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  • Contractor delivers first new Joint STARS production engine

    The U.S. Air Force Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, Joint STARS, achieved a significant objective today as part of the ongoing System Design and Development Re-engining effort. A First Engine Delivery Ceremony was held at the Pratt & Whitney production facility in Middletown, Conn., to

  • Heritage of Freedom showcases courage

    At the Heritage of Freedom event on Feb. 22, two lieutenant colonels told a packed ballroom in the Minuteman Club about harrowing events in Afghanistan last year where Airmen showed courage under duress. Lt. Col. Chris Echols, commander of the 66th Security Forces Squadron here, spoke on how members

  • Survey to measure ESC employee engagement

    Is the Electronic Systems Center work force fully engaged? That is what a new survey will measure when it is conducted by ESC's Personnel and Manpower Directorate March 2 through 16. A random sampling of ESC employees will receive the survey at Hanscom and at geographically separated units. ESC

  • Hanscom plays host to youth basketball players

    Last weekend Hanscom played host to more than 500 local youth basketball players and their families during the second annual Hanscom Air Force Base President's Day Basketball Tournament at the Fitness Center and the Youth Center for boy's teams in the seventh and eighth grades.Teams from ten

  • New deployable air traffic control system program taking shape

    The Electronic Systems Center intends to call for proposals within the next few months for development and production of a new deployable air traffic control system. Referred to as the Deployable Radar Approach Control, or D-RAPCON, the system could be used at forward operating locations, however

  • Eagle Vision program garners key award for keen Earth observation

    An Electronic Systems Center program has been named the winner of a prestigious award presented by NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior.The agencies honored the Eagle Vision program with the 2010 William T. Pecora award during a Pentagon ceremony Feb. 15. Eagle Vision was recognized for

  • Get help with filing taxes

    After a long, cold and snowy winter, New Englanders are looking forward to warmer weather and getting outdoors. However, it also means the tax filing deadline is approaching on April 18. The date was extended this year from April 15 because of the Emancipation Day holiday in the District of

  • Home day care provider receives national accreditation

    The Airman and Family Services Flight staff strives to make sure the children of base personnel are in good hands by encouraging child care providers to pursue continuing education and accreditation. As a result of their emphasis, a family child care provider has just received accreditation from the

  • VoIP is expanding at Hanscom

    The 66th Air Base Group's Communication and Information Division (SC) is expanding the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service at Hanscom over the next year and for most customers this means their telephone prefix will change.Last Saturday, telephone numbers for Hanscom telephone