New PEO for C3I&N shares priorities, highlights workforce importance

The new PEO for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, or C3I&N, Maj. Gen. Dwyer L. Dennis, recently shared some areas he'll be looking to focus on as he takes on this role.Cyber vulnerabilities and resiliency are areas he wants to draw more attention to. He previously had been

2015 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

The 2015 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, or MWRA, Lexington and Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Public Water System Identification, or PWSID, Number 3023002.This report is an annual snapshot of the drinking water quality delivered by Hanscom Air Force

Blended retirement system training now available

Online training designed to educate Airmen about the new Blended Retirement System, the Defense Department system with changes on the current military retirement system, is now available via Joint Knowledge Online course number P-US1330. The course is also available to those without a Common Access

Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, June 17

JCB's goal to correct, deter youth violators

With children out of school for the summer soon, the upcoming months mark one of the busiest periods for the 66th Security Forces Squadron. In the past, the number of incidents - both minor and major offenses - involving youth on base have spiked once school is dismissed.To help reduce that trend,

Emergency contact information vital to family readiness

Airmen should review and update their virtual record of emergency data information annually and each time they experience a major life change, such as marriage or divorce, permanent change of station or birth of a child.Better known as vRED, this online form replaced the paper Department of Defense

Hanscom’s junior workforce ready to take on real-world problem in challenge

A team of junior personnel are in a competition to use innovative resources and out-of-the-box thinking to address a military challenge and held their kick-off meeting June 9.The Air Force Research Laboratory Commander's Challenge is for personnel with less than 10 years experience who will design,

Base historian captures Air Force-level recognition

Randy Bergeron, installation historian, has earned a share of the Dennis F. Casey Award for Excellence in Periodic History in the Albert S. Simpson Category for co-authoring the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's periodic history last year.Bergeron was recognized for superior historical

Coping with stress through healthy thinking

Stress. Even the mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how a person copes with daily stressors can have great impacts on their quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body's response to any demand, including change. According

Nature's hazards: Mosquito-borne diseases

Mosquito bites can be annoying, but they can also cause serious viral diseases, such as Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. If an infected mosquito bites a bird or mammal, including humans, it can transmit the illness to them.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West