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Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAA LID: EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County , but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County .
On 1 March 1978, the 6510th Test Wing was established and activated at Edwards Air Force Base, California as part of a re-organization of units at Edwards by Air Force Systems Command. The 6510th assumed the flying mission of the Air Force Flight Test Center, which was established in June 1951. The new wing had a long, established history at ...
Also, a strong aviation, space, and military industry is present, such as Edwards Air Force Base, the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, and the Mojave Air and Space Port. With a population that is 54.9% Hispanic as of 2020, Kern is California's third-most populous majority-Hispanic county and the sixth-largest nationwide. [7]
Edwards Air Force Base — in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert, in Southern California. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Edwards (formerly, Muroc and Wherry Housing) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. [1]It is located 16 miles (26 km) east-southeast of Mojave, [3] about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lancaster, 15 miles (24 km) east of Rosamond, and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of California City at an elevation of 2,356 feet (718 m).
On 1 July 1986 the squadron was re-activated as the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Its mission was to support the General Dynamics FB-111 medium bomber for Strategic Air Command and to test modifications and upgrades prior to the changes being sent to field units. [ 7 ]
The following is a list of airports in Kern County, California: ... see also Edwards Air Force Base, landing site for the North American X-15 and Space Shuttle, ...
On August 7, 2020, J G Contracting of Nipomo, California, received a contract for maintenance, repair, and construction at U.S. Air Force facilities at Plant 42. [5] On August 31, 2021, KAL Architects of Irvine, California, received a five-year contract for architect and engineering services at Plant 42. [6]