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  • 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

  • Motorcycle rider courses offered to Airmen

    The Air Force has experienced 13 motorcycle related fatalities since Oct. 1, 2014 - the same number as it did all of last fiscal year. In an effort to ensure that number doesn't increase, Air Force officials are reminding riders that they must attend mandatory initial or refresher motorcycle

  • Behavioral health services offered at base clinic

    A new program allows clinic patients here to receive behaviorally-based assistance through education, skill-building, self-management and home-based strategies, 66th Medical Squadron officials announced recently.The Behavioral Health Optimization program is a resource available to active duty and

  • New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility

    New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.The command's new mission statement is succinct but declarative: "deliver and support agile war-winning

  • GPS technology helps Hanscom improve air traffic management

    As the 20th anniversary of Global Positioning System, or GPS, technology is this month, the Aerospace Management Systems Division here explains how the technology enables their work enhancing performance and safety of air traffic management."The biggest improvement that GPS technology brought to air