Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation located in Kern County in southern California, about northeast of Lancaster and east of Rosamond. It is the home of the Air Force Test Center, Air Force Test Pilot School, and NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. It is the Air Force Materiel Command center for conducting and supporting research and development of flight, as well as testing and evaluating aerospace systems from concept to combat. It also hosts many test activities conducted by America's commercial aerospace industry. Previously known as Muroc Air Force Base,
Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force Passenger Services"). The following units are based at Galeão Air Force Base: Subordinated to the command of the 5th Air Force (V FAe), which is dedicated to Transport Aviation: Subordinated to the command of the 3rd Regional Air Force Command (III COMAR): Additionally, the "Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial do Galeão" (BINFAE-GL), an Infantry Battalion of the Brazilian Air Force that guards the Base, is also based at Galeão Air Force Base. The base is located 20 km from Rio de Janeiro downtown in the district of Governador Island. Galeão Air Force Base Galeão