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Edwards AFB December 16, 2020 (Courtesy image) The safety of test operations is vital as ever during the COVID-19 pandemic and the creativity and spirit of ingenuity from Air Force Test Center units persevered. Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., personnel and teams garnered five of the command-level awards. Congratulations to the safety individuals and organizations recognized at the Air Force Materiel Command level. AFMC Flight Safety Achievement Award:  96 Test Wing/Flight Safety (SEF), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th TW Flight Safety office simultaneously supported three F-22 safety ...

>> as the government shutdown continues, both sides have pointed to its effect on the military as a reason that it needs to come to an end. now the military will be impacted in a variety of ways. u.s. troops, u.s. uniform personnel, will continue to perform their duties both here at home and overseas. but if the shutdown continues to the next pay period, those troops, including those in combat, will not be paid. death benefits to be paid potentially to fallen service members' families could potentially be achbled as well by a shutdown. about 50% to 75% of the department of defense's civilian w...

Will not come into work that can affect contracting. it can affect other maintenance programs. something very big concern to the secretary of defense, james mattis. reserve training will be canceled as well. all these things having an effect. not necessarily on active military operations, but lot of the support services which is why secretary of defense mattis said a shutdown would have a terrible impact on the united states military and the department of defense. but u.s. troops around the world would continue performing their jobs. back to you. >> all right, thank you for the reporting. >> a...

Know, by maintenance programs, both electronically and by maintenance folks on the ground. >> so as a pilot you basically give a once-over, you eyeball the aircraft, you walk around it, but you're depending on the maintenance teams to do their regular maintenance? >> yeah, and a lot of this stuff in an engine is not visible, especially that size, anderson. >> you'd have to open up the cells to do that. >> go ahead, david, you were saying you'd have to open up the engine itself? >> yeah, you'd have to open the cells to see that. as les was saying, you have the fire extinguisher system that's de...

Things on the engine other than visually when one of the crew members will walk around the airplane. engines are continuously monitored all the time, you know, by maintenance programs, both electronically and by maintenance folks on the ground. >> so as a pilot you basically give a once-over, you eyeball the aircraft, you walk around it, but you're depending on the maintenance teams to do their regular maintenance? >> yeah, and a lot of this stuff in an engine is not visible, especially that size, anderson. >> you'd have to open up the cells to do that. >> go ahead, david, you were saying you'...