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A Dutch F-35A Lightning II will Royal Netherlands Air Force photograph
CCAF cutoff date for April touch down on home soil for the
graduation ¿UVWWLPHIRUHQYLURQPHQWDOFRPSDW- Two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs take off from Edwards AFB. The Dutch stood
ibility trials this spring according to XSWKHLU¿UVW)XQLW1XPEHU6TXDGURQLQVSHFL¿FDOO\WRFRQGXFWRSHUDWLRQDOWHVWLQJDQG
The Community College of the Air a Royal Netherlands Air Force re- evaluation at Edwards.
Force April 2016 cutoff date for gradu- lease.
ation is Feb. 26, 2016. To be considered
for graduation in the April class, CCAF The F-35 will conduct several
must receive all documentation (i.e. low-altitude circuits, take-offs and
transcripts, CLEP scores, etc.) for degree landings at both Leeuwarden Air
candidate submissions on or before this Base and Volkel Air Base, where
date. Students must also be enrolled in the aircraft will eventually be based.
the degree program NLT Feb. 26. Nomi-
nations for students in which all docu- The RNLAF plans to replace its
ments are received by the Feb. 26 cutoff OHJDF\)$%ÀHHWZLWKDPLQL-
date may be initiated through March 6 to mum of 37 F-35s, split between the
meet the April 2016 class cutoff. two bases. An F-16 will accompany
the F-35 during the trials in May or
For more information, call the Educa- June, to provide comparison data on
tion Center staff at 661-277-2713. the level of noise generated by the
two aircraft, and its possible impact
Release of student data on nearby communities, according
to the release.
Important information on the Release
of Confidential Student Data is now 7KH¿UVW'XWFK)XQLW1XP-
available at www.Muroc.k12.ca.us. The ber 323 Squadron, is currently un-
Release of Student Data pertains to all dertaking operational test and eval-
California students since Jan. 1, 2008. It uation at Edwards AFB, Calif. Air-
is important that you read the message ¿HOGWULDOVZLOOEHJLQLQHDUQHVWQH[W
carefully as the deadline for taking action year ahead of the aircraft permanent
is April 1, 2016. Current/former students relocation to the Netherlands in
who are 18 or older are responsible for 2019, according to the RNLAF.
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of data. For more information, call Donna IDAHO, from 1 Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Evans
Eichling at 661-277-2456.
sor information, network-enabled opera- Maj. Ethan Sabin, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron assistant director of operations,
Blood drive tions and advanced sustainment. settles into the cockpit of an F-35A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Feb. 12, 2016.
Sabin is assigned to the 31st TES at Edwards AFB. The 31st TES is part of the 53rd Wing,
The American Red Cross is looking for %\YDOLGDWLQJWKHDLUFUDIW¶VSUR¿FLHQFLHV headquartered at Elgin AFB, Fla.
volunteers and donors for the blood drive during this deployment test, policy makers
coming up March 2. The blood drive runs will be able to make informed decisions
9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Chapel 1 Annex. about the readiness of the F-35A toward
Being a blood donor is a great way to give IOC. More importantly, White explained,
back to the community and save lives. If these tests ensure our brothers and sisters
you think you or someone you know is make it home safely from their missions.
willing to donate blood or volunteer at
this or other blood drives that take place As the largest Department of Defense ac-
RQWKH¿UVW:HGQHVGD\RIHYHU\PRQWK quisition program in history, the thorough
contact Senior Airman Dominique Lyles testing of the aircraft and its supporting in-
at dominique.lyles@us.af.mil. frastructure is immensely important, White
explained.
Breakfast at Club Muroc
“With the massive investment and
Beginning March 1, Club Muroc will planned longevity of this program, it’s en-
start serving breakfast 6:30-10 a.m., tirely possible that our sons and daughters
Monday-Friday, and all day (10 a.m.-8 ZLOOÀ\WKH>-RLQW6WULNH)LJKWHU@LQIXWXUH
p.m.), Saturdays and Sundays. The new wars. Simply put, we have to get this right,”
menu includes traditional breakfast items he said.
and meals, including omelets, burritos,
DQGFKLFNHQDQGZDIÀHV)RUPRUHLQIRU- So far the testing is going better than ex-
mation, call 661-275-CLUB. pected; the results have been very satisfying
from a test and pilot perspective, Marshall
said. With a few lessons already learned, the
pilot hopes to continue to have successes
during the deployment test.

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