The Equal Opportunity Office is located in the Community Support Center in Building 1240
Email: ESC.EO@us.af.mil
Telephone: 781-225-6397
Fax: 781-225-3912
The Equal Opportunity (EO) Office staff provides human relations education, organization climate assessments, out and about visits, awareness training (i.e. team building, sexual harassment and diversity), mediation and facilitation. They also conduct informal inquiries, coordinate complaint investigations, provide guidance in informal and formal equal opportunity and treatment complaints processing, and are advisors for special observance months.
EO Policy
"It is the policy of the United States Government, the Department of Defense, and the Air Force, not to condone or tolerate unlawful discrimination, to include sexual harassment, of any kind. This Zero Tolerance policy ensures that once unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment is alleged, immediate and appropriate action will be taken to investigate/resolve the allegations and ensure any proven unlawful behavior stops. Further, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against any Airman, military or civilian, who engages in unlawful discriminatory practices. Air Force EO policy compliance is a function of leadership."
Hanscom EO Mission Statement
To foster a workplace environment free from barriers by promoting equal opportunity and facilitating fair and equitable treatment. To encourage resolution at the lowest level and to ensure federal laws and Air Force policies regarding sexual harassment and discrimination are upheld.
Services Provided
Human Relations Education: First Duty Station Orientation, Newcomer's Orientation, Key Personnel Briefing, Team Building, Conflict Resolution
Climate Assessments
Out and Abouts
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation and Facilitation
True Colors
Special Observances
January (third Monday)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Holiday
February 1-28
African-American/Black Heritage Month
March 1-31
Women's History Month
April/May (begins the Sunday preceding the Jewish observance of Yom Hashoah and continues through the following Sunday)
Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust
May 1-31
Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Aug. 26
Women's Equality Day
Sept. 15-Oct. 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct. 1-31
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Nov. 1-30
National American Indian Heritage Month
EO Resources
No Fear Act Training (available on Hanscomnet)
Labor Law Field Support Center (available on the Air Force portal)
AFI 36-2706, Equal Opportunity Program Military and Civilian
AFI 51-903, Protest Activity
AFI 51-1201, Alternative Dispute Resolution in Workplace Disputes
AFPD 36-27, Equal Opportunity
AFPD 51-12, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Air Force Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
Air Force Mediation Compendium
Civilian EO Complaint Process
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program
Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
EEOC Training Institute
Equal Employment Opportunity Management Directive MD-110
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity
Military EO Complaint Process
Reasonable Accommodation Policy
(Updated October 2016)