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  • Eagle Eyes Program: Watch, Report, Protect

    As a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Air Force implemented an antiterrorism program called "Eagle Eyes," which is run by the Air Force Office of Special Investigation. Much like a neighborhood watch program, the Eagle Eyes program is an aggressive Air Force-wide neighborhood

  • AFMC's Team Lean Challenge 'Cleared for Take Off' here

    Opportunities here have recently come available to help the Hanscom community strive toward building and maintaining a healthier lifestyle. Beginning March 3, Air Force Materiel Command's Team Lean Challenge "Cleared for Take Off," a command-wide initiative designed to promote weight loss for

  • 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