CCAF graduation

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- First Lt. Samuel F. Sells, 66th Medical Squadron, Medical Logistics Element leader, delivers the Community College of the Air Force graduation commencement address at the Hanscom Conference Center May 10. Sells, a CCAF graduate who was recently accepted into the Air Force Institute of Technology program, discussed with graduates his educational journey since enlisting in the Air Force in 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

Welcome home

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – More than 100 soldiers from the 972nd Military Police Company, Massachusetts National Guard, arrive home May 2 after a nine month mobilization to Qatar in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The soldiers were greeted by several Hanscom and Massachusetts National Guard senior leaders. The 972nd performed force protection missions during their third overseas deployment since 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

Scholarship lunch

BEDFORD, Mass. -- Joe Magnone, Northrop Grumman Corporation, talks to Army Cadets Weston Rich and Christopher Tornton at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and Association of Old Crows ROTC Scholarship luncheon at the Bedford Doubletree Hotel April 18. Twenty-Eight scholarships were awarded to ROTC cadets and midshipmen that attend colleges and universities in the New England area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

Stay ready

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – (clockwise from center) Staff Sgt. Michael Trala, Senior Airman Brent Seebeck, Senior Airmen Eliborio Castillo and Airman 1st Class Robert Stevens, perform simulated buddy aid to Tech. Sgt. Marissa Cross during the base readiness exercise at Camp Patriot April 23. The combat scenarios practiced during BREs are designed to help prepare personnel for deployed environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

ALS

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien Renzi, Airman Leadership School Class 13B John L. Levitow award recipient, speaks to attendees at the ALS Class 13B graduation at the Minuteman Commons April 5. A total of 12 Airmen and Coast Guardsmen were recognized for completing the next step in professional military education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

Northern Pike

Master Sgt. Richard Thorpe, 66th Dental Flight NCO in charge and an avid fisherman, shows off a 45.5 inch Northern Pike he caught during a fly-in fishing trip to Northern Ontario in 2006. Thorpe was recently selected to participate in the Operation Muskie program that allows veterans to receive an all-expenses paid fishing trip on the Minnesota-Ontario border. (Courtesy photo)

Make-a-Wish

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Parrish Auzenne kisses a dolphin during his trip to the Atlantis Resort, Bahamas, where the Make-a-Wish Foundation sent him, along with his family, to experience his dream of swimming with the dolphins. Auzenne was born with a life-threatening congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome that required him to have three open heart surgeries by age three. (Courtesy photo)

Agreements reached

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Col. Juan Gaud, 66th Air Base Group deputy director, and Marla Levenson, NAGE Local R1-8 president, sign a memorandum of agreement as a result of potential civilian furloughs during a meeting with union and labor relations representatives in the Brown Building March 18. The Department of Defense recently announced that furlough notices to civilian employees would be delayed until on or about April 5 in order to analyze legislation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

One final note

WORCESTER, Mass. -- (from left to right) Airman First Class Ashley Cook, Tech. Sgt. Keisha Gwin-Goodin and retired Chief Master Sgt. Chris Edris perform the Armed Services Medley as part of an afternoon performance at Mechanics Hall March 10. Gwin-Goodin and Edris are among the former band members who returned to perform with the band one last time. The band will deactivate this summer due to last year's Air Force restructuring. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

One final note

WORCESTER, Mass. – Capt. Dave Alpar, Air Force Band of Liberty commander, conducts the band during an afternoon performance at Mechanics Hall March 10. Several former members, as well as base personnel, attended the final performance. The band will deactivate this summer due to last year's Air Force restructuring. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

Chief salute

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Senior Master Sgt. Christopher McCool salutes the flag after presenting it to Chief Master Sgt. Alfred Wilkes during his retirement ceremony at the Minuteman Commons March 1. Wilkes, 319th Recruiting Squadron superintendent, retired after serving 30 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

Innovative discussions

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Tom Powis, program management senior functional for the C3I&N Directorate, briefs members of the Hanscom Innovation and Collaboration Board here Feb. 28. The board is composed of leaders from Hanscom, the Mass. National Guard, other federal agencies, state agencies, academia, federally funded research and development centers and business and technology consortia. Current board priorities include Hanscom mission enhancement, workforce development and improving base operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)