AFLCMC commander talks cyber resiliency at symposium

Cyber resiliency, and how to incorporate it into traditional weapon systems, was the topic of this year's New Horizons Symposium keynote speech, March 1.After emphasizing how the Air Force views cyber as a domain, Lt. Gen. John Thompson, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, discussed

Hanscom clinic recognizes Patient Safety Awareness Week

The 66th Medical Squadron will recognize Patient Safety Awareness Week March 14 through 18 to promote patient health care safety to the community. The theme for this year's campaign is "United for Patient Safety.""The purpose of our involvement in Patient Safety Awareness Week again this year is to

Hanscom home to Civil Air Patrol squadron, wing

Members of the Hanscom community ages 12 and older can learn more about aviation and careers in aviation, space or in the military by attending one of the Civil Air Patrol's monthly meetings held here.The Hanscom Composite Squadron is part of the Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol program and

Change your clocks, change your batteries

It's the time of year to "spring forward" and set clocks ahead at 2 a.m. Sunday morning as part of daylight saving time. At the same time, officials from the 66th Air Base Group Fire Prevention Services encourage everyone to change the batteries in all of their home's smoke alarms and carbon

Collaboration key to connectivity

The Satellite Terminal Program Office here recently collaborated with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the MITRE Corp. and industry partners on testing to improve beyond-line-of-sight communications for contested operations.Last year, Hanscom-sponsored engineers began working to demonstrate that a

Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, March 4

Talking small business

MWD teams expand explosive detection capability

Airmen from the 66th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog section, as well as other federal, state and local law enforcement canine teams, participated in a National Odor Recognition Testing pre-test event here March 2 and 3.The two-day training was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol,

FBI launches new awareness program for teens

Today, like never before, violent extremists of all kinds are deliberately targeting our nation's young people with poisonous propaganda, especially in cyberspace, where they are flooding social media with slick recruiting videos and persuasive calls to action. Violent extremist information is only

Junior acquirers share knowledge, experience to address challenges

A group of junior acquisition professionals from across the installation held an event here Feb. 23 to 25 to collaborate on solutions to acquisition challenges.Known throughout the Air Force acquisition community as the Revolutionary Acquisition Techniques Procedures and Collaboration, or RATPAC,