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  • Incoming Engineering director no stranger to ESC, Hanscom

    The Air Force last month named a new director of Engineering for the Electronic Systems Center, but many in ESC already know him well. Steve Wert, who while on Air Force active duty served two previous tours at Hanscom, the most recent ending in 2004, is expecting to begin his new job here sometime

  • Base Civil Engineering services contract award announced

    Hanscom Air Force Base announced Feb. 5 that it has awarded a contract worth up to an estimated value of $87 million dollars to IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. of Cape Canaveral, Fla. to provide civil engineering services for the base. The contract carries a one-year period of performance with a

  • Hanscom Public Affairs officers win top command honors

    Hanscom's Public Affairs officers were recently honored with 2007 Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs Achievement Awards. Outstanding New Print Journalist of the Year Second Lt. C. Michaela Walrond, 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Web Operations chief, was named AFMC's Outstanding New Print

  • Hazard Report tools help personnel identify, report safety concerns

    Last fall, the 66th Air Base Wing Safety Office launched a new tool for base personnel to easily report a safety hazard. Since that time the Hazard Report button found on the ESC Centernet has received 82 reports through the online system. "It's great to see that people are utilizing the Hazard

  • 66 ABW award nominees enjoy sightseeing

    To celebrate their excellence and achievements in 2007, each of the 30 66th Air Base Wing annual award nominees and a guest were invited to enjoy three days of fun, activities and camaraderie. The festivities began on the morning of Feb. 5 with a trip to the Old North Bridge, where the "shot heard

  • New group director looks to set steady course

    His recent appointment as director of the 853rd Electronic Systems Group will allow Ronnie Carter to gain three things -- four, if you count windows. For its civilian senior leaders, the Air Force is emphasizing three major career broadening components: moving to new locations, taking on new mission

  • Military Saves campaign encourages participants to build wealth, not debt

    Hanscom's Military Saves campaign will take place from Feb. 24 to March 2. The campaign is an annual Air Force-wide savings and debt reduction program sponsored by the Department of Defense in conjunction with the Consumer Federation of America. "Military Saves promotes financial planning and

  • Easing children’s fear of the dentist

    Although nobody loves a trip to the dentist, most of us go because we want to maintain our general health and keep our teeth as long as possible. However, the American Dental Association estimates that approximately 35 million adults have so much anxiety about dental visits that they simply avoid