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  • ESC efforts help ensure safe delivery of supplies

    An Electronic Systems Center program to ensure cargo airdrops can be redirected in flight recently had its first mission in an area of operations. The Dynamic Retasking Capability (DRC) Urgent Operational Need (UON) system allows for C-17 or C-130J aircraft to have threat awareness, weather

  • Firefighters travel to Logan to train with live fire

    The heat was on when 10 members of the Hanscom Fire Department traveled to Logan International Airport June 19 to fulfill an annual Federal Aviation Administration training requirement simulating an aircraft incident.Crews battled an aircraft fuselage burning with jet fuel using a water fog stream

  • Summer safety tips on grilling, fireworks

    The Fourth of July is a time to celebrate a patriotic parade in the morning, a barbecue with friends and family in the afternoon and a fireworks display at dusk.However, before cookouts are planned, the Hanscom Fire Department reminds base housing residents to always use proper grilling procedures

  • Kids take base security seriously

    When three Hanscom youth noticed a potential security situation along a portion of the perimeter fence, they immediately took action to make sure it was corrected. Christopher Douglas, 11, Ashton Laflamme, 11, and Nicholas Reid, 10, were playing outside the evening of June 13 in the Musket Meadows

  • AFMC ready to transition to 5-Center construct

    With three major milestones complete, Air Force Materiel Command officials are ready to consolidate the number of centers as part of its command-wide transition to the 5-Center construct.Centers will be activated at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and Tinker AFB, Okla., in the coming weeks. At Edwards

  • Team effort helps MWD prepare to retire

    With the help of the 66th Security Forces Squadron, 66th Medical Squadron Dental Clinic and U.S. Army Veterinary Treatment Facility, one of Hanscom's military working dogs will retire as a healthy and happy canine. Staff Sgt. Joseph Teresi, MWD Bret's handler, worked with the dog for two and half

  • ESC working to provide upgrades for U.S. and NATO AWACS aircraft

    The Electronic Systems Center recently negotiated an undefinitized contract action, or UCA, with the Boeing Company on a cooperative program between NATO and the United States to upgrade the flight deck avionics on the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. The action moves the

  • Old Sturbridge Village offers flags, support for military

    A favorite annual tradition at Old Sturbridge Village is the "planting" of a patriotic Field of Flags between Memorial Day and Independence Day to celebrate United States history. This year, each donation of $25 to the village's Field of Flags will sponsor a free visit to the museum for active