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  • Mission, people rank as top priorities of new 350 ELSG commander

    When needing to meet a challenge head on, Col. Bill Cooley heeds the words of General of the Army George C. Marshall, who said, "fix the problem, not the blame." Colonel Cooley, the newest commander of the 350th Electronic Systems Group, in fact, considers that advice central to his leadership approach. "As I've worked through challenges in the
  • HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Col. Steve Webb, former 350th Electronic Systems Group commander, reviews a briefing with 1st Lt. Julienne White, the group executive officer, on a recent afternoon. Colonel Webb retired from his job at Hanscom this week after 28 years of Air Force service. His plans after retirement include spending more time with his family, home improvement projects and learning the ropes of a new job in the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte-Britt)

    350 ELSG commander retires after 28 years of Air Force service

    It was a lifestyle that Col. Steve Webb found hard to resist despite his pilot father's good-natured advice to look beyond an Air Force career, since having less than 20/20 vision might not translate into success in a flier's world. Enamored with the military life he had always known, the 350th Electronic Systems Group commander has proven that Air
  • HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Senior Master Sgt. Mark Veomett, enlisted aide to the Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, uses fresh ingredients to prepare a healthy and delicious main course on April 30. Sergeant Veomett teamed up with Senior Master Sgt. Ibrahim Hamdan, enlisted aide to the Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Bruce Carlson, to represent the Air Force in the Freedom Chefs Challenge. Each service sent a two-person team to Salt Lake City, Utah, to participate in the first all-services “Iron Chef”-style competition, which was part of the 2008 American Culinary Federation Western Regional Conference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

    Hanscom SMSGT represents AF in culinary showdown

    An alternate Pentagon was the setting for an ambitious military collaboration April 19, when military chefs from all five services, including Hanscom's own Senior Master Sgt. Mark Veomett, converged on Salt Lake City, Utah, to prove their gastronomic prowess and emerge victorious from the Freedom Chefs Challenge, the first inter-service battle of
  • HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Tech. Sgt. Mike Dodge, noncommissioned officer in charge, Hanscom 3A0 Training, bench presses at the Fitness and Sports Center here. Sergeant Dodge, who used the Health and Wellness Center’s Tobacco Cessation “Kicking Butts” program, quit smoking August of last year. Since quitting, the sergeant has noticed improvements in both his physical and mental health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)

    Sergeant overcomes addiction, encourages others to quit

    The addiction consumed him for half of his life. With 17-years of smoking damage working against him, Tech. Sgt. Mike Dodge, noncommissioned officer in charge, Hanscom 3A0 Training, is just four months away from being tobacco free for one year - a milestone that marks one of his biggest battles. It hasn't been an easy journey, though. Sergeant
  • Bob Youtt

    NSPS program manager retires after 31 years government service

    After successfully implementing a new pay-for-performance personnel system across Electronic Systems Center, Bob Youtt, ESC's National Security Personnel System program manager, is retiring May 2 with 31 years of federal service. Mr. Youtt began his federal career as an education counselor with the Army at Fort Devens, Mass. in 1977. He came to
  • HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Capt. Brad Panton (front), Program Manager for the Enhanced Regional Situation Awareness Program here, and siblings Army Capt. Jeannie Deakyne (center) and Navy Lt. Davie Panton, board a bus from the Fitness and Sports Center for the Boston Marathon April 21. Due to deployments and being geographically separated, the three of them decided to run the marathon together, after not seeing each other for close to a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)

    Three siblings, 3 services, 1 goal

    What do an Army beauty queen, an Air Force captain and a Navy lieutenant have in common? Family and willpower. April 21 not only marked the date for the 112th Boston Marathon, it also created an opportunity to reunite the Panton family - two brothers and a sister, all serving across the country and in different branches of the military. Capt. Brad
  • Brig. Gen. Pete Hoene, 350th Electronic Systems Wing commander, talks to Tom Powis, 350 ELSW deputy director, and Capt. Edward Wagner, the wing’s executive officer, during a recent meeting. This week General Hoene will leave Hanscom and the 350 ELSW to move to his new post as the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Program Executive Officer for Command and Control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

    General Hoene bids farewell to Hanscom, 350 ELSW

    Striking a balance between productive team work and ardent team spirit isn't always easy, but for 350th Electronic Systems Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Pete Hoene it is high atop the list of successes he cites as his two-year tenure at the wing draws to a close. "We get the job done, but we've also generated a tremendous amount of spirit and
  • Airman 1st Class Matthew Tierney of Pope Air Force Base, N.C., leaps for the ball during a rugby match between Air Force Team 1 and the Cincinnati Wolfhounds on March 15. The match was part of the annual Savannah Shamrocks Rugby Club’s St. Patrick’s Day Rugby Tournament, held in Savannah, Ga. Airmen, including two Hanscom officers, gathered from across the globe to play in the tournament. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. RJ Rademacher)

    Hanscom officers work, play hard in St. Patrick's Day Rugby Tournament

    On-duty Air Force service throughout the St. Patrick's Day weekend was fun and games for two Hanscom officers, who put on a different uniform as they joined Airmen from stations world-wide in Savannah, Ga., for the Savannah Shamrocks' famed annual St. Patrick's Day Rugby Tournament. While the possibility of athletic glory was enticing, the real
  • HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Cody Brooks, 13, son of Tech. Sgt. Donnie Brooks, 66th Security Forces Squadron, holds his kitten, Meow, in his base home Dec. 18. Meow was lost this past August, but was found by a base resident Dec. 11, and was turned in to the Hanscom Veterinary Treatment Facility. Thanks to the microchipping Meow received from the clinic last year, the kitten was identified and reunited with the Brooks family before Christmas. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. C. Michaela Walrond.)

    Meow comes home for Christmas

    Maybe it was the blustery winds of the quick-moving Nor'easter, or perhaps it was the lingering hope of a base family -- either way a Christmas miracle made its way to the door step of a Hanscom home Dec. 11. But long before the winter storms made their way to New England, things changed for the Brooks family over the summer. With the month of
  • HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Air Force Band of Liberty Commander 1st Lt. Dave Alpar conducts a musical piece during the Electronic Systems Center change of command ceremony Nov. 7. The lieutenant has been assigned to Hanscom for a little more than a month; he described his duty as being the “best on earth.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

    Liberty Band conductor loves music, lives mission

    "Bringing so many people and instruments into one harmonious sound is like nothing else on Earth," is how 1st Lt. Dave Alpar described being the conductor and commander of the Air Force Band of Liberty, one of 10 Air Force bands in the nation. Lieutenant Alpar, who has been assigned to Hanscom for a little more than a month, said he was excited by
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