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AWACS gets new seats

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- A maintenance crew member at Tinker AFB, Okla., installs a new operator stations seat aboard an E-3 AWACS recently. The new seats are expected to help alleviate back and neck stress for crews on long-duration missions. (Courtesy Photo)
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Mounting the antenna

Aircraft mechanics Ken Burkett (left) and Dale Morin install the AMCAS antenna on the Paul Revere in the MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory Flight Facility Building at Hanscom. (Courtesy photo)
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Teaming with Test Tanker II

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Personnel from the Senior Leadership C3 System - Airborne Communications Program office line up in front of a modified KC-135 known as Test Tanker II June 30. The program team will use Test Tanker II to test standardized command, control and communications (C3) equipment that will be incorporated on a special fleet of aircraft used to transport senior U.S. officials. (USAF Photo by Rick Berry)
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AWACS testing team

Members of a special E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System testing team pose for a group photo after a flight trial held in Germany last month. The ground and flight tests on a NATO AWACS made strides in proving that the waveforms cause no interference to military and civilian air traffic control. Participants included representation from ESC's 635th Electronic Systems Squadron, Belgium, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, NATO, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. (Courtesy photo)
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Makeover for F-86

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. –James Gouveia of R. J. McAuliffe Painting, Lowell, Mass., paints stripes on Hanscom’s F-86 Sabre static display on May 29. Both the F-86 and the P-40 displays are getting makeovers, complete with fresh coats of paint and some corrosion repair work to preserve the base’s heritage displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)
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Makeover for F-86

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. –James Gouveia of R. J. McAuliffe Painting, Lowell, Mass., paints stripes on Hanscom’s F-86 Sabre static display on May 29. Both the F-86 and the P-40 displays are getting makeovers, complete with fresh coats of paint and some corrosion repair work to preserve the base’s heritage displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)
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Makeover for F-86

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. –James Gouveia of R. J. McAuliffe Painting, Lowell, Mass., paints stripes on Hanscom’s F-86 Sabre static display on May 29. Both the F-86 and the P-40 displays are getting makeovers, complete with fresh coats of paint and some corrosion repair work to preserve the base’s heritage displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)
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Proteus testing

A Proteus aircraft flies over Southern California carrying the Global Hawk variant of the new Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program radar. An Electronic Systems Center organization, the 851st Electronic Systems Group, has recently reached a key flight milestone for MP-RTIP by completing Radar System Level Performance Verification on two modes. Program officials aim to turn the sensor over to Global Hawk Air Force 18, the service's Block 40 test bed. (Courtesy photo)
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New E-8C engines

A newly installed propulsion pod system, pictured here on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System T-3 test aircraft at a prime contractor facility in Melbourne, Fla., is at the center of a major engine upgrade effort currently underway. Installation of the new engines on the aircraft is reaching its final stages, with the T-3’s first flight scheduled in the coming weeks. (Courtesy photo)
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President of Chile

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Brig. Gen. Terry Feehan (left), Electronic Systems Center, vice commander, greets the president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet (center) on the Hanscom flightline, Sept. 23. The Chilean President arrived at Hanscom en route to speaking engagements in the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)
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F-15 with Link 16

An Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft returns to the fight in Afghanistan after receiving fuel. A team of former fighter pilots and other experts from the Electronic Systems Center, headquartered at Hanscom AFB, Mass., provide U.S. fighter squadrons with specialized data link network training, increasing their situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
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New Aero Club Manager

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. - Steven Bates, the new manager of the Hanscom Aero Club, stands in front of his Beechcraft A36 Bonaza outside the Aero Club recently.
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Litening Targeting Pod

A camera located on a Litening Targeting Pod, shown here attached to an F/A-18 aircraft, works by receiving energy pulses from a targeted object as part of the Laser Target Imaging Program. LTIP, one of two 630th Electronic Systems Squadron's combat ID technologies showcased at Bold Quest, provides strike aircraft with real-time ID capability by illuminating targets at a much farther range than previously existed. (Courtesy photo)
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Speckled Trout

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Base personnel depart after touring the Speckled Trout on Nov. 7. The Speckled Trout is a modified KC-135R that is operated by the 412th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)
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Speckled Trout

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Maj. Scott Kulka, pilot of the Speckled Trout, a modified KC-135R, shows Amanda Gustafson, a Raytheon employee, the cockpit of the aircraft during a visit to Hanscom on Nov. 7. The Speckled Trout is the official nickname given to the modified aircraft. The aircraft is fully equipped with an array of radio equipment, data links and cryptographic sets. It also serves as a test bed for proposed command and control systems. The 412th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., operates the Speckled Trout and manages its test mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)
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General Johnson looks back on high-flying career

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson, who retired from the Air Force Nov. 7 after a 35 year career, walks with his daughter, Dr. (Capt.) Andrea Johnson, following his ‘final flight,’ aboard a C-17 that took off from and landed at Hanscom Nov. 6. Captain Johnson, a resident at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Washington, D.C., flew aboard the C-17 with her father. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate)
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JSTARS

From left, Northrop Grumman technicians Joe McKee and Al Fournier work to repair aerial refueling equipment atop the T-3 test bed version of the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft during Bold Quest at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., last month. The Electronic Systems Center’s Joint STARS Joint Test Force used the T-3 there to test a new target identification technology that shows great promise for enhancing accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Fenway Flyover

A formation of F16’s, flown by the Green Mountain Boy’s from Vermont, flyover Fenway Park Oct. 3 during the first game of the American League Division Series between the Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels. The Red Sox won the game 4-0. (U.S. Air Force photo by Walter Santos.)
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60th Anniversary Ball

Attendees of Hanscom’s 60th Anniversary Air Force Ball mingle outside of the Aero Club Hangar near static displays of vintage aircraft Sept. 14. Guests were able to get an up-close look at the F-16 Fighting Falcon, A-10 Thunderbolt II and T-6 Texan. More than 650 people attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. C. Michaela Walrond.)
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Heritage to Horizons

Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson takes a ride from Plymouth Municipal Airport, Plymouth, Mass., to Laconia Municipal Airport in New Hampshire on a B-17G Flying Fortress Monday as part of the Collings Foundation’s “Wings of Freedom Tour.” For more information on the “Wings of Freedom Tour,” visit www.collingsfoundation.org. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate.)
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