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  • Aero Club offers chance to fly

    "Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...," wrote John Gillespie Magee, Jr as he flew his Spitfire V at 30,000 feet. Incredibly, by the time he landed, he had finished his now popular poem entitled "High Flight." Although most of us will never

  • Commit to Fit '08, shed those holiday pounds

    The Hanscom Health and Wellness Center is kicking off a program to help people get healthier in the new year and shed some of those holiday pounds. "Commit to Fit is a New Year's resolution incentive program designed to give participants understanding in nutrition, stress management and exercise"

  • Air Force names new Electronic Systems Center vice commander

    Col. Terrence A. "Terry" Feehan, commander of the Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland AFB, N.M., has been reassigned to the position of Electronic Systems Center vice commander, the Air Force announced last week. The colonel will assume his new position at ESC by the end of April. The ESC vice

  • ESC successfully wraps up first year of NSPS

    Electronic Systems Center recently wrapped up the first year of the implementation National Security Personnel System, a new pay-for-performance personnel system that rewards employees for their contributions to the organization's mission, implemented at Hanscom Jan. 21, 2007 for all non-bargaining

  • Center reaffirms $480 million engineering support contract decision

    The U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center, after performing a technical reevaluation recommended by the Government Accountability Office, has reaffirmed its May 2007 decision to award a contract worth a total ceiling value of $480 million to an industry team led by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

  • ESC team seeks to improve Latin American airspace management

    The United States Southern Command could begin conducting site selection surveys as early as next month for a regional coordination center that would help synchronize airspace management among Latin American nations. Airspace management includes both civil air traffic control services and military

  • Coyote spotted on Hanscom grounds; residents urged to keep safety in mind

    A coyote has been seen roaming base grounds. The animal is not considered a threat to human safety, but base personnel and residents should take precautions if they encounter the animal. "Healthy coyotes rarely attack humans. Most cases of coyote attacks occur when coyotes are in packs or if the

  • Online catalogue now available at the Hanscom Base Library

    Many Hanscom Base Library services are now available to its patrons online. The library's recent implementation of an online catalogue has made many library services, including viewing accounts, searching for materials and locating and renewing books available from any computer with internet