Mystery Theatre

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Fritz Fontaine (left), played by Capt. Dave Alpar, Air Force Band of Liberty commander, looks away as Henry Figgins (center), portrayed by Col. Charles Thompson, 66th Air Base Wing vice commander, keeps interrupting Detective Mamet, played by Col. William Leister, 950th Electronic Systems Group/EW division chief, in the stage play “Murder Me Always.” The performance, directed by Col. Bill Cooley, 350th Electronic Systems Group commander, and his wife, Janet, was performed at the Minuteman Club as part of the Murder Mystery night sponsored by the Hanscom Spouses Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

ESC, FAA meet

Officials from the Electronic Systems Center and the Federal Aviation Administration discuss mutual interests during a meeting at Hanscom AFB, Mass., Jan. 29. The participants (from left) included George Mikulanicz of ESC Engineering, Murray Daniels of Engineering, Jesse Wijntjes, FAA National Airspace System chief architect, Dr. Tim Rudolph, ESC chief technology officer, Sabrina Saunders-Hodge, FAA Research Partnership Group manager, Diana Takata, Next Generation Air Transportation System acting chief architect, and (not pictured) Lt. Col. Mark Coluzzi, ESC’s AFRL liaison, and Guy St. Sauveur of ESC’s 653d Electronic Systems Wing. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Rick Berry)

Readiness Exercise

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Hanscom firefighter Eric Naylor operates the Jaws of Life to rescue a passenger from one of two vehicles involved in a “staged” two car collision here. The rescue was one of three Base Readiness Exercise scenarios conducted as part of the three day base readiness exercise conducted Jan. 19 to 21. Firefighters Andrew Lebel and Patrick Kelly (background) provide line support during the operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

MLK commemoration

Nearly 50 years after it was originally delivered, Tim Martin, 66th Security Forces Squadron administrative assistant to the commander, performs Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech for the Hanscom community at a commemoration service, held at the Base Chapel on Jan. 15. Dr. King delivered the speech, arguably his most famous, on August 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C., as part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a peaceful civil rights demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

66 SFS augmentee training

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- At a 66th Security Forces Squadron augmentee training class, held Jan. 12, 1st Lt. Lex Parker (left), 951st Electronic Systems Group, prepares to execute an open mode reaction side strike. Tech. Sgt. Wayne Griggs and Airman 1st Class Ronald Ashley (right), 66 SFS, hold protective padding and provide students with feedback. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

Jan. 2010 Education Fair

Airman 1st Class Patryk Podsiadlo and A1C Kari Snyder from the 66th Medical Group, discuss education options with J. Gerard Keegan, Boston University Metropolitan College assistant professor, at the Hanscom Education and Training Center's Education Fair, held Jan. 14 at the Minuteman Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)