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  • Space Fence program awards contracts for concept development

    Last month's award of three $30-million concept development contracts for the Space Fence program will yield an outcropping of risk reduction activities -- alternative radar designs, architecture/trade studies and prototyping - all designed to improve the overall space surveillance network. "This is

  • Flight test shows small antenna can do big things

    During a flight test conducted earlier this summer, Electronic Systems Center and MIT Lincoln Laboratory personnel demonstrated the powerful capabilities of a small antenna. The seven-inch-high, 14-inch-wide antenna performed so well, in fact, that only one flight test was needed to determine its

  • Belly-dancing class offers fun, fitness benefits

    Popular reality television shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance," have recently created a lot of buzz about the fitness benefits of dancing. For many individuals, dancing is an enjoyable way to tone muscles, possibly lose some weight and enjoy interacting with others

  • Commuter eBoard saves time, money, environment

    Hanscom has a new Commuter eBoard Web site that provides one-stop shopping for commuters looking to save time and money while doing something good for the environment. "This HanscomRides site (Commuter eBoard) is a valuable tool for Hanscom commuters because it connects them to several programs

  • Hanscom Middle School gets new principal

    When students return to Hanscom Middle School in the fall, a new principal will be waiting to greet them. On July 1, Erich Ledebuhr replaced the recently retired Mark Kaufman as school principal. Mr. Ledebuhr brings to Hanscom a wealth of teaching and administrative experience as well as a

  • 66 MDG welcomes new health care providers

    The 66th Medical Group is pleased to announce the arrival of four new providers to Hanscom Air Force Base. The new providers include an optometrist, nurse practitioner, pediatrician and flight surgeon. Col. (Dr.) Parker Plante recently assumed command of the 66th Medical Group. The colonel is board

  • New contracting director's career an incredible journey from intern to SES

    Electronic Systems Center is the latest stop in a government career that has been "an incredible journey" for the center's new director of Contracting, taking her from a GS-02 clerk to the Senior Executive Service. Nancy K. Andrews, a Salt Lake City, Utah native, came to ESC from the Pentagon, where