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  • Retiring 350 ELSW commander recalls unique opportunities

    As Col. Robert A. Dominguez, 350th Electronic Systems Wing commander, prepares to retire after more than 25 years of Air Force service, he said he has enjoyed a "world of opportunity," throughout his service in the military."Although one of the characteristics of my career is that I have always

  • Flight tests set course for improved airborne comm

    A series of early March flight tests has validated a two-and-a-half year effort and set the course for significantly enhanced airborne communications capability.A team of specialists from the Electronic Systems Center, MITRE Corporation and MIT Lincoln Laboratory used a 707 test bed aircraft to test

  • Holocaust Days of Remembrance set for April 11-18

    Col. David Orr, 66th Air Base Wing commander, signed a proclamation on March 15 declaring April 11-18 as Holocaust Days of Remembrance. The local remembrance will coincide with the national observance. During this week the Hanscom community is invited to participate in programs, ceremonies and

  • Senior leaders focus on smooth transition

    On March 11, ESC Senior Leaders held the second of three daylong off-sites specifically geared to laying out plans on how best to transition smoothly to the new Program Executive Officer structure planned to take effect on July 1. As presented at the "State of ESC" luncheon, ESC will transform from

  • ESC people, teams earn AFMC contracting honors

    Two individuals from Electronic Systems Center's Contracting Directorate and two ESC teams have earned recognition with 2009 Air Force Materiel Command Contracting Awards.First Lt. Peter Foster, an infrastructure support contract manager in the 66th Contracting Squadron, was named AFMC's Outstanding

  • 2010 Motorcycle Season set to kick off

    The 66th Air Base Wing Safety Office will be hosting a pre-season motorcycle safety briefing at 1 p.m. on March 30, in the Base Theater. This briefing will feature speakers from local riding clubs the Green Knights and the Patriot Guard Riders. This is a mandatory briefing for all Hanscom military

  • ESC garners two top Air Force acquisition awards

    An Electronic Systems Center group commander and a key program team within his group both received Air Force Acquisition and Transformation Leadership Awards March 10.The awards, to Col. Cordell DeLaPena, commander of the 653rd Electronic Systems Group, and to the Battlefield Airborne Communications

  • ECSS progress topic of Champions' Day at Hanscom

    More than 20 Expeditionary Combat Support System champions representing all Air Force major commands gathered at Hanscom March 10-11 to review the transformational ECSS program progress and plot out the system's continued development.Hanscom is the pilot base for the program, and will begin