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  • Joint STARS’ new engine program takes off

    America's eye in the sky, the E-8C Joint STARS, will soon be faster, quieter, more efficient and more operationally effective thanks to a major engine upgrade effort now under way. "Getting new engines on our Joint STARS test aircraft is a major milestone for the Air Force," said 751st Electronic

  • Homecoming to honor deployed Airmen, families

    Get ready to clap and cheer. The heroes of Hanscom will be officially welcomed home during a ceremony in the Aero Club Hangar Dec. 12. The event, which is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. and is open to the entire base populace, will recognize the deployed contributions of Airmen assigned to Hanscom

  • Hanscom CFC wraps up, exceeds goal

    Hanscom's 2008 Combined Federal Campaign has concluded with the base exceeding its goal of raising $237,000 for this year's drive. All total the base raised more than $305,000 in support of CFC charities. "This was a great Team Hanscom effort," said Capt. Kate Stowe, Hanscom CFC representative. "We

  • 653 ELSW, 950 ELSG earn AF Outstanding Unit honors

    The Air Force has announced that two Electronic Systems Center organizations have earned AF Outstanding Unit awards. The service cited a mammoth list of accomplishments that included "enabling worldwide net-centric operations," in selecting the 653rd Electronic Systems Wing as an AFOUA recipient.

  • Hanscom Pool to close for repairs

    The 66th Services Squadron has announced that beginning Dec. 24, the base pool will be closed for repairs. The construction project, scheduled to repair a leak and replace the pool liner, is scheduled to last until mid to late March 2009. "We apologize to our many loyal patrons for any inconvenience