Hanscom Air Force Base (Mass.)

We are pleased to announce Ms. Lea Kirkwood assumed leadership of the Program Executive Office for the Electronic Systems Directorate during a ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base (Mass.) Base Oct. 24. Kirkwood will lead 1,800 Airmen, government civilians, and support contractor personnel in the acquisition and execution of a $11.3 billion portfolio of Acquisition Category (ACAT), non-ACAT, technology transition, and Foreign Military Sales programs. “It is an honor to accept leadership of this new PEO for electronic systems,” said Kirkwood. “As we reoptimize the Air Force for Great Power Competition, bringing these division’s together is a natural coalescence of product areas that provide critical electronic systems to our operations.” The Electronic Systems Directorate is part of the new Information Dominance Systems Center, one of three system centers established as part of reoptimizing for Great Power Competition and closely aligned with the operational community. #DAF #AirForce #USAF #Defense #News #GreatPowerCompetition Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Air Force Materiel Command Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e_DtacS6

Inspiring to see innovation showcased throughout Kessel Run, a new division in the United States Department of the Air Force PEO C3BM, delivering resilient command and control, and targeting software capabilities that provide warfighters with decision advantage. “Kessel Run brings a great deal of innovation and speed to the team,” said Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey, C3BM’s program executive officer. “They enable the DAF BATTLE NETWORK by connecting data in real time to our warfighters and providing situational awareness our decision makers need.” Learn more about the Kessel Run mission here. #DAF #AirForce #USAF #C3BM #Innovation #Defense #News

Join us at SASE 2024 Booth #833 October 12 to learn about the rewarding career opportunities the United States Department of the Air Force provides! For the latest information on our participation visit: https://lnkd.in/eZb_SZ7D #DAF #USAF #AirForce #SpaceForce #SASE2024

The New York National Guard 213th Engineering Installations Squadron visit to Hanscom Air Force Base was a success! The team assisted the 66th Air Base Group Communications and Information Division by removing 25,000 feet of cable, installing 14,000 feet of pull string, and enhancing future pathway capabilities – all part of digital transformation and communications infrastructure improvements. Learn more about the installations squadron visit here. #TeamHanscom #USAF #DigitalTransformation

Join the United States Department of the Air Force at SASE - Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers 2024, Boston Convention Center, October 12, Booth #833! This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the rewarding career opportunities the Department of the Air Force provides. To register visit: https://lnkd.in/ddNusa5E To learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZb_SZ7D #DAF #USAF #AirForce #SpaceForce #SASE2024 See you there!

Exciting news! Under the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (PEO C3BM), the United States Department of the Air Force recently rolled out foundational aspects to support its Battle Network, including 16 Tactical Operations Center-Light (TOC-L) edge nodes, a cloud-based command and control platform, and a digital infrastructure component. “In the last year, we’ve deployed 16 TOC-L kits out into the field, and right now, the teams are operationally [testing the limits] of them,” Maj. Gen Luke Cropsey, the Department of the Air Force integrating PEO for C3BM and assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, explained. “They are doing that intentionally so that we can understand better from an operational-use context, what works and what doesn’t work. Then we are going to fold that immediately into the next iteration of those kits. And moving into 2025, we’re going to get busy pushing them out at scale.” Learn more. #DAF #AirForce #USAF #C3BM #Innovation #Defense #News

The United States Department of the Air Force awarded a Services Category 1 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for Air Force EITaaS Base Infrastructure Modernization (#BIM). "This award is a major milestone in delivering continuous network modernization to the Department of the Air Force network rather than periodic refreshes," said Col. Fred Garcia, upper-senior materiel leader, Enterprise IT & Cyber Infrastructure Division, Cyber & Networks Directorate. The #BIM IDIQ was awarded to 23 companies with a $12.5 billion ceiling. "This is a smart investment of services enabling the use of commercial connectivity," said Wayne Anderson, Base Area Networks program manager. "BIM integrates holistic industry best practices into DAF Enterprise IT Acquisitions, driving alignment of IT spend to facilities planning on square footage basis, and right sizing the DAF network services by standardizing the delivery approach for the enterprise." Learn more about this competitive acquisition. #DAF #AirForce #SpaceForce #USAF #EITaaS #BIM #Innovation #Defense

Announced today at the Air & Space Forces Association 2024 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, the United States Air Force activated the provisional Integrated Capabilities Command to accelerate force modernization efforts. “The Secretary and I have authorized the standup of ICC provisional effective today,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin during the 2024 Air and Space Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 16. “We are going as fast as we dare to build the Air Force we need from the beginning so we remain competitive into the future. We must be integrated from the start to stay ahead of the threat.” Read more about this latest development. #AFANational #AFAAirSpaceCyber #AirForce #SpaceForce #Defense #News

Senior Executive Service member, Charles Anthony Braswell, director of contracting for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, visited the Hanscom Air Force Base (Mass.) contracting workforce last week. “This was an opportunity to influence, collaborate, and build a better future for Air Force contracting,” Braswell said. “You are the most important part of the mission. The mission doesn’t get done without you.” Read more about Braswell’s visit to Hanscom Air Force Base. #USAF #AFLCMC #HanscomAFB #DoDContracting

Chartered by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Cloud One paved the way for the United States Department of the Air Force to become a leader in cloud hosting. The multi-cloud, multi-vendor system is a one-stop shop for United States Department of Defense mission application owners requiring commercial cloud services. Greater cloud usage enables the Department of Defense to efficiently keep pace with technology developments and utilize a virtualized service with greater agility and flexibility to address demand and respond to security incidents. #Innovation #Cloudcomputing #USAF