Feb. 8, 2017 AFLCMC Success: BACN in the fight Over the course of two days in early December 2016, coalition forces struck and destroyed a fleet of 188 transport trucks in Syria used to support the Islamic State’s illicit oil operation.
Feb. 8, 2017 Combat runs on BACN The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node will reach 10,000 combat missions within the next month, hitting a significant milestone just as the program office here works to expand the current fleet to eight combat-ready platforms.
Sept. 21, 2016 AFMC commander says cyber threats are real, need to get ahead of them Cyber resiliency and hardening are more important now than ever and the Air Force Materiel Command commander made that point as she addressed a crowd at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 21.
Sept. 7, 2016 Hanscom seek engineers through SMART program Hanscom officials are searching for the next generation of engineers through programs such as the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation, or SMART, Scholarship-for-Service Program. The program offers scholarships to undergraduate, masters and doctoral students
Aug. 23, 2016 Open architecture bringing benefits to AF DCGS A team from Battle Management is working to improve capabilities for warfighters who process and disseminate intelligence information.
Aug. 18, 2016 Air Force aims to hasten foreign military sales process In remarks at the State Department’s Foreign Press Center in New York Aug. 17, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James outlined the Air Force’s multifaceted approach to expedite the service’s portion of the foreign military sales process.
Aug. 3, 2016 ACE Operating Location provides resources for Hanscom's acquisition professionals Hanscom has a multifunctional team comprised of program management, contracting and financial management subject matter experts who are available to support program teams through all phases of life cycle acquisition.Hanscom’s operating location of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's
Aug. 2, 2016 Battle Management member wins Acquisition Excellence award A member of the Battle Management Directorate is the winner of the Outstanding Air Force Acquisition Manager Award (Lieutenant Colonel or Major) in the Acquisition Excellence and Leadership Awards for fiscal year 2015.Lt. Col. Christopher J. Kadala, Joint STARS branch chief and materiel leader,
Aug. 1, 2016 Air Force modifies 3DELRR solicitation The Air Force is working diligently to improve battlespace awareness with the next generation of long-range radars and has issued an amendment to a current solicitation.The Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar, or 3DELRR, will be the principal Air Force ground-based sensor for long range
July 27, 2016 Partnership brings program manager seminar to Hanscom Representatives from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, MassDevelopment and Hanscom leadership gathered at the Hanscom Education and Training Center July 26 to recognize 30 military and civilian students who recently completed a program manager