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  • Branch working to ensure safety and security of warfighters

    The Life Cycle Management Center's Force Protection Branch awarded their largest Intrusion Detection System order to date May 24 to ensure warfighters working in harsh and dangerous environments are protected.The Air Force Central Command, or AFCENT, Fixed-Site Intrusion Detection System Delivery

  • Hanscom program finds savings while providing critical imagery

    A Hanscom-managed program that continually provides critical imagery to warfighters and first responders is also reducing costs.Eagle Vision consists of five deployable satellite downlink stations that collect, process and distribute commercial satellite imagery in near-real-time. The data not only

  • Wert, Hanscom alums reap AFCEA awards

    Steven Wert, Battle Management program executive officer, received the Distinguished Award for Excellence in Engineering at the recent Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association international conference held here, May 14 through 16.Wert was recognized for his "demonstrated leadership of

  • Portal improvements support "Every Dollar Counts"

    The Global Combat Support System-AF program office here recently implemented system enhancements to the Air Force Portal to support the "Every Dollar Counts" campaign.The campaign allows Airmen, both uniformed and civilian, to submit their ideas for savings in an easy and secure manner. Also called,

  • Hanscom-managed program helps save Airman's life

    A program managed here that helps gets supplies safely to warfighters recently was used in Afghanistan to help save an Airman's life.The Dynamic Retasking Capability Urgent Operational Need provides the ability for C-17 and C-130J aircraft to be directed to an alternative location with up-to-date

  • AFLCMC awards contract for rapidly deployable air traffic control system

    Officials at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued a $50.6 million Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract award to Raytheon Co. on April 24 to provide the U.S. Air Force with rapidly deployable air traffic control systems that can be deployed and operated anywhere in the

  • Defense Acquisition University registration to open in May

    Defense Acquisition University registration will open online May 16, 2013, and students should apply as soon as possible since classes fill quickly. Members' applications will be processed by priority, supervisor approval date and class start date, with Priority 1 students taking

  • Team improving precision of high altitude airdrops

    A team here is working to improve safety for warfighters by increasing accuracy of high altitude airdrops with mission planning tools.The Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, is a family of equipment that consists of parachutes, mission planning systems, global positioning systems and computer

  • AFMC announces senior leader changes

    Air Force Materiel Command officials announced May 2, 2013, that its executive director, Dr. Steve Butler, will retire effective June 30 after 35 years of service. He will be replaced by Michael Gill, currently executive director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.Patsy Reeves, currently

  • SecAF announces departure

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley has announced his plan to step down June 21 as the Air Force's top civilian after serving for nearly five years. "It's been an honor and a privilege to serve with our Air Force's great Airmen," Donley said. "Their accomplishments have been nothing short of