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  • AFAF campaign starts March 21

    The 2016 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign will take place here March 21 through April 29. The goal for this year's Hanscom campaign is $39,552.The AFAF is an Air Force-wide annual fundraising campaign to assist past and present Airmen and their families through unexpected challenges and financial

  • Base to host military retiree information session, luncheon

    Retired service members from all branches of the military are invited to attend a Military Retiree Appreciation Day scheduled April 22 at the Minuteman Commons.This year's event will begin with an Information Services session from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon. Military retirees,

  • Team Hanscom annual award winners announced

    Military and civilian Airmen were recognized in 16 categories during the Team Hanscom Annual Awards Ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center March 15.More than 60 nominees from across the installation competed. Among the organizations included are the 319th Recruiting Squadron, 66th Air Base Group,

  • Air Force IT Conference returns … with addition of ‘cyberpower’

    The Air Force Information Technology Conference held annually in Montgomery, Alabama, but cancelled in 2012 and following years due to budget constraints is returning to the capital city in 2016 as the rebranded Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference.The AFITC Conference will be

  • Sleep is serious: Catch your Zzzs

    "BEEP. BEEP. BEEP." The alarm is blaring. Time to get up. Do you hit "snooze"? ... What's in a "Zzz"?On average, we spend 33 percent of our lives ... asleep. When assessing your overall health, have you considered your sleep habits?Sleep hygiene, as researchers call it, involves a variety of

  • AFLCMC commander talks cyber resiliency at symposium

    Cyber resiliency, and how to incorporate it into traditional weapon systems, was the topic of this year's New Horizons Symposium keynote speech, March 1.After emphasizing how the Air Force views cyber as a domain, Lt. Gen. John Thompson, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, discussed

  • Hanscom clinic recognizes Patient Safety Awareness Week

    The 66th Medical Squadron will recognize Patient Safety Awareness Week March 14 through 18 to promote patient health care safety to the community. The theme for this year's campaign is "United for Patient Safety.""The purpose of our involvement in Patient Safety Awareness Week again this year is to

  • Hanscom home to Civil Air Patrol squadron, wing

    Members of the Hanscom community ages 12 and older can learn more about aviation and careers in aviation, space or in the military by attending one of the Civil Air Patrol's monthly meetings held here.The Hanscom Composite Squadron is part of the Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol program and

  • Change your clocks, change your batteries

    It's the time of year to "spring forward" and set clocks ahead at 2 a.m. Sunday morning as part of daylight saving time. At the same time, officials from the 66th Air Base Group Fire Prevention Services encourage everyone to change the batteries in all of their home's smoke alarms and carbon