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  • DoD recognizes top performers in getting gear to warfighters

    Getting top-notch gear to warfighters in the most cost-effective and efficient manner is what the American public expects of defense contractors.Some do that very well, and others not as well as they should, say top Defense Department officials who oversee delivery of such gear.One way the military

  • ABG announces annual award winners

    The 66th Air Base Group named their annual award winners during an awards banquet Feb. 6 at the Minuteman Commons. More than 200 members of the group, including friends and family, attended the ceremony.Col. Michael A. Vogel, 66 ABG commander, and Hanscom Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Poling

  • vESD 2.0 rolls out Air Force wide

    A brand new version of the Virtual Enterprise Service Desk (version 2.0) is now available on unclassified computer desktops on the Air Force network.The vESD is an application on the desktop that empowers computer users to resolve minor information technology issues on their own, no longer requiring

  • New Horizons to take place March 3 to 4

    This year's New Horizons Symposium will be held March 3 to 4 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass.Sponsored by the Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, the event allows for interaction between government, industry and academia.Lt. Gen. John

  • Air Base Group gains four new AFSO Green Belts

    Four members of the 66th Force Support Squadron here recently received their Air Force Smart Operations Green Belt certification.With this certification, Marsha Hamel, Marjorie Hobbs, Michael Mosher and Matthew West can assist serviced 66th Air Base Group and Hanscom program executive offices with

  • Preventing Burns

    As part of Burn Awareness Week recognized earlier this month, the 66th Civil Engineering Division Fire Emergency Services team is providing safety information relating to scald burns for the community.Scald injuries are painful and require prolonged treatment. They may result in lifelong scarring

  • AFMC's enlisted Airmen honor commander with Order of the Sword

    In an event steeped in medieval symbolism and military tradition, Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger was inducted into the AFMC Order of the Sword during a ceremony Feb. 5, 2015, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.The Order of the Sword is the highest honor the

  • Air Force Medicine: A Vision for the Future

    The United States Air Force's core missions are air and space superiority, ISR (intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance), rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control. These are almost identical (but in different terms) to the missions the USAF had in 1947. But we now do these

  • Air Force presents FY16 budget request: JSTARS recap funding on tap

    The Air Force presented its fiscal year 2016 President's Budget request Feb. 2, following the Defense Department and sister services budget briefings.The Air Force fiscal year 2016 budget request supports the defense strategy and combatant commander requirements. It continues readiness recovery,

  • Global ASNT moves past preliminary design review

    Recently, the Global ASNT program office -- which is responsible for acquiring and sustaining nuclear command, control and communications terminals - completed their preliminary design review, gaining ground within the first of three incremental phases. "The program is progressing right on