornings or the blustery winds we have battled, the weather is definitely turning warmer.?Just like the things we do every year at home, clearing winter debris blown into our yards or removing dead plants and weeds, at Edwards AFB we have an annual event known as “Spring Clean-Up Weekâ€.?#spring
For more Edwards AFB headlines, visit?www.edwards.af.mil/news
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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
Edwards AFB Load Crew of the Quarter Competiton
The 412th MXG Weapons Standardization section is proud to announce the
Edwards AFB Load Crew of the 1st Quarter Competition on Friday 28 April 2023
@ 1200 in Hangar 1830.
You're encouraged to cheer on your F-16, F-22 and F-35 weapons load crews as
they battle head-to-head for the Weapons Load Crew Championship belt!
领英推è
Print and share the attached flyer with your teams and we will see you
there!
Please bring hearing protection, as a limited amount of hearing protection
is on hand.
Questions? Call Weapons Standardization at 7-4895.
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 at?apetadoptions@gmail.com?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
April Food Truck Calendar
U.S. AIR FORCE SPECIAL OBSERVANCE EVENTS
EDWARDS AFB SPECIAL OBSERVANCE EVENTS
Month of the Military Child Events
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Opening 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) or?email?hermes.depaz@us.af.mil?<mailto:hermes.depaz@us.af.mil> .??
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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