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  • Antenna can help speed communications

    Recent flight tests conducted by a combined team from the Electronic Systems Center, the Space and Missile Systems Center, MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MITRE Corp. have shown that the low-profile Advanced Multi-band Communications Antenna, installed on a wide-body aircraft, can effectively support

  • Last chance to donate to CFC

    Federal employees have a few more days to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign. CFC wraps up Nov. 23, but there is still time fill out a pledge card or participate in a fundraiser. So far, $180,000 has been raised, 58 percent toward the goal of $315,000. "I know we can do it!" said 1st Lt.

  • Shiely, Wright and O'Neill 2011 award winners announced

    The winners of the 2011 Shiely, Wright and O'Neill awards were announced during a banquet Nov. 10 at Hanscom's Minuteman Commons.These Electronic Systems Center annual awards honor acquisition excellence. Katrina McFarland, Defense Acquisition University president, was the keynote speaker and also

  • Ideas needed for new community service initiative

    Have you ever driven by an area on base and thought, "Wouldn't some flowers look lovely there?" Or maybe when you were cleaning out the basement you wondered, "I wish I knew someone on base who could use this stuff instead of hauling it off to Goodwill.""I get great ideas from the people of Hanscom

  • Thanksgiving Day food safety tips

    Thanksgiving will soon be here and with it comes the traditional turkey dinner. It is important to remember that improper storing, cooking and serving of turkey can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria, which can cause food-borne illnesses. Consumers are advised that safe food handling of turkey

  • Be aware of economic espionage

    Economic espionage is not a new threat, but it is one that Hanscom personnel should be especially aware of. Hanscom encompasses an especially target-rich environment: home to the Electronic Systems Center and MIT Lincoln Labs. The base is also surrounded by major technology industries and

  • Tobacco and oral health

    "You're not healthy without good oral health," stated former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. More than 13 percent of the active duty Air Force population at Hanscom either smokes, uses smokeless tobacco (dip) or both. These numbers are about half of what they were 10 years ago, but still

  • Colonel provides update on space programs at HRA meeting

    Space surveillance and command and control were the topics of discussion during the Hanscom Representatives Association meeting at the Minuteman Commons Nov. 8.Col. Brian Fredriksson, system program manager for Space Surveillance and C2, provided an overview on work done in his division, both at