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Volume 63, Number 23 Serving the community of Edwards Air Force Base, California December 4, 2015

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Edwards assists in president’s Paris visit

The 412th Logistics and Readi- C-5 Super Galaxy cargo plane
ness Squadron responded to a hot from Travis Air Force Base, Ca-
tasker issued straight from the top. lif., and loaded it with three empty
R-11 fuel trucks Nov. 23.
Edwards AFB was called upon
by the Air Force to assist with Although the mission did not
President Barack Obama’s trip to specify what the fuel trucks
Paris, France. He arrived in Paris would be used for, it’s possible
this past weekend for the 2015 they could have be used to fuel
United Nations Climate Change Air Force One or other executive
Conference. transports.

The tasking was for Edwards to Obama has since left Paris and
provide three fuel trucks for the the fuel trucks are scheduled to be
president’s visit, which had to be returned to their home in the High
in place, in Paris, on Thanksgiv- Desert soon.
ing Day.
See PARIS, Page 5
The 412th LRS scheduled a

Air Force photographs by Ethan Wagner

Above: The purpose of the deployment tasking was to assist President Barack Obama’s visit to Paris for the
2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The fuel trucks could be used to refuel the president’s plane,
Air Force One. Left: A C-5 Super Galaxy cargo plane from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., landed at Edwards AFB
to be loaded with three fuel trucks belonging to the 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron Nov. 23, 2015. The
purpose of the deployment tasking was to assist President Barack Obama’s visit to Paris for the 2015 United
Nations Climate Change Conference. The fuel trucks could be used to refuel to refuel the president’s plane, Air
Force One.

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by Rebecca Amber
Staff writer

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swered that question during their
open house Nov. 30. Visitors were According to Eyles, the monthly
invited to a hot dog lunch and en- fee provides access to “low cost
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the average rental costs elsewhere.
A tour of the facility included the
classroom used for instruction and The Edwards Aero Club offers
safety meetings, the club’s simu-
lator, and a trip outside to see the See AERO, Page 4
airplanes.

Silke Eyles, Edwards AFB Aero
Club manager, was on hand to an-
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To join the Aero Club, new
members pay a one-time initiation
fee to enter the Aero Club systems
and then a $25 a month fee that

Air Force photographs by Rebecca Amber

Right: Attendees of the Aero Club Open House got up close looks at the
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