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  • ESC playing key role in major joint exercise

    Ever since there have been conflicts, warfighters have had to face an ongoing opponent: fratricide, or friendly fire. The Electronics Systems Center's 630th Electronic Systems Squadron, in conjunction with the other services and allied partners, is working to combat that opponent by participating in

  • Hanscom celebrates Air Force Family Week

    The Air Force has designated Nov. 1 to 7, as Air Force Family Week, part of its year-long celebrations to honor the importance of, and commitment to the entire Air Force family. The 66th Force Support Squadron has put together a comprehensive line up of events, in a coordinated effort with other

  • Kirkuk ceremony marks transfer of navigational aids to Iraqi air force

    A ceremony held at Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq Oct. 26 demonstrated the emerging independence of the Iraqi air force. The ceremony marked the official turnover of a suite of navigational aids provided by the Electronic Systems Center, headquartered here, through a first-of-its-kind foreign military

  • General discusses innovative comm ideas, calls for more

    Rapid technology evolution, asymmetric threats, constrained defense budgets and a host of other dynamics pose vexing communication challenges, Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds told more than 1,200 conference attendees at a luncheon here Oct. 19. But "ideas for meeting those challenges abound," the Air Force

  • Operation Pumpkin provides Hanscom community with Halloween safety

    Hanscom's streets will soon be full of little ghosts and goblins collecting treats in celebration of Halloween. This year, the hours for on-base trick-or-treating are from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. Operation Pumpkin volunteers and members of the 66th Security Forces Squadron will be in place on the

  • Desert Storm POW to highlight Heritage of Freedom Oct. 29

    An Air Force colonel who was a prisoner of war during Operation Desert Storm will be one of three guest speakers at the next Heritage of Freedom Speaker Series, set for 4 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Minuteman Club Ballroom. Col. William F. Andrews, an F-16 pilot who was shot down over Iraq and captured on