Recapitalizing JSTARS: the radar

For more than two decades, the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System has provided valuable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to commanders by detecting, locating and tracking enemy ground forces from afar.Identified as the Service's fourth largest acquisition

Team Hanscom quarterly award winners announced

More than 40 nominees were recognized Jan. 22 during the Team Hanscom Fourth Quarter Awards Ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center.Nominees were from the 319th Recruiting Squadron, 66th Air Base Group, Battle Management and C3I and Networks Directorates, Joint Personal Property Shipping Office

First cyberspace weapon system attains full operational capability status

A major milestone was achieved on Jan. 7 when the Air Force Intranet Control Weapon System became the first cyberspace weapon system to reach FOC status.Achieving FOC means the AFINC weapon system is fully capable to serve as the top-level defensive boundary and entry point for all network traffic

Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, Jan. 22

MDS earns The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval

The 66th Medical Squadron here was recently accredited by The Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Care Medical Home organization.The Hanscom clinic announced it earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance

AFLCMC-Hanscom employee gaining industry perspective

A C3I and Networks Directorate program manager is in the midst of a career-broadening look at industry during a ten-month Education With Industry tour at Raytheon in Marlborough, Massachusetts.Christopher Lind, who is in his fifth month in the program, said the experience provides a different

Free tax services available to military members, families

With the holidays now over, service members and their families might start looking toward another annual event, albeit one that generally garners far less excitement -- filing taxes.The Defense Department wants service members and their families to know they can get free tax consultations and

Recapitalizing JSTARS: the airframe

Of all the components going into the new JSTARS weapon system, the most noticeable -- at least at a glance -- is the airframe.For the past two years, a specialized team at Hanscom AFB has been hard at work researching and learning about the various aircraft in today's marketplace -- all in an effort

Battle Management announces fourth quarter award winners

Col. Dale VanDusen, Battle Management deputy program executive officer, announced earlier this month the directorate's top performers for the fourth quarter."As one of the largest PEO Directorates, our winners are outstanding among a very large pool of talent and contributions," VanDusen wrote in an

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