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  • Acquisition general speaks on priorities, Should Schedule

    The Air Force Association hosted its monthly Air Force breakfast with keynote speaker Lt. Gen. Arnie Bunch, military deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 24.AFA's AF Breakfast Program is a monthly series that offers a setting for senior Air Force

  • Upcoming Focus Week begins Oct. 26

    The next Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Focus Week will be Oct. 26 through 30.Throughout the week, courses will take place locally and through distance learning via Defense Collaboration Services.Registration for Focus Week is through the Acquisition Now (AcqNow) Continuous Learning website.

  • JSTARS Cybersecurity Team receives coveted CIO award

    Air Force Materiel Command recently named the JSTARS Cybersecurity Team as this year's Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Award recipient at the major command level.This honor goes to individuals and teams who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in the areas of information

  • Register for AFA Cyber Workshop

    Registration for this year's Air Force Association Cyber Workshop is now open. Government, industry and academic representatives interested in attending are able to register online at http://www.paulrevereafa.org/afa-cyber-workshop-2015/registration/The workshop will be held at the University of

  • Fraud working group training scheduled

    The Defense Contract Management Agency Eastern Region will host a Boston Area Fraud Working Group training session Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. at the Barnes Building in Boston.The two-hour session will feature presentations by Derek Santos, Air Force General Counsel director of fraud remedies, and Sheri

  • Air Force moves to replace AWACS radio system

    The AWACS Communication and Network Upgrade program office here is conducting market research in an effort to replace the existing tactical radio system on E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.Recently, the Hanscom-based team issued a request for information to assess potential

  • Hanscom awards contract to improve deployable landing system capabilities

    Hanscom Air Force Base recently awarded a $18,400,000 contract to Thales Defense & Security, Inc., for two deployable instrument landing systems. D-ILS will improve the Air Force's ability to provide precision approach and landing guidance in austere conditions.The D-ILS will be able to provide

  • AWACS reservists team up with E-3 program managers

    For the first time in the history of the E-3 Sentry, reservists from the 513th Air Control Group invited E-3 program managers from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., on board to showcase the Block 40/45 upgrade during a training mission on July 19.The program managers, who are responsible for upgrades

  • New interrogation system installed on AWACS, more in pipeline

    Out with the old, in with the new -- at least that's the case for the existing interrogation system found on E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.The AWACS Next Generation Identification Friend or Foe program office from Hanscom AFB recently completed the first installation of the

  • New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility

    New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.The command's new mission statement is succinct but declarative: "deliver and support agile war-winning