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  • NSPS Web-based tool now easier to use after enhancements

    Electronic Systems Center people who fall under the National Security Personnel System, or those who supervise someone who does, will be happy to find that the Performance Appraisal Application has been updated with several improvements that should make it much easier to navigate. According to Bob

  • ESC providing ‘simple’ solution to combatant commander needs

    U.S. Strategic Command is charged with providing the national command authority, including the secretary of defense and the president, with precise information on nearly any global contingency. This information must be solid enough to enable often rapid decision-making and comprehensive enough to

  • Base tests emergency response system

    Hanscom personnel put a new twist on the usual way of conducting emergency response operations last week. The Electronic Systems Center Inspector General's Office conducted a Base Readiness Exercise Aug. 14 to test the base's ability to recall and operate an Emergency Operations Center in reaction

  • Base Education, Training Center aids in personnel career success

    Hanscom personnel are heeding Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne's call for continued learning. "We must take the Air Force's basic educational foundation to the next level and be relentless in our continued pursuit to become knowledge-enabled Airmen," Secretary Wynne said in his April 13,

  • Area events to celebrate USAF 60th Anniversary

    President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act on July 26, 1947 -- effectively establishing the Air Force as a separate military service. Just 54 days later on Sept. 18, the provisions of the act took effect, and the dreams of early aviation pioneers became a reality. This year marks the

  • 66 SFS retires two faithful defenders

    Two Military Working Dogs assigned to the 66th Security Forces Squadron will officially retire Aug. 10 during a joint ceremony. Johnny and Cody protected the lives of base employees and visitors alike as well as helped in fighting the Global War on Terror through multiple deployments. Both dogs are

  • Installation of new cashier system to expedite commissary shopping

    Hanscom Commissary customers will soon experience an improved level of service when they pay for their groceries. On Aug. 12, the commissary will install the Defense Commissary Agency's new state-of-the-art checkout stations. "This new front-end operation, known as the Commissary Advanced Resale