Edwards Air Force Base
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Key facts
- Type
- US Air Force Base
- Owner
- Department of Defense
- Operator
- US Air Force
- Controlled by
- Air Force Materiel Command
- Condition
- Operational
- Website
- edwards .af .mil
- Built
- 1933 ( 1933 ) (as Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range)
- In use
- 1933 – present
- Current commander
- Thomas M. Tauer
- Garrison
- 412th Test Wing
- Identifiers
- IATA : EDW, ICAO : KEDW, FAA LID : EDW, WMO : 723810
- Elevation
- 704.3 metres (2,311 ft) AMSL
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Other airfield facilities 1x V/STOL pad Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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. The hub of the base is Edwards, California. Established in the 1930s as Muroc Field, the facility was renamed Muroc Army Airfield and then Muroc Air Force Base before its final renaming in 1950 for World War II USAAF veteran and test pilot Capt. Glen Edwards.
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