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Briefs Rocket Site employee chosen as AFMC
nominee for the 2015 NDIA tester
New hours at VCC
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Effective March 21, new hours at the ratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, was 863DFL¿F&RPPDQG¶VVHUYLFHOLIHIRUWKH
Visitor Control Center will be from 7 a.m.- selected as the Air Force Materiel Command ,QWHUFRQWLQHQWDO%DOOLVWLF0LVVLOHÀHHWDG- Wayne Nelson was selected as the Air Force
4 p.m., Monday-Friday. nominee for the 2015 National Defense In- vancements in next generation hypersonic Materiel Command nominee for Civilian
dustrial Association Civilian Tester of the weapon technology, and viability of new 7HVWHU RI WKH <HDU IRU WKH 1DWLRQDO
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tors will be unable to retrieve a pass until 7
a.m. and ONLY at the VCC. Nelson is a rocket test engineer assigned “This outstanding accomplishment once
to the Experimental Demonstration Branch DJDLQUHÀHFWVWKHDPD]LQJTXDOLW\RISHUVRQ-
Do not attept to get passes from the West DW$)5/KHUH nel we have in the Aerospace Systems Di-
Gate before the VCC opens as you will be UHFWRUDWH´VDLG&RO-RHO/XNHU$)5/$HUR-
turned around to the VCC parking lot due Nominees must have continually accom- space Systems Directorate, acting director.
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tributed to, or directly supported, test and Each year NDIA recognizes the outstand-
The North and South Gate will remain evaluation activities during calendar year ing government civilian, contractor, and mil-
unchanged with exception of visitors that 2015. itary testers from the Army, Navy, Air Force,
have not been pre-vetted. If visitors have 0DULQH&RUSVDQG2I¿FHRIWKH6HFUHWDU\RI
not been pre-vetted, they will have to wait “We can all take great pride in your Defense at their annual Test and Evaluation
until the VCC opens in order to process a SURIHVVLRQDOLVPDQGFRQWULEXWLRQVWR54 Symposium.
criminal history background check. $)5/DQGWKH$LU)RUFH´VDLG0DM*HQ
7KRPDV0DVLHOOR$LU)RUFH5HVHDUFK/DER- According to their website, The National
The VCC reminds all users with govern- ratory commander. Defense Industrial Association is America’s
ment computer access to submit sponsor- leading Defense Industry association pro-
ship requests through the SharePoint site Nelson began testing rockets and missiles moting national security. NDIA provides a
by going to https://cs.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/ in 2012. Assigned to the Experimental Dem- forum for the exchange of information be-
edwards/VCC/default.aspx from a govern- onstration Branch, Nelson took a prominent tween industry and government on national
ment computer. role in directing four full-scale rocket dem- security issues.
onstrations, two facility buildups, and 20
To have visitors pre-vetted, ensure both subscale tests. Outcomes applied to real-
the driver’s license and date of birth is in-
cluded. Incorrect information will delay Edwards Air Force Base Driver Speeding & Privilege Suspension Tracker
vetting for your visitor and may result in
you having to physically come to the gate The 412th Security Forces Squadron issued eight speeding citations and processed three base driving suspensions from March 7-13,
after hours. 2016.

For more information, call 661-277- Below is a breakdown of the violations:
8221.
8 speeding violations cited for MPH over posted speed limit
Clinic closure
01 – 10 11 – 15 16 – 20 21 – 24 25+
The 412th Medical Group Immunization
Clinic will be closed 11 a.m.-noon, Monday, -0- -3- -4- -0- -1-
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, the week of
March 21-25. The clinic staff apologizes for 3 new drivers with suspended privileges (new)
any inconvenience the closure causes. For
more information, call 661-277-3427. 10 days 15 days 30 days 45 days 90 days 365 days 730 days
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Electric cars -0- -2- -0- -0- (one year) (two years)
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prices, electric cars are rising in popular- 26 drivers whose base-driving privileges are suspended (total)
ity. According to Bloomberg, electric cars
sales increased by 60 percent worldwide in 15 days 30 days 45 days 90 days 180 days 365 days 730 days 1,095 days
2015. And with options ranging from plug-
in hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt or BMW (6 months) (one year) (two years) (three years)
i8 to pure electrics like the Nissan Leaf or -19-
Tesla Model S, consumers have exciting -2- -0- -0- -2- -1- -0- -2-
choices. However, as attractive as these au-
tomobile choices are, charging personally Per AFI 31-218 and EAFBI 31-218, a DD Form 1408 Armed Forces traffic tickets (no-fine) are issued to military members. Military
owned electric vehicles using government members receiving 1408s are subject to Uniform Code of Military Justice action. A U.S. District Court Violation Notice (USDCVN)
electricity is not allowed. Doing so is akin (a fine) is issued to all civilians, dependents, and retirees. If issued a USDCVN, violators may be required to be present at Magistrate
Court in Bakersfield, Calif., receive traffic violation points against their state-issued driver’s license, and potentially receive
See BRIEFS, Page 5 suspension of on-base driving privileges.

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