Donley conducts Hanscom all-call

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley addresses a packed crowd inside the Aero Club hangar during his visit here April 25. The secretary also met with military and civilian award winners and received briefings and technology demonstrations. Donley emphasized the value of work being done at Hanscom and also spoke about strategic Air Force issues and budget challenges. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mark Wyatt)

Briefing the boss

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and 66th Air Base Group Commander Col. Lester Weilacher look on during briefings here April 25. During his visit here, Donley met with military and civilian award winners, received briefings and technology demonstrations and held an Airman's call with base personnel. He also traveled to Cambridge, Mass., where he received the 2013 Doolittle Award from the MIT Security Studies Program. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

SECAF visits Hanscom

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley arrives here April 25 and is greeted by Maj. Gen. Craig Olson, program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, Steve Wert, program executive officer for Battle Management, Col. Lester Weilacher, 66th Air Base Group Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Cindy Rainey, 66th Medical Squadron superintendent. During his visit, Donley met with military and civilian award winners, received briefings and technology demonstrations and held an Airman's call with base personnel. He also traveled to Cambridge, Mass., where he received the 2013 Doolittle Award from the MIT Security Studies Program. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mark Wyatt)

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley

LEDYARD, Conn. – In this 2009 photo, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley chats with officers from the former Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., while touring the display area at the Air Force C2ISR Symposium. Donley will present an “all call” during his upcoming visit to the base April 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

Shining stars

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – (left to right) Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander; Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray; Col. Lester A. Weilacher, 66th Air Base Group commander; Dr. Peter Holden, Hanscom STARBASE director; and Vic Hayes, 66th Force Support Squadron director, along with Hanscom Middle School fifth graders cut a ribbon signifying the official opening of the Hanscom STARBASE program Feb. 13. STARBASE is a Department of Defense initiative that targets Title I schools and at-risk youth to get them excited about science, technology, engineering and math. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

Vice chairman arrival

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Adm. James Winnefeld, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives here Dec. 13. Winnefeld traveled through Hanscom on his way to speak at the Kennedy School of Government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)