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  • Make plans for winter weather

    Winter weather is right around the corner and people across Hanscom are busy making sure the base is ready for it. The following provides information for snow or ice removal in the event of a winter storm.The base maintenance contractor, IAP Worldwide Services Inc., is responsible for snow and ice

  • Winter driving safety

    Getting around during the winter months in New England can be challenging for newcomers and natives alike. Consequently, the 66th Air Base Group Safety Office offers the Hanscom community some tips for navigating this year's winter travel safely.Driving Tips:- Reduce driving speed as weather

  • Digital close air support improvements on the way

    Airmen on the ground whose mission is to help deliver close air support will soon receive a set of tools that will help them do their jobs better while lightening the loads they're required to carry.Tactical Air Control Party Airmen are assigned with Army units who engage in all levels of

  • Successful evaluation helps key intel program move forward

    The Air Force Distributed Common Ground System, or DCGS, 10.2 program is back on track after a recent successful operational utility evaluation at the DGS-4 site at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. "We have turned a corner," said Lt. Col. Anthony Cruciani, DCGS 10.2 program manager. "Due to evolving

  • C2 Constellation still integrating, piece by piece

    A program initiated ten years ago as a grand attempt to integrate all command and control (C2) systems continues to contribute to that goal today, though in a different way.While the C2 Constellation began as an effort to build an overarching architecture for all C2 systems, work now focuses on

  • Major AWACS upgrade set to begin

    The next step in the largest block upgrade in the history of the Airborne Warning and Control System is set to occur today at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., when the first aircraft receiving the block 40/45 modification is inducted by the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center."This modification replaces

  • Clean, low-energy solutions sought for mammoth program

    Ongoing technical and cost analyses could lead program officials to seek a mixture of alternative energy sources to fuel the next generation of massive ground-based radars that will track space objects and debris.Last month, the Electronic Systems Center released a Request for Proposal announcement

  • EAP serves DoD civilians

    The Employee Assistance Program exists as a benefit to support Department of Defense civilians and their families. The program provides free, confidential counseling services on a wide range of wellness and work-life concerns. The Employee Assistance Program evolved through a partnership between Air