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  • Reducing energy and water consumption focus of Energy Action Month

    October is Energy Action Month. During the month-long campaign, the 66th Civil Engineering Division is highlighting Hanscom’s energy saving efforts and asking employees to focus on reducing energy and water consumption at work, home and in their communities. Energy affects how we live, work and

  • 66th Medical Squadron conducts training

    (Left to right) Senior Airman Elijah Jackson, Airman 1st Class Kalen Fragas, Senior Airman Angela Riley, Airman 1st Class Eric Vivaldo and Senior Airman Jaleesa Minor, members of the In-Place Patient Decontamination Team, clean a mock patient at a wash station during IPPD training Sept. 28 at the

  • Hanscom Middle School Falcons home match

    Evan Squire, a member of the Hanscom Middle School boys soccer team, runs with the ball during a home match against Watertown Middle School at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 26. The HMS Falcons lost the match 3-0. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

  • Hearts Apart

    Hunter Kircher bowls during a Hearts Apart event at Hanscom Lanes Sept. 27. Families of deployed, remote tour and extended TDY servicemembers were invited for an evening of food and fun at the bowling alley.The Hearts Apart program offers support and activities for families while their loved ones

  • A chip that scrambles

    Mini Crypto is a self-contained encryption engine that generates its own session based “key.” Designed to be small and lightweight, it is about the size of a cracker.

  • Fire Department plans prevention week activities

    Consider this scenario: It is 2 a.m. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family do not have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety or even prove deadly.In a typical home fire, you may have

  • AF expands Career Intermission Program opportunities

    The Air Force has changed the Career Intermission Program to expand participation opportunities for Airmen from one application window each year to three. In addition, Airmen with humanitarian circumstances may submit out-of-cycle CIP applications, as can dual-military married Airmen when a join

  • Prevention Power 5K Walk/Run

    Runners participating in the Prevention Power 5K Walk/Run Suicide Awareness event take off from the Fitness Center, Sept.26. The event, which also included a resource fair, was co-sponsored by H2O - Hanscom’s Helping Organizations and the Massachusetts Air National Guard's Suicide Prevention Program

  • Seasonal influenza prevention

    The 66th Medical Squadron’s Public Health office would like to remind Airmen to practice preventative measures to protect themselves and their families during the influenza season. Flu season usually begins in October and ends as late as May, with the peak season in January or February. Knowing how

  • Options for sponsoring base visitors expanded

    In an effort to better serve the needs of the base, the 66th Security Forces Squadron Visitor Control Center is now accepting email sponsorship for visitors. The new policy, which started Sept. 25, enables military members, government civilian employees and designated Massachusetts Institute of