Jan. 6, 2020 Cloud brings benefits to users A team here in the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate is working to support the Air Force Service Acquisition Executive’s initiative of a Digital Air Force with its Cloud One project.
Jan. 3, 2020 Hanscom NCOs have new PME flexibility The Air Force’s Personnel Center has created a new scheduling system that allows noncommissioned officers to choose when they attend the NCO Academy, Senior NCO Academy and Chief Leadership Course.
Jan. 3, 2020 Innovation, speed, modernization and sound protection can and must coexist HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – As we revolutionize acquisition, we must also revolutionize our protection methods.We no longer have the luxury to spend decades developing new systems for the warfighter. Due to the global threat dynamic, we must rethink the acquisition process from start to finish
Jan. 3, 2020 Hanscom personnel recognized for medical, safety excellence The Air Force Materiel Command recently announced the winners of the 2019 AFMC Air Force Medical Service and Safety Awards. Seven Hanscom recipients have claimed titles at the major command-level and will continue on to compete against their peers Air Force-wide.
Jan. 3, 2020 What’s got you sick, when to take antibiotics With cold and flu season officially underway, community members may wonder what the best treatments are and when antibiotics are the answer. Personnel with the Center for Disease and Control recommend only bacterial infections be treated with an antibiotic. These conditions are, but not limited to,
Jan. 3, 2020 Tax assistance resources for 2020 Starting in 2020, Hanscom AFB will no longer host an on-base tax center. Alternative options are still available to assist military personnel in filing, such as Military OneSource, which offers access to a no-cost online tax filing service.
Dec. 23, 2019 Air Force, Navy, Army conduct first ‘real world’ test of Advanced Battle Management System In the first field test of a novel approach to warfighting, communicating and decision-making, the Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat to the United
Dec. 21, 2019 Students graduate ALS with new perspectives, skills Ten Airmen and one Coastguardsman graduated from Airman Leadership School Class 20B during a ceremony at the Minuteman Commons here Dec. 20.
Dec. 20, 2019 With the stroke of a pen, U.S. Space Force becomes a reality President Trump signed into law Dec. 20 the sprawling, $738 billion defense bill, making history by creating the Space Force as a stand-alone, sixth branch of the U.S. military and guaranteeing for the first time 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers.
Dec. 20, 2019 Families come together at Hearts Apart holiday event Killian Kimball, an Air Force family member, smiles as he meets Santa Claus at the 2019 Hearts Apart Holiday Event at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Dec. 18. The Hearts Apart program offers support and activities for families while their loved ones are serving abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lauren