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  • SFS enforces winter safety policies

    With winter upon us, and many chances of snow remaining, the 66th Security Forces Squadron would like to remind personnel of the base and Massachusetts requirements with regard to vehicles and winter weather.

  • AFLCMC ‘entwined’ with senior leader goals

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Air Force acquisition is battling the pincer effect of shrinking workforces and expanding portfolios, according to Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry, who spoke at a defense industry event in Bedford, Massachusetts, Thursday.  McMurry, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle

  • States given Real ID extension

    The Department of Homeland Security has granted an extension allowing federal agencies to accept driver's licenses and identification cards from several states and U.S. territories.

  • Dental care for adolescents

    According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 18 percent of children ages 5 to 19 had untreated dental cavities within the past decade.

  • Take command: Urgent care now easier to access

    As of Jan. 1, 2018, most TRICARE Prime enrollees no longer need a referral for urgent care visits and point-of-service charges no longer apply for urgent care claims. This change replaces the previous policy, which waived referrals for the first two urgent care visits per year.

  • Government shutdown

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- The federal government shutdown will have significant effects at Hanscom Air Force Base. While all military personnel will continue to work as usual, the majority of Hanscom civilian personnel are expected to be furloughed. Because civilian personnel, in concert with

  • New Horizons to take place Feb. 27-28

    Hanscom’s three program executive officers will again be featured speakers during the upcoming New Horizons event at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts.

  • H2O workshop seeks to shift paradigms

    Members of the Community Action Team here, known locally as Hanscom Helping Organizations, met Jan. 18 at the base conference center to discuss their shared efforts toward prevention.