Oct. 15, 2010 ESC commander provides acquisition 'ground truths' at meeting Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, who is preparing to retire, offered some insights from his three years in command of ESC and his 35 years of acquisition experience to a local industry group Oct. 14, 2010.Speaking to the Hanscom Representatives Association at the Minuteman
Oct. 15, 2010 ESC to deliver 40,000th advanced search, rescue radio to operators Officials of the Electronic Systems Center will deliver the 40,000th Combat Survivor Evader Locator, or CSEL, radio to U.S. operators by the end of October 2010.Because the likelihood of rescue decreases significantly with time, CSEL's advanced technology is credited with saving many lives by
Oct. 8, 2010 Feature - Deployed Hanscom major helps Iraqi family, improves relations Improving the image of Americans in Iraq was not on the mind of a deployed Electronic Systems Center major; he was just trying to help a family in need.Maj. Michael Lauden, director of operations for ESC's Air Force Distributed Common Ground Systems Division, has been deployed to Iraq since May. In
Oct. 7, 2010 Solar-powered crosswalk lights, sensors help base save energy Let there be no doubt: Tinker is pro-energy conservation.As Energy Awareness Month gets under way, base personnel here are appreciating one of the most resourceful additions to the installation -- solar-powered crosswalk and light sensors. There are six sets on base with talks of adding at least one
Oct. 7, 2010 Feature - Not silk, but modern composites: Wright brothers' first air cargo flight reenacted Huffman Prairie Flying Field and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base celebrated another historic event on Oct. 2, 2010, as more than 100 people witnessed the centennial of the birth of the air cargo industry.Stowed on board the replica Wright B Flyer? Not the 200 pounds of silk flown on Nov. 7, 1910, to
Oct. 6, 2010 Team effort behind tower construction saves money, brings AFRL new capabilities The Wright-Patterson skyline has officially changed, and that change was achieved through the hard work and total team efforts of several groups on and off the base.Three new radar towers, completed Sept. 30, 2010, now provide the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate with new
Oct. 6, 2010 Air Armament Symposium brings defense, industry together For the 36th year, the Air Armament Center partnered with the National Defense Industrial Association to host its annual Air Armament Symposium here Oct. 5-6, 2010.The symposium, a two-day forum for both industry and government personnel, was an opportunity to exchange information, recognize
Oct. 5, 2010 AFMC highlights October as Energy Awareness Month In recognition of October as Energy Awareness Month, Air Force Materiel Command debuted a web page Oct. 4, 2010, that features articles focused on this year's Air Force energy awareness theme of "A New Culture: Energy as an Operations Enabler." This theme is intended to showcase the importance of
Oct. 5, 2010 AFMC air logistics center marks KC-135 maintenance milestone The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center sealed the deal on a pledge to America's warfighters Oct. 4 by celebrating the depot maintenance of 55 KC-135 Stratotankers in fiscal 2010, the most in nearly two decades.With the 76th Maintenance Wing heading the effort, the center vowed to help the Air Force