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  • First Term Airman Center helps with transition

    Moving can be stressful, but it can be particularly overwhelming for new Airmen arriving at their first duty station. To ease the transition, the First Term Airman Center is a week-long course that provides these Airmen with all the tools and information needed to have a great start to their Air

  • February marks African American Heritage Month

    Throughout the month of February, observances and activities will be held across the country to commemorate African American Heritage Month. Here at Hanscom, several events are planned to celebrate the theme "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on

  • AFMC to promote American Heart Month in February

    February is American Heart Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease and the importance of heart health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States; approximately one in every three

  • Air Force implements civilian hiring freeze

    Air Force senior leaders directed a force-wide hiring freeze among other workforce actions in a memorandum sent to senior commanders Jan. 16.The actions are part of the Air Force's efforts to pursue reversible or recoverable steps to avoid impacts to core readiness caused by the looming possibility

  • AFMC outlines near-term budgetary guidance

    The budgetary uncertainties currently facing the Department of Defense, combined with a projected $1.8 billion shortfall in Air Force funding for overseas contingency operations, require prudent steps to mitigate budget execution risks, according to Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel

  • Heart and Sole initiative takes off

    February is American Heart month and Air Force Materiel Command is hosting multiple activities to promote a healthy heart for all personnel. According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately every 25 seconds an American will have a coronary event. To help prevent heart disease and increase

  • Vet clinic reopens in new location

    The Hanscom Veterinary Treatment Facility reopened in a new location this week. The new location in Building 1217 is across the street from the old facility. The clinic's hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Customers are asked to enter the VTF from

  • DBIDS coming later this month

    The base will begin using the Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS, in late January 2013.Instead of relying solely on visual inspections, security forces sentries will use handheld scanners to electronically verify ID cards. The scanners are connected to the Defense Enrollment

  • Mental Health clinic relocates

    The Mental Health clinic will soon be relocating from its current location at 3 Kirtland St., Building 1217, to the new wing of the 66th Medical Squadron main clinic, located at 90 Vandenberg Dr., Building 1900. Mental Health will be closed Feb. 14 through 19 and will officially reopen in its new