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  • AFMC promotes wellness screening campaign

    During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command is launching its “Do You Know Your Numbers” wellness screening campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of knowing your numbers to help prevent chronic diseases such diabetes, hypertension, and

  • Allied C2 Capabilities RAMPed Up

    RAMP, the Royal Saudi Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control Systems Modernization Program, is an extensive mission computing and communications upgrade program, turning current Block 30/35 AWACS into the 40/45 configuration. The International Airborne Battle Management Command and

  • 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.