AFITC 2012 canceled

Due to budgetary concerns, the 2012 Air Force Information Technology Conference (AFITC) has been canceled.Held annually in Montgomery, Ala., this year's conference was scheduled to be held Aug. 27-29. The principal driver for the cancellation is the travel cost for Air Force and government

Career comes "full circle" for retiring colonel

As Col. Stacy McNutt, Battle Management deputy director, prepares to retire from the Air Force, she is pleased to be finishing that work at Hanscom. "It brings my career full circle," she said. In her current assignment, she added, she's had the privilege to work with people that she originally

Hanscom Inn receiving upgrades

The Hanscom Inn recently completed a "whole room upgrade" renovation project to guest rooms in Buildings 1414 and 1427 that included new furniture, carpeting and high-definition televisions along with many other improvements.The project, part of an Air Force funded lodging five year plan, is just

Aerospace Sustainment Directorates to play big role in AFLCMC

Ask anyone associated with the planning effort to standup the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and they will agree on one thing: It isn't easy.The concept of creating a single organization responsible for cradle to grave weapon system management has been proposed before, but not fully

Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, May 30

Youth Employment Skills program

A new program allows high school-aged dependents of active duty Air Force members, or others qualified under Title 10, to earn money for future education while learning valuable work skills and serving their base communities.The Youth Employment Skills (YES) Program is an on-base youth volunteer

State health officials urge residents to take precautions against tick bites and Lyme disease this spring

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is encouraging residents to stay vigilant against tick bites when they're outdoors this spring and summer. Ticks are present in the environment anytime temperatures are above freezing, but they're especially active as temperatures get warmer in spring

Annual ‘Volunteer Salute’ to be held June 13

The 2012 Hanscom Volunteer Salute will be held June 13 at the Hanscom Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The volunteer salute and reception lunch are free to all base volunteers and their supporters, whether they volunteered one hour or 1,000 hours on base or off base, in the past year. The

Memorial Day remembrance

Initiative could help improve ISR operators’ processes

The Electronic Systems Center Command and Control Constellation program recently held an operational demonstration in Bedford, Mass., to evaluate a new prototype capability to improve command and control of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data.The prototyping initiative, called