Menorah Lighting

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Rabbi Abraham Morhaim lights the Menorah as members of the Hanscom Jewish community gather on Dec. 7 at the Base Chapel to observe Chanukah. Chanukah lasts for eight days and nights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

Fly home for the holidays

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – After drawing a name for a free plane ticket, Cynthia Nunes-Taijeron (right) gives winner Airman 1st Class Jennifer Grayson a hug during a reception at the Minuteman Club on Nov. 18. The Hanscom Senior NCO Association (Top 3) and the Hanscom First Sergeants Association sponsored a Fly an Airman Home for the Holidays program this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

Hanscom youth say ‘Happy Father’s Day’

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Carleigh Franzoni gives her dad, Mark Franzoni, a flower for Father’s Day when he picks her up at the Child Development Center on June 15. What Carleigh loves most about her dad, she said, is, “He likes to hug me.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

Hanscom youth say ‘Happy Father’s Day’

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Capt. Charles O’Connor greets his daughter Lily at the Child Development Center on June 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

Hanscom youth say ‘Happy Father’s Day’

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – For Father’s Day, Staff Sgt. Matthew Ayala-Roman gets a piggy-back ride from his son Gabriel at the School Age Program Clubhouse on June 15. Matthew said that his favorite thing about his dad is, “He’s funny.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

Arbor Day tree planting

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Col. Charles F. Thompson (l), 66th Air Base Wing commander, and Chris Perkins, base civil engineer, along with students from Hanscom Middle School participate in a tree planting ceremony in honor of Arbor Day. This is the 23rd consecutive year the base has celebrated Arbor Day by planting a tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)