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  • Joint STARS goes beyond line of sight

    A straight line is the shortest distance between two points and the best way for communication to pass from one to the other, unless the earth's curvature prevents it. Then what's known as beyond-line-of-sight, or BLOS, communication capability becomes necessary. BLOS uses two straight lines, one

  • Air Force Aid Society’s Falcon Loan - As Easy As 1-2-3!

    The Air Force Aid Society has announced that a new loan program will be available to Air Force members beginning in March. The Falcon Loan is a loan of $500 or less that can be used for emergency needs such as basic living expenses (rent, utilities, food), car repairs, emergency travel, or other

  • 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