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August promotions announced

Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron recently announced the names of Airmen assigned here expected to promote to the next highest rank in August.

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August promotions announced

Senior Airman Quintin Rice, a member of the 66th Force Support Squadron, is congratulated by Command Chief Master Sgt. Patricia L. Hickey on his promotion to senior airman during the Monthly Enlisted Promotions Ceremony at the Minuteman Commons July 31. The ceremony, generally held the last duty day of the month, provides the Hanscom community an opportunity to recognize enlisted Airman selected for promotion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Author comes to Hanscom

Patricia Cornwell and Col. Stacy L. Yike, 66th Air Base Group commander, discuss the base's mission in the Electronic Systems Center headquarters lobby on July 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Olaciregui)

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Author visits Hanscom

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Stephen Puleo speaks about his book, Due to Enemy Action, to a large crowd in the atrium of Building 1624 on March 18. Mr. Puleo is a Boston-based author, historian and university teacher. Due to Enemy Action is a World War II story of a small U.S. subchaser, Eagle 56, caught in the cross hairs of a German U-boat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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auto extraction scenario

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – During the last Base Readiness Exercise in April, first responders respond to an auto extraction scenario at the corner of Randolph Road and Tinker Loop. Another BRE is scheduled next week to help base personnel prepare for a possible Operational Readiness Inspection in the fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Auto skills

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Tom McElhinny, Auto Skills Center mechanic, uses a caliper piston retractor tool while replacing brakes on a vehicle Aug. 20. The Auto Skills Center offers customers a spacious facility equipped with four swing-arm lifts, one drive on lift, a large selection of tools and a general repair area. Hours of operation are: Monday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Auto Skills Center offers complete vehicle care, expands self-help hours

Vehicles sit suspended at the 66th Force Support Squadron Auto Skills Development Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Feb. 1. The Auto Skills Development Center offers complete vehicle care for all those with independent base access, and recently expanded self-help hours to include Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Autumn Classic

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Runners take their mark outside the Fitness and Sports Center for the start of the 10K Autumn Classic race on Oct. 15. For more information on upcoming fitness events or classes go to www.hanscomservices.com (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Autumn Classic 10K

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Hanscom runners greet the dawn of a new day and the start of the Autumn Classic 10K race on Oct. 21 at the Hanscom Sports and Fitness Center. For more information on upcoming fitness programs call 781-377-3639. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Autumn Classic 10K

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Capt. Mark Bell from U.S. Navy Recruiting runs during the Autumn Classic 10K race on Oct. 20. Captain Bell was the overall winner, finishing in 40:39. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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Autumn Classic Relay

Gerard Cavallo, Foreign Military Sales Division program manager, participates in the Hanscom Fitness and Sports Center's Autumn Classic Relay Oct. 21. Cavallo, and teammate Stephen Henning, placed first in the race with a time of 24 minutes 26 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Autumn Classic Relay

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Autumn presents unique potential hazards

Leaves fall around the P-40 static display aircraft on the corner of Vandenberg and Marrett Streets at Hanscom Air Force base, Mass., last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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AWACS adds IFF

The Electronic Systems Center is working on a next generation identification friend or foe system for AWACS aircraft. The system will help allow for earlier identification of targets, minimizing the chance of fratricide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Robert J. Sabonis)

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AWACS assumption of leadership

Thomas Ramsey, Airborne Warning and Control System division chief, Digital Directorate, passes a provisional flag to Lt. Col. Joseph Koleski, incoming materiel leader, while 2nd Lt. Andy Millan, program manager, looks on during an assumption of leadership ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Aug. 19. Koleski is replacing Lt. Col. Ephane DuBose as materiel leader of the E-3 Advanced Capabilities Branch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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AWACS award

Jeffrey Mayer, United States Air Force Command and Control Security Control Assessor, presents Helen Dauplaise, Airborne Warning and Control System cybersecurity chief engineer, the United States Air Force Command and Control Security Control Assessor’s 2015 Cybersecurity Excellence Award to the AWACS program office, during a ceremony at Hanscom AFB, Mass., Jan. 25. The Air Force C2 SCA has more than a hundred programs in its assessment portfolio. The SCA team members who work with the programs submitted nominations for a programs that best typifies the values of integrity and excellence by establishing a program that reflects the Service's ideal vision for cybersecurity or is making significant progress towards those goals ensuring mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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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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AWACS Information

An AWACS crew member reviews incoming data. A team from the Electronic Systems Center has recently been working to get new capabilities that users have requested onto the AWACS platform. (Courtesy photo)

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AWACS Reservists fly in BALTOPS 2017

A U.S Air Force E-3 Sentry taxis past a NATO E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft on June 7, 2017, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. The Planning Development office at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is developing options for future concepts for advanced battle management and surveillance capabilities. Efforts on ABMS provide the warfighter with command and control capabilities currently conducted by AWACS. Analysis of this project is expected to be complete by March 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Caleb Wanzer)

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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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