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  • AFAF offers service members opportunity to lend support

    The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign offers servicemembers an opportunity to lend support to fellow Airmen who stand in need. As of March 30, members of the Hanscom community had donated more than $20,900 in support of the AFAF campaign, which began here March 8. Hanscom donations have reached

  • Paving project to cause gate closures, traffic disruptions

    Beginning in May, a major road paving project will cause gate closures and traffic disruptions across the base. Construction is slated to last for the next several months, so base personnel should be prepared, expect delays and plan their routes accordingly. According to base civil engineering, who

  • 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