Acting Under Secretary presents AF small business achievement awards

In a Dec. 17 ceremony held on the 109th anniversary of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first powered flight, the Air Force honored 15 Air Force employees and organizations for significant contributions to the Air Force Small Business Program.Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie Morin was

Space Fence program moving forward

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here recently put out a request for proposal to move the Space Fence program forward.Space Fence will be a system of up to two land-based radars, the first site located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, to track objects entering Earth's orbit.

AFSAC director hears highlights of Hanscom’s foreign military sales

Foreign military sales are a critical part of Hanscom's mission and the director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate recently visited the base to discuss the role of the FMS Satellite Office here and meet with program personnel.Current work in this area encompasses a

Eagle Vision provided insight before, after Sandy

Days before Hurricane Sandy hit, personnel from the Eagle Vision program office here were working on imagery collection."Often the emergency responders like to have views of the areas hit by a natural disaster both before and after the event," said Capt. Chris Berardi, program manager. "The team

Presentation emphasizes challenge of warfighting in contested environments

The ability for warfighters to perform necessary missions in contested electronic environments was highlighted during the Military Affairs Council meeting Nov. 15 at the Doubletree Bedford Glen hotel."EW is similar to cyber as there are asymmetrical threats out there," said Bruce Johnson, Command

Contract award helps keep BACN airborne

The Space, Aerial and Nuclear Network Division here recently awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. for long-term platform maintenance on four E-11A aircraft. The current amount awarded is $48 million, which is for a one-year base. There are four one-year options,

Commander meets with governor, industry

AFMC vice commander learns about Hanscom during visit

The vice commander of the Air Force Materiel Command visited Hanscom Nov. 9 for an orientation of the base and its mission.Acknowledging that it was his first time visiting the base and, because his background is more logistics-focused, Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch said his goal was to learn as much as he

Hanscom engineers bring innovation to AFMC Commander’s Challenge

Two Hanscom engineers were among 12 junior Air Force Materiel Command personnel chosen to participate in the 2012 AFMC Commander's Challenge, a two-team competition where each team designs, develops and demonstrates a solution to an urgent warfighter need.Each team is given $75,000 and six months to

PEO stresses importance of relationships

The program executive officer for C3I&N provided an update on his organization and emphasized working together during a presentation to an industry group at the Minuteman Commons here Oct. 25.Speaking to approximately 100 attendees, Maj. Gen. Craig Olson told a personal story about working with