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  • Senior Airman Christopher Anderson, 66th Security Forces Squadron Pass and Registration controller, holds a sample EZ Child ID card at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., July 21. The EZ Child ID can be used to assist law enforcement in the case of a missing person, and can be issued to children, teens, adults, or senior citizens. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lauren Russell)

    Security Forces to debut EZ Child ID system

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron will soon offer EZ Child ID cards to the Hanscom community to assist families and law enforcement in the case of a missing person. The software creates a comprehensive identification card that captures all the needed information that would assist law enforcement in locating a person, including a photo, height, weight, identifiable markings, and all fingerprints.
  • Airman 1st Class Nathan Kosters, a 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, checks computer data while preparing to launch an F-35A Lightning II during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada in Feb. 2017. In order to assist in providing training and best practices in the field of cyber security, the Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems released an updated version of the Department of the Air Force System Security Engineering Cyber Guidebook July 26th. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

    CROWS partners with industry to bring focus to cyber resiliency

    Cyber security professionals from across the Department of the Air Force joined industry experts virtually last month discuss critical topics in the field of cyber security.
  • CDE provides Hanscom civilians professional development opportunities

    Department of the Air Force begins integrated personnel, pay system modernization

    Uniformed Total Force Airmen and Guardians are invited to create Air Force Integrated Personnel and Pay System accounts as part of a two-phase personnel and pay modernization program.
  • 66th Medical Squadron In-Place Patient Decontamination Team members Senior Airmen Gavin Fluery and Ezekiel Grogan, carry an injured role player, Staff Sgt. Leilanie Kenley, 66th Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of commander support staff, to a decontamination tent during a Ready Eagle exercise at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., July 30. The disaster response exercise prepared MDS staff to respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

    Ready Eagle prepares Hanscom medics

    The 66th Medical Squadron held a full-scale disaster response exercise here July 26 to 30 focused on medical readiness and preparedness. The week-long exercise, Ready Eagle, tested personnel from across nine medical flights on their ability to respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive event.
  • Hanscom to reinstate indoor mask requirements, other measures

    Hanscom reinstates indoor mask requirements, other measures

    Acting in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and deputy secretary of Defense guidance, Hanscom AFB Installation Commander Col. Katrina Stephens has announced several actions aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 and specifically the more-transmissible Delta variant.
  • CDE provides Hanscom civilians professional development opportunities

    Senate confirms Kendall to be Air Force Secretary

    Frank Kendall won confirmation from the Senate July 26 to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, placing an official with decades-long service in defense issues in the top civilian job at a time when the department is navigating new global challenges and wide-reaching modernization efforts.
  • Airmen preparing to separate from active duty service can take steps toward their next career using the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.

    SkillBridge sets military members up for future success

    Airmen preparing to separate from active duty service can take steps toward their next career using the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.
  • CDE provides Hanscom civilians professional development opportunities

    Hanscom team members recognized for excellence in acquisition and leadership

    The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, along with Air Force Materiel Command, recognized multiple Hanscom team members with 2020 Acquisition Excellence and Leadership Awards.
  • Senior Airman Carlos Howard, 66th Security Forces Squadron Positive Policing program lead, presents a Blue Bucks certificate to Parker Jones, Hanscom resident, for wearing a helmet while riding a bike at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., July 13. The Positive Policing program allows 66 SFS defenders to recognize community members for adhering to safety protocols or traffic laws. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lauren Russell)

    Positive Policing program connects defenders with community

    66th Security Forces Squadron defenders recently created the Positive Policing program to further strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the base community.
  • CDE provides Hanscom civilians professional development opportunities

    What to know about COVID-19 Delta variant, available vaccines

    The existing vaccines now available to everyone over the age of 12 have proven to be highly effective in preventing the newest COVID-19 Delta variant as well as other versions of the virus, according to Defense Department health officials.
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