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Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force located in California. Edwards Air Force Base can be found on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County, more precisely, in the Antelope Valley. Edwards Air Force Base name was inspired by U.S. Air Force test pilot called Glen Edwards who died in 1948 , while he was testing the YB-49 Flying Wing. The base is important for the American history and here, tourists will surely discover interesting things about it.

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Naval Air Weapons Station is located nearby Edwards Air Force Base and is a part of Commander, Navy Region Southwest. Its main purpose is to test and evaluate missions in order to provide weapons. The area covered by the station is home to various animals, including more than 340 species of wildlife, even animals such as burros and wold horses, so if you love nature, this spot is where you have to arrive. In the past, this was the place where the Native American Coso People settled. The station also hosts the Coso Geothermal Field that began producing electricity in 1987.

Coso Rock Art District is located nearby Edwards Air Force Base. The district includes the Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons, which are rock art sites filled with Native American Petroglyphs. It is a very important place that takes us back into the history and tells us a few things about the people and tribes that lived here before.

Rogers Dry Lake is situated within Edwards Air Force Base, United States and is a desert salt pan located in the Mojave Desert of Kern County, California. It is the spot where many of Edwards Air Force Base activities take place and also represents an opportunity to watch dry lakebeds. This lake is very close to Rosamond Lake, which is also very interesting to watch and is located nearby Edwards Air Force Base.