NATO AWACS proves interrogator interoperability at operational event

Late last month, flying at an observation point 100 miles off the coast of Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., a NATO AWACS took part in six-hour combat scenarios that demonstrated interoperability between its prototype interrogator and various joint platforms that interrogate in the same

New AWACS seats will make long missions less painful

For operators occupying the 19 control stations aboard an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, 12-to-14-hour missions will become a bit more comfortable thanks to new ergonomically designed seats now being installed on the U.S. fleet. AWACS is the first of five legacy platforms to

USO brings families together through reading

USO New England offers a number of programs and services to military members and their families. One such program, United Through Reading, brings children together with their deployed parent or guardian through books. United Through Reading is a program that was started in 1991, by a California

Awareness, resource utilization essential for suicide prevention

In some of the tragedies, warning signs seem obvious after the fact. In others, it appears to have come completely out of the blue. Regardless of the scenario, suicide is devastating for those left behind to wonder why it happened and how they could have stopped it. In an alarming trend, military

66 SFS continues critical relationship with State Troopers during active-shooter response training

Hanscom security forces Airmen received specialized tactical training as part of an ongoing partnership with the Massachusetts State Police Special Tactical Operations team. The training, which took place in the dormitories, offered instruction on handling active-shooter scenarios. This is the

Air Force Secretary to be dinner speaker at C2ISR symposium

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will be the dinner guest speaker at the C2ISR Symposium and Technology Exposition, joining a star-studded lineup of presenters for the event, which will be held Sept. 28-30 at the MGM Grand Hotel at Foxwoods in Ledyard, Conn. The Secretary will speak

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Hanscom becomes first AF installation to earn VPP Star certification

Hanscom has officially been designated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Assistant Secretary as a Voluntary Protection Program Star certified site, making it the first Air Force installation to achieve this recognition. In May, Hanscom's VPP underwent a thorough inspection by a