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  • ESC becomes part of AFLCMC; Mission work remains at Hanscom

    The Electronic Systems Center officially became part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during a ceremony here July 16.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, officiated the ceremony. The change is part of an AFMC effort that consolidates the command's number of

  • Retiring ESC commander recalls career highlights

    During a career day assignment in the eighth grade, one student wrote a goal for twenty years in the future that turned out to be close to reality.Col. Mark Spillman, Electronic Systems Center commander, wrote that fateful day that he would be a colonel and test pilot in the U.S. Air Force. "My

  • ESC readies to transition; PEOs to merge

    The Electronic Systems Center is in the midst of preparing for two significant changes. First, the Center is preparing to become a part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, or AFLCMC, and the second is a merger between two of the current program executive offices."As we execute these

  • Air Force to offer online training site for contracting professionals

    When officials launch the Air Force Contracting Learning Center SharePoint site July 12, it will culminate efforts to provide contracting professionals with a single entry point for continuous learning. Per DoD Instruction 5000.66, contracting professionals must accumulate 80 continuous learning

  • AFMC anniversary highlights 20 years of command's warfighter support

    The warfighter need for streamlined logistics support and expertise in science, technology, research, development and testing launched the creation of Air Force Materiel Command, which marks its 20th anniversary on July 1, 2012. "AFMC supports the entire spectrum of the Air Force mission, and 20

  • New automated tool available for the acquisition workforce

    The Air Force has implemented a new automated tool for the acquisition workforce to request Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) certification called "ACQ Now for Certification." It has a similar look and feel to ACQ Now DAU and ACQ Now CL and is accessible using CAC login at

  • Upgrade to self-protection system keeps NATO AWACS safe

    Electronic Systems Center personnel and their NATO counterparts recently celebrated the completion of a retrofit program for the NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft with a ceremony here.The NATO E-3A Large Aircraft Infra-Red Counter Measures (LAIRCM) Retrofit Program upgrades the aircraft's self-protection

  • Air Force awards Application Services Small Business Companion contract

    The Air Force is announcing the award of 12 contracts worth up to $960 million that will make it quicker and easier for the warfighter to obtain innovative information technology services and capabilities covering the full spectrum of operations and missions.The Air Force's Network Centric