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  • SecAF lauds 50 years of federal service

    SecAF lauds 50 years of federal service

    Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett called to congratulate Laura Gourgas, a longtime federal civilian employee, at Hanscom Air Force Base Nov. 9 for her five decades of service to the Air Force.
  • Multiple Hanscom-based teams and individuals were recognized by the Department of Defense with 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards for excellence in contracting, acquisitions, and software development. For C3I&N, the Cloud One and Platform One Teams won both the Software Innovation Team Award and the David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award; for Digital, Melissa Kennedy won the Individual Achievement Award for Services Acquisition. (Graphic by the Department of Defense)

    DoD awards Hanscom AFB professionals

    The Honorable Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, announced the winners of the 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards, which included members of the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, or C3I&N, and the Digital Directorate, both headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base.
  • Soldiers from the 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, test the capabilities of commercial, off-the-shelf unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles at McGregor Range Complex, N.M., in June 2019. To discuss emerging threats posed by small UAS, military and industry leaders in anti-drone technology came together for “Defending and Defeating,” a C-sUAS symposium co-hosted by the Force Protection Division, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., and the Paul Revere Chapter of the Air Force Association. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Gray)

    C-sUAS symposium highlights threats, base defense

    Key topics at “Defending and Defeating” included an overview of the newly formed Joint C-sUAS Office, a detailed look at the future of base defense, and discussions of the technological advancements and challenges associated with C-sUAS.

  • SATURN radio connects U.S. forces to allies

    To improve communication with allies, the Air-to-Ground, Tactical Data Links team, headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, has been working to provide the Department of Defense with an anti-jam, hack-proof, and high-frequency radio system.
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    New commander charts AFLCMC future course

    Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander has been busy getting up to speed on the latest activities in the center’s vast portfolio. With 28,000 personnel across nine major operating centers, AFLCMC executes a $304 billion operating budget to deliver – from uniforms and ejection seats to aircraft and missiles – everything the warfighter needs to fly, fight and win.

  • “SpeedDealer” demos wrap, new radar agreement expected early 2021

    Using a try-before-you-buy strategy, a team within the Digital Directorate headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, completed a series of live-fly demonstrations Sept. 26 to evaluate three commercially available, production-ready and deployable long-range radar systems.
  • AFLCMC commander speaks on the how, where of a digital force

    AFLCMC commander speaks on the how, where of a digital force

    The new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander spoke to the Hanscom Air Force Base workforce about the way forward to a digital Air Force during a virtual all-call Oct. 7.
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    Air Force deploys commercial IT capability

    Working with the EITaaS office through an Other Transaction Agreement, the Accenture Federal Services team passed commercial internet traffic from the Amazon Web Services and Azure Impact Level 5 cloud environments through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Boundary Cloud Access Point, or BCAP, and onto the base networks.

  • AFMC begins phased COVID-19 surveillance testing

    Air Force Materiel Command began a phased roll-out of COVID-19 surveillance testing Oct. 1.

  • Hanscom AFB mourns loss of Airman

    Senior Airman Jason “Khai” Phan was deployed to Kuwait with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s SFS in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
  • The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is seeking to fill multiple program manager positions in both the Digital and Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorates. Applicants must submit resumes by 11:59 p.m. EST on Sept. 9 at https://afciviliancareers.com/aflcmc/.

    AFLCMC seeks program managers at Hanscom AFB

    The event will bring together hiring managers and qualified candidates seeking program management positions in the Digital and Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorates.
  • Air Force hits key milestones with commercial IT

    Air Force hits key milestones with commercial IT

    In June, the Enterprise IT-as-a-Service Integrated Program Office, headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., began migrating users at a number of military installations to commercially available networks provided by both AT&T and Microsoft.
  • William Ross, Communications and Information Division (SC) director, briefs Col. Chad Ellsworth, 66th Air Base Group commander, on the potential use of robotic process automation during an RPA demonstration at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Feb. 21. By collaborating with UiPath, a global software company that develops a platform for robotic process automation, the division will be able to increase productivity, accuracy, and overall mission success through the help of bots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

    Robotic process automation introduces digital workforce

    By collaborating with UiPath, a global software company that develops a platform for robotic process automation, and utilizing innovation funds, personnel will be able to increase productivity, accuracy and overall mission success through the help of bots.
  • Digital Directorate sets new pace for Phase II SBIR awards

    Digital Directorate sets new pace for Phase II SBIR awards

    The Digital Directorate at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., recently awarded seven Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Program contracts to some of the startups who participated in the July 2019 UAS and Kessel Run Pitch Days.
  • CMSAF emphasizes human connections at Hanscom all call

    CMSAF emphasizes human connections at Hanscom all call

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright spoke about resilience and leadership topics during a town hall Sept. 6. More than 400 Airmen from Hanscom AFB, as well as other invited Airmen from geographically separated units, listened as Wright touched on those topics and answered questions.
  • Master Sgt. Jose Rijos, noncommissioned officer in charge of domestic operations, Massachusetts Air National Guard and Wounded Warrior ambassador, stands on stage with his service dog Cairo and his wife, Yadira Rijos, at the Hanscom Air Force Base theater, Aug. 22. Both Wounded Warrior Program ambassadors, Jose and Yadira spoke on their experiences dealing post-traumatic stress as a family in hopes to dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

    Wounded warrior talks resiliency during tactical pause

    In the wake of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein’s Resiliency Tactical Pause directive, Master Sgt. Jose E. Rijos, Air Force Wounded Warrior ambassador, recounted the traumas of his career with his service dog, Cairo, at his side.
  • An autonomous drone follows Jose Martinez Lorenzo, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University, during the Air Force’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Pitch Day, July 24, at the Northeastern University Innovation Campus in Burlington, Mass. The demonstration of autonomous drone technology was part of a day dedicated to bringing new and innovative companies into the Air Force to work on detecting, tracking, defeating and controlling drones and drone swarms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

    Air Force targets drones during latest Pitch Day

    The day-long event began with thirteen pitches from businesses, followed by deliberations by Air Force junior officers and civilians, who chose to award Phase 1 small business contracts to every Pitch Day participant.
  • Yancy Mailes, Air Force Materiel Command historian, provides background information on the AFMC We Need initiative during cadre training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, July 15. More than 150 AFMC headquarters and center augmentees attended the training to prepare for the implementation of Phase II activities of the AFMC We Need initiative.

    AFMC conducts focus groups across enterprise

    The AFMC We Need enterprise-wide initiative, launched in late June 2019, seeks inputs and recommendations from AFMC civilian and military Airmen that can help posture the command to best support the National Defense Strategy today and in the decades to come.
  • Contracting director shares plan for acquisition culture change

    Hanscom AFB contracting director shares plan for acquisition culture change

    Tony Braswell, the Hanscom Air Force Base director of contracting, shared details of a strategic plan aimed to change the acquisition culture at a Hanscom Representatives Association’s monthly meeting.
  • AFLCMC personnel recognized at AFCEA International Conference

    AFLCMC personnel recognized at AFCEA International Conference

    Three Air Force Life Cycle Management Center personnel were award recipients during the AFCEA International Conference held earlier this month in Baltimore.
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