Lt. Gen. John Thompson, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, provides a mission overview to Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, right, and others during a briefing at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Aug. 21. During James visit to Hanscom, James viewed technology demonstrations, met with the governor, members of the Mass. congressional delegation and other local leaders, and had lunch with individual Airmen to hear their concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)