Hanscom Are Towns Committee Meeting Minutes

December 1, 2016

HATS Selectmen: Peter Braun, Lincoln; Steven Ng, chair, Concord; Mike Rosenberg, Bedford. HATS members: Margaret Coppe, Lexington Others in attendance: Tom Fredricks (Deputy Director), Chuck Paone (66 ABG/PA), Amber Goodspeed (Hanscom Airfield Director), Jessica Casserly (66ABG/PA), John Beatty (Task Force Director), Nancy Nelson (Minute Man National Park Superintendent), Jim Santos (Congresswoman Clark’s Office), Rick Kenin (GM Boston Med Flight) Introductions and Announcements Air Force Base – Installation Commander, Colonel Roman Hurd

• The Committee welcomed Col. Roman Hund and Master Sargent Patricia Hickey • Col. Hund provided service bio

o Network Communications for various Air force bases o Served on Air Force Central Cmdr. (J6) HQ o Marone AFB (Spain – communications flight commander o Aviano Air Base (Italy) – served as Wing executive officer and

communication flight commander o Langley AFB – Air combat command

• Col. Hund presentation – evolution and growth at Hanscom AFB (refer to Power point presentation attached or available on line

o Defined the role of Hanscom AFB within the Air Force Material Command Center Mission Areas.

� Material Command – is in charge of weapons systems, mission systems, systems acquisition and sustainment across all Air Force platforms

� Life Cycle Management Center – primary PEO at Hanscom AFB (General Patterson)

� AFLCMC Leadership Team org chart � 66th Air Base Group Leadership

o 66th ABG – Regional and Nationwide impact � Provides functional support to entire New England Region and New

York • Serving 10,000 Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard

Military and DOD Civilians • 130,000 military retirees and families

o Hanscom AFB serves as the Center of Acquisition and Technology Development

o Growth at Hanscom AFB � Over $500M has been invested at the base

• MA National Guard Joint Force HQ ($52M) • MIT-LL Capital Improvement Project ($265M) • School buildings ($70M) • Base housing for all military personnel ($15M)

� Vandenberg gate – o Design will provide better security and new visitors

center for the base o Commonwealth of MA has granted transfer to Air

Force - US Air force needs to accept transfer o USAF MIL CON has project funded – project should

start by summer 2017. � Base Housing (Joint Housing)

o 731 units – approx.2,400 residents o 94% occupancy – 42% are Air Force

o Community Support � Partnerships between the AFB and HATS communities � Public Safety Partnerships – two-way support � Public School support

• Hanscom Schools – 625 Students (pre-, Primary, Middle) – Lincoln support

• Bedford High School – 116 students � Sports and Recreational Partnerships

o Regional Partnerships � Commonwealth of MA –

• Vandenberg Gate Land transfer • Workforce Development

� Local Communities • Salt Brine road pre-treatment (USAF first IGSA) • STEM outreach

� Education • UMass Lowell • NE University • Boston University

o Industry partnerships � Connect military DOD with regional tech and entrepreneurs � 15 active CRADA’s (Cooperative Research and Development

Agreements) • Discussion:

o NBC weather tower � Mr. Braun informed the meeting the town of Lincoln has sent a

letter of support for the project, and sees this as an opportunity to help support the base with added revenue

o Shared Infrastructure at Hanscom

� Mr. Rosenberg noted the success of the AFB serving as a place of collaboration is impacting traffic. He asked how can the base address the traffic congestion concerns?

� Col. Hund mentioned the Base has earned awards that offer van pooling. He sees that the base can certainly address this with the neighboring towns. The committee discussed possible solutions for MBTA bus to loop through the base? Additional van pooling?

o 66 ABG Construction mgmt. staff � Mr. Ng applauded the Base for the incredible growth and

investment that is ongoing. How large is Col. Hund’s staff to manage all these projects?

� Col. Hund attributes the base’s success to his staff’s experience to be able to coordinate all these projects.

o Col. Hund – clarified the fence line project that is between Hanscom field and the base. Still being developed

• Mr. Braun applauds the support that the Commonwealth has provide to the base. • Mr. Rosenberg noted that not many people realize the immense reach that the

base has in Massachusetts and the country. • HATS Committee thanked the Col. Hund and Master Sgt. Hickey for visiting us

this evening. •

Minute Man National Park Superintendent – Nancy Nelson

• Superintendent Nelson informed us of her retirement from the National Park Service in January 2017

o Deputy Superintendent B.J. Dunn will be taking over command. � Currently serving at the Independence National Park in

Philadelphia Air Field – MassPort Community Advisory Committee; Hanscom Field Advisory Commission

• December 4, 2016: P4 meeting • HFAC: December 20th monthly meeting

o To discuss monthly noise report o Ongoing status of projects – repaving drive / ramps

• Massport Community Advisory Committee (CAC): o Hanscom Field Director, Amber Goodspeed reported Executive CAC

recently met in Brookline � 30 item agenda w/ a group meeting scheduled in December 2016

Rt. 2 and 128 Projects

• October 31st: Final Surfacing on Route 2 • Route 2A resurfacing project (ongoing?) – HATS to initiate more coverage • Cambridge Turnpike Concord project – in design/engineering • Route 2 project (Lincoln):

o Addressing failed landscape vegetation (dead trees) with Mass DOT o Trying to coordinate an event/celebration?

Future meetings

• January 26 – Task Force Executive Director John Beatty and Mass Development Senior VP Anne Marie Dowd and Senior Advisor for Innovation & Collaboration for Base Office of the Chief Technology (Adam Freudberg).

• February 23 (or alternative) – MITRE and Lincoln Lab (Scott Andersen) • March – No meeting (ATM season) • HATS to schedule future meeting with State Legislators • Perhaps future meeting with MBTA? • Schedule Lt. Gov. Polito for an annual visit with HATS?

Meeting Minutes

• May 26, 2016 meeting minutes o Motion: Rosenberg, Second: Braun, Approved: Unanimous

• September 22, 2016 meeting minutes o Motion: Rosenberg, Second: Braun, Approved: Unanimous

Adjourn

• Motion: Rosenberg, Second: Braun: Vote: Unanimous

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66 Air Base GroupEvolution and Growth

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Continue to Strengthen AFMC’s Role in the Nuclear Enterprise

Perform World-Class Test and Evaluation

Acquire and SupportWar-Winning Capabilities

“Cradle-to-Grave”

Advance Today’s & Tomorrow’s Combat Capabilities through

Leading-Edge Technology

Sustain Air Force Capabilities through World-Class Depot

Maintenance & Supply

Air Force Materiel Command Center Mission Areas

Support AF-wide Installation and Expeditionary Combat

Support Activities 2

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Directorates & Support PEOs

CA CV CR DS

66 ABG

Plans and Programs

Personnel

ContractingAcquisition

CCC

ACS

Fighter /Bomber

ISR/SOF

Battle Mgmt

C3I / Networks

Mobility Tanker

Business & Enterprise

88 ABW

Intel

Weapons Small Business

Inspector General

Finance

Programmatic

Direction

AFLCMC Leadership Team

Enterprise

Management

Engineering

Logistics

AFSAC

Safety

CG

Staff Judge Advocate

Prog Dev & Integration

Propulsion

SAE

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66th Air Base GroupLeadership

66 ABG/CEMR. THOMAS

SCHLUCKEBIER

66 CPTSMAJ CHRIS SPAULDING

66 FSSMR. GREGTHOMAS

66 LRSMR. DONALD GONSALVES

66 ABG/SCMS. ANN

MARKMAN

66 ABG/SEMR. GALEN WILLIAMS

66 SFSMAJ JOSEPH

BINCAROUSKY SR.

66 ABG/XPMR. RANDY

ROBERTSON

66 ABG/CPMSGT PETER

GORMAN

66 ABG/EOMS. WENDY

REYES

66 ABG/HOMR. RANDY BERGERON

66 ABG/HCLT COL (CH)

DAVID BUTTRICK

66 ABG/IGLT COL

KENNETH MIERZ

66 ABG/IPMS. DEBORAH

DETORA

66 ABG/JACOL RICHARD MCDERMOTT

66 ABG/PAMR. CHUCK

PAONE

66 ABG/CVBMS. LINDA AMBARD

66 ABG/CCPvacant

66 ABG/CVKMS. JERSOUK

TOUY

COMMAND CHIEF

CMSGT PATRICIAHICKEY

DEPUTY DIRECTORMR. THOMAS “TOM”

FREDERICKS

66 ABG COMMANDERCOL ROMAN. HUND

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Position

Vacant

IMACOL MARK WILSON

66 MDSLT COL LYNN SHINABERY

DEPUTY COMMANDER

LT COL KENNETH

FERLAND

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Providing Functional Support to the Entire New England Region and New York

Airmen & Family Readiness DISA Network Nodes Public Affairs

Inspector General Industrial Security Information Protection

Safety

Honor Guard

Medical & Pharmacy Investigation/Combat Arms

Military Working Dogs Retiree Activities

Serving 10,000 Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard Military and DoD Civilians Supporting 130,000 military retirees, annuitants, and spouses

$6.08B Economic Impact

New England ANG Units

Barnes Bradley

Westover Otis

Pease Stratton

Supported By:Ground

SafetyIG Medical

731 Privatized Family

Housing Units

Air Force: 42%

Army: 18%

Coast Guard: 13%

DoD Civ: 8%

Marine Corps: 6%

Navy: 6%

Retired Military: 5%

National Guard: 1%

Reserve: 1%

Northeast ROTC DetsU of MA Lowell/Amherst

Boston Univ

MIT

Worcester Poly Tech (MA)

Univ of Connecticut

Univ of New Hampshire

Norwich Univ (VT)

Syracuse Univ (NY)

Clarkson Univ (NY)

Rensselaer Poly Tech

(NY)

Supported By:CPTS FSS

Safety Medical

Educational InstitutionsNaval War College

Air University Fellows

AFIT

Supported By:

Civ/Mil Travel & Pay

Hanscom-hosted Organizations

3 AF PEOs

66 ABG

JFHQ MANG

MIT-LL

JPPSO-NE

46 TS

USO

USACE

DCMA

DCAA/DAU/CCM

Supported GSUs2 WS, Det 2, Hamilton, MA

6 SWS, Cape Cod, MA

New Boston Air Station

Rome Labs, NY

MITRE

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HarvardHarvard

MITMIT

General DynamicsGeneral Dynamics

MITREMITRE

Northeastern UniversityNortheastern University

RaytheonRaytheon

Volpe Trans CenterVolpe Trans Center

iRobotiRobot

Lincoln LabLincoln Lab

BAE SystemsBAE Systems

20 mi20 mi

Boston UniversityBoston University

Boston CollegeBoston College

Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman

Draper LabsDraper Labs

Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard

CiscoCisco

AkamaiAkamai

GigavationGigavation

LockheedLockheed

Center of Acquisition and Technology Development

UMass LowellUMass Lowell

WPI

Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx)

Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx)

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Hanscom AFB: Getting bigger and better every day

• FY10/11 MA National Guard Joint Force HQ ($52M)

• FY12 Middle School ($34.7M)

• FY14 Primary School ($36M)

• FY15 Dormitory ($13.5M)

• FY16 Defense Contract Management Agency ($15.5M)

• FY16 Energy Savings Performance Contract ($37.5M)

• FY17 Systems Engineering Management Facility ($20M)

• FY17 US Army Corps of Engineers ($18.8M)

• FY19 MIT-LL Capital Improvement Project ($265M)

• TBD: AFNWC/NC3

DoD investing almost half a billion dollars into HAFB this decade!

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• 731 units, est. 2,400 residents

• 94% occupancy

• Waterfall—below 95%, Hunt opens up

availability to some categories non

targeted tenants

• Recapitalization fund – higher the

occupancy rate, the more funding goes to

rebuilding the housing stock

• Essentially Joint Housing

• Less than ½ are Air Force (42%)

Base Housing

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Community Support

• Fire Partnerships• Mutual support: Bedford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln

• Hanscom Fire provides water to Town of Carlisle

• Joint support for Hanscom Field with MASSPORT

• Police Partnerships• Member of the Central Middlesex Police Partnership

• Support agreements:

• Concord, Lincoln, Lexington, Bedford, Acton

• Military Working Dog and training support

• National Park Service

• Public School Support• Hanscom Schools: 615 Students (Pre-, Primary, Middle)

• Bedford High School: 116 Students

• Sports and Recreational Partnerships• Participate in Town Parks and Recreation league

• Host base/community Swim Meets

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Regional Partnerships

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts• Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center (HCIC)

• Vandenberg Gate Land Transfer

• Energy Assessment

• Workforce Development

• Local Communities• Salt Brine road pre-treatment: Air Force’s first IGSA

• STEM Outreach

• Internships

• Hanscom Job Fair (Minuteman Tech HS)

• Education• UMass Lowell

• Northeastern University

• Mass Open Cloud at Boston University

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Industry Partnerships

• Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) -- Cambridge

• Connects tech and entrepreneurs

• Puts commercially-based innovation rapidly in hands of military

• Mass Innovation Bridge – Joint Commonwealth / MITRE venture

• Connects local businesses, non-profits, and academic institutions

with federal agency needs and programs

• Industry Associations

• i.e., Chambers of Commerce, Smaller Business Association of New

England, Advanced Cyber Security Center, etc.

• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)

• AF and non-federal parties to conduct R&D for mutual benefits

• Provides access to emerging technology

• 15 active CRADAs

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SUMMARY

• Hanscom playing a critical role in AFLCMC/AFMC

mission set

• Hanscom evolving and growing

• MILCON/New Missions and Tenants

• Building Regional Partnerships

• State/Local/Education/Industry

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QUESTIONS?