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  • ALS Class 15E graduates

    Enlisted members from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard accomplished the first step in professional training, development and schooling of service members in the armed forces during an Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony at the Minuteman Commons July 31.The school is an Air Force

  • Air Force promotes fatigue countermeasures

    Human fatigue results from sleep deprivation. Fatigue has become a growing concern in the Air Force as sustained and continuous operations, along with global deployments, are stretching the ability of our forces to meet growing mission demands. Some Airmen may question whether fatigue is really a

  • Hanscom awards contract to improve deployable landing system capabilities

    Hanscom Air Force Base recently awarded a $18,400,000 contract to Thales Defense & Security, Inc., for two deployable instrument landing systems. D-ILS will improve the Air Force's ability to provide precision approach and landing guidance in austere conditions.The D-ILS will be able to provide

  • AFLCMC-Hanscom August promotions

    Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron recently announced the names of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Hanscom Airmen scheduled for promotion to the next highest rank in August.Congratulations to the following promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Senior AirmanMax N. Leonov,

  • AWACS reservists team up with E-3 program managers

    For the first time in the history of the E-3 Sentry, reservists from the 513th Air Control Group invited E-3 program managers from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., on board to showcase the Block 40/45 upgrade during a training mission on July 19.The program managers, who are responsible for upgrades

  • Deployers, families recognized during heroes' homecoming

    More than 80 military and civilian personnel who returned home from deployment in the past year, along with their families, were recognized here by the workforce, senior leadership and local and state community leaders, July 23.Dubbed Hanscom Heroes Homecoming, the once-a-year event included a

  • New interrogation system installed on AWACS, more in pipeline

    Out with the old, in with the new -- at least that's the case for the existing interrogation system found on E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.The AWACS Next Generation Identification Friend or Foe program office from Hanscom AFB recently completed the first installation of the

  • AF continues to work with DOD, OPM on cybersecurity incident

    The Air Force maintains its commitment to protect personal information from cyber threats by continuing efforts with the Defense Department and the Office of Personnel Management to assist those impacted by the recent cyber incident involving federal background investigation data.OPM and an