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  • Chief McCoy selected to replace Chief Sirois as Command Chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Karen R. McCoy, currently first sergeant for Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, has been selected to replace Chief Master Sergeant Lisa Sirois as 66th Air Base Wing and Electronic Systems Center Command Chief, beginning in November. Chief Sirois, who has served as Command

  • Senate confirms General Bowlds as next center commander

    On Friday, the United States Senate confirmed Maj. Gen. Ted Bowlds as the next commander of the Electronic Systems Center and for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general. He will succeed Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson, who has commanded the center since December 2003 and is retiring after more than

  • CDC undergoes renovation to expand current capacity

    The Child Development Center is currently undergoing a $1.2 million construction project to renovate and expand the center's current capacity for children. The project, which includes the recent renovation at the School Age Program facility, was issued under the Office of the Secretary of Defense

  • October is Energy Conservation Month

    According to the United States Department of Energy, heating and cooling account for approximately 56 percent of the energy used in a typical U.S. home. When it comes to conserving energy, Hanscom is no exception. Not including the month of September, Hanscom's electric bill for fiscal year 2007 was

  • ESC debuts improved Newcomer's Orientation

    Electronic Systems Center launched a new way of introducing newcomers to the organization and the base Sept. 21, with a program that featured tours of each of ESC's five wings as well as short briefings outlining each unit's contributions to America's war fighters. The afternoon-long Newcomer's

  • Air Force leaders discuss need to control cyberspace

    Military and industry leaders who gathered here this week spoke about the tremendous warfighting value of controlling cyberspace, but they were just as clear about the inherent threats. "If we lose our ability to use cyberspace, we lose our ability to war-fight," said. Col. Tony Buntyn, director of

  • Data shared across systems, services, intel communities

    By providing interoperability among 19 systems, four security domains, four networks, six countries and three continents, members of the Electronic Systems Center here recently demonstrated a level of connectivity some previously thought impossible. When the 950th Electronic Systems Group's DIB

  • Shiely, Wright, O’Neill Awards Banquet set for Nov. 1

    Electronic Systems Center will recognize its very best people and programs Nov. 1 at the 33rd annual Shiely, Wright and O'Neill awards banquet at the Minuteman Club. The Maj. Gen. Albert R. Shiely Jr. Award recognizes Excellence in Acquisition Management in two categories: major and minor programs.