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  • Hanscom community gathers to honor, highlight Tuskegee Airmen

    Members of the Hanscom community gathered April 21 at the Massachusetts National Guard Headquarters here to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen Experience.The Tuskegee Experience, known then as Tuskegee Experiment, began March 22, 1941 during World War II following the activation

  • SFS hosts Drug Take-Back event this weekend

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron will hold a one-day Drug Take-Back event April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service lobby, Building 1725 and at the installation's two gates.In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Hanscom Prescription Drug

  • When to go to the ER, UCC

    When you or a member of your family is sick, you probably call a Military Treatment Facility and either schedule an appointment or get advice on what to do at home. But what happens after the MTF is closed? Who do you call and where do you go?Many lean towards going to the nearest emergency room,

  • Ceremony marks completion of 2-year modernization project

    Officials here held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 21 to mark the completion of a $12.5 million modernization project covering more than 3,700 square feet to Hanscom's Medical Treatment Facility.The project's scope included both administrative and clinical areas in Building 1900, the main medical

  • Health expo scheduled April 27

    The 66th Force Support Squadron will host a free Health and Fitness Expo for the entire Hanscom community April 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fitness and Sports Center.Various representatives from on-base helping agencies will be in attendance to provide health screenings, tips, samples,

  • Olson looks at past, to future following 34-year AF career

    As Maj. Gen. Craig S. Olson, program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, prepares to retire from the Air Force after 34 years of service, he said he never anticipated the journey working out in the "amazing" way it has.An interest in airplanes is what

  • Many AFMC employees to convert to AcqDemo Pay and Appraisal System

    Some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel have been notified they will transition to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system on  June 12, 2016.Local officials have indicated approximately 500 non-bargaining, appropriated-fund

  • TRICARE to begin Urgent Care pilot program

    To increase access to care, the Department of Defense is launching an Urgent Care Pilot Program for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. This program allows Prime enrollees two visits to a network or TRICARE authorized provider without a referral or prior authorization. The Urgent Care pilot program,