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  • Ex-fighter pilot-led team trains flyers on data link network

    A team of former fighter pilots and other experts is making sure F-15 and F-16 squadrons are fully prepared to use a sophisticated communication network critical to operational success across the globe. No U.S. fighter squadron can deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan without the critical data link network

  • A&FRC programs assist deployed servicemembers, families

    Community support can benefit even families that have diligently prepared for duty-related separations. The Airman and Family Readiness Center's pre-deployment briefings, which spouses are encouraged to attend, detail the center's wide spectrum of support programs available to families with members

  • Heritage of Freedom program to highlight stories of courage

    Three local veterans will share their compelling, first-hand stories of courage and valor with the Hanscom community Sept. 19 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Minuteman Club, in the kick off of the free Heritage of Freedom speaker series. Their stories bridge the span of 20th Century military history, from

  • AFMC Command Chief: Every job is important

    Air Force Materiel Command's senior ranking enlisted Airman visited Hanscom Sept. 3 to 5 to attend the base's Senior Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony and discuss the issues facing today's Air Force with enlisted Airmen and base leaders. As AFMC's Command Chief Master Sergeant, Chief Bill

  • JPPSO-NE area of responsibility expanding

    The Joint Personal Property Shipping Office for the Northeast region, known as JPPSO-NE, is located in Chelmsford, Mass., and is a tenant unit of Hanscom. The work accomplished in the office, however, extends far beyond the boundaries of Massachusetts and even New England. Personnel assigned to

  • MPF open longer, improving customer care in revamped space

    Upstairs or downstairs? For people needing personnel action assistance, the answer is likely downstairs. Almost all of the 66th Mission Support Squadron, Military Personnel Flight's work centers were moved to the first floor of the Brown Building, building 1305, where the customer service and

  • 642 ELSS work at four Air Force bases enhances security, saves money

    In a time of strapped budgets and unwavering missions, the 642nd Electronic Systems Squadron's Transformational Technology Insertion Program is reaping monetary savings while further enhancing security at four Air Force sites as part of an ongoing Defense Department initiative. "TTI is not only a