A year ago this week, the process of privatizing base housing at Hanscom AFB, Mass., began, and is now moving on to the next phase, which includes demolishing the first 80 of the base’s unoccupied old housing units to make way for new houses. American Eagle Communities, which took over ownership and management of Hanscom housing, expects to begin the next phase by December 1, according to Hanscom officials. The company plans to build a total of 784 new homes under the base’s housing initiative.
The Air Force needs a high-end aircraft that can operate in contested environments that will work with the service’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft semi-autonomous drones and other less pricey platforms, the service's officer said March 18. “Instead of going all high-end and then breaking the bank and not being able…