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  • Recent ESC Trainees extol programs’ virtues

    Some things cannot be learned in the classroom. Just ask Sam Kimbrel, Lena Thomas, and Samuel Reyes, the most recent graduates of the Palace Acquire and Hanscom Trainee Programs. These programs provide full time employment in a structured two- to three-year rotational training program. Through these

  • ESC completes worldwide weather system installations

    The Electronic Systems Center has wrapped up a five-year, $70 million effort to replace 110 fixed-based weather sensing systems at sites across the globe. The center and its prime contractor, Coastal Environmental Systems of Seattle, Wash., completed the final installation, at 379th Air

  • 554 ELSG-developed Web tool lets Airmen build online career path

    An Air Force officer's career goals now get broader exposure and move more efficiently through routing thanks to last month's launch of the Airman Development Plan capability developed by the 554th Electronic Systems Group and available now through the Virtual Personnel Services Center. "Bringing

  • Teamwork, proper planning keys to fiscal year close out

    Teamwork and well planned execution helped to make the closeout of fiscal year 2007 a success, and brought Hanscom some much-needed money for base improvement projects. "Despite it being a tight fiscal year we were able to address some badly needed budget requirements with the $16.4 million in

  • JSTARS team shows off combat ID capability at Bold Quest

    Before ever putting steel on a target, operators need to know two things for sure: exactly what they're aiming at, and precisely where it is. The 751st Electronic Systems Group at Hanscom Air Force Base and its Joint Test Force, which operates out of Melbourne, Fla., recently wrung out an advanced

  • Holiday hazards can come in disguise

    Little ghosts and goblins will be scampering Hanscom's streets once again in celebration of Halloween. This year, the hours for on base trick-or-treating are 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Under Operation Pumpkin, volunteers from Hanscom's Company Grade Officers' Council and Patriot Enlisted Association,

  • Hanscom Clinic: active duty ‘sick status,’ clinic closure procedures

    The winter months tend to bring the sniffles, but not necessarily a trip to the clinic for active-duty servicemembers. The 66th Medical Group has set up special procedures for active-duty servicemembers to obtain medical care during the cold and flu season. Active-duty servicemembers who are feeling

  • October is awareness month for breast cancer, domestic violence, depression

    October is often known for changing weather, falling leaves and pumpkins. There are, however, three more serious topics associated with this month. October is the month designated to raise the public's awareness of breast cancer, depression and domestic violence. Hanscom people should be aware that