Base Name: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE
Service: Air Force
Description: Edwards Air Force Base is located on the western edge of the Mojave Desert, where Rogers dry lakebed has served as a large safety net for flight testing for the past eight decades. From the Bell XP-59 Airacomet to the Bell X-1, the NASA Space Shuttle, the B-2 Bomber, the F-22, the Predator, and currently the F-35 have all been proven through rigorous testing at Edwards.
State/country: CALIFORNIA
Population: 2,131 active duty, 2,792 dependents
Zip: 93524
City/metro: Kern County
Phone Numbers:
- Main Phone: (661) 277-0723, DSN 312-527-0723
- Information and referral services: (661) 277-0723, DSN 312-527-0723
- Housing: (661) 277-4506, DSN 312 527-0453
- Child care: (661) 275-8687, DSN 312-525-8687
- Schools: (661) 277-2456, DSN 312-527-2456
- Youth services: (661) 277-5437, DSN 312-525-5437
- Family: (661) 277-0723, DSN 312-527-0723
- Temporary lodging: (661) 275-7666, DSN 312-527-7666
- Health care: (661) 277-7118/275-6877/(866) 535-4137, DSN 312-527-7118
- Commissary number: (661) 277-4589, DSN 312-527-2336
- Exchange number: (661) 258-1078, DSN 312-527-8132
Museum: Air Force Flight Test Museum (661) 277-8050
Chaplain: (661) 277-5080/2110/3040, DSN 312-527-5080