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  • Acquisitions enterprise: Experimentation and agility

    A key leader in Air Force acquisitions testified Jan.7 on Capitol Hill before the House Armed Services Committee on acquisition reform, explaining how the Air Force is improving its acquisitions processes through agility and experimentation.Rich Lombardi, the acting assistant secretary of Air Force

  • Recapitalizing JSTARS: the communication system

    Communication is key.And for the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, its communication component is one of four major areas undergoing a combined multi-billion dollar recapitalization.Since JSTARS's introduction in 1991, Air Force command posts, Army mobile ground

  • Green Dot to roll out across Hanscom, Air Force

    Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service this month when 1,500 Airman implementers, including more than 15 from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.Green Dot prepares organizations to

  • Civil Engineering captures numerous AFMC-level awards

    The 66th Air Base Group Civil Engineering Division here won three team awards and three individual awards at the Air Force Materiel Command Civil Engineer Awards for 2015, command officials announced earlier this month. Winners will now compete at the Air Force level.Hanscom's civil engineers

  • "Super Frenzy" coming to Minuteman Commons

    The 66th Force Support Squadron will host "Super Frenzy" at the Minuteman Commons and Hanscom Lanes for the entire family to watch the big game Feb. 7.The Tavern at the Commons will host guests 18 years and older for a 360-degree game-viewing experience on a large projection screen with a

  • ABG presents quarterly awards

    The 66th Air Base Group recognized their top performers for the fourth quarter during an awards ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center Jan. 12.Lt. Col. David R. Dunklee, 66 ABG commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Patricia L. Hickey presented the awards to each of the winners.Congratulations

  • IRS Form 1095 available on myPay

    All active-duty, Guard, Reserve, retiree and civilian Airmen will need proof of health care coverage when filing their federal tax returns for 2015."This is the first year that Affordable Care Act requires health care validation for filing their taxes and Airmen need this information," said Robert

  • First LCMC Focus Week for 2016 begins Jan. 25

    The first Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Focus Week for 2016 will be Jan. 25 to 29 and offer a variety of courses.Courses will take place on-site or via distance learning through Defense Collaboration Services, or DCS. According to organizers, offerings include a wide range of topics