66 MDS encourages secure messaging use

Patients seen by the 66th Medical Squadron here are able to request and provide information to their health care team through a patient portal called MiCare Secure Messaging.Since the Air Force Medical Service first introduced it in 2012, MiCare has allowed for a more secure exchange of health

Fraud-related training offered April 5-6

The next Boston Area Fraud Working Group will take place April 5 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hanscom Conference Center.The training will feature presentations on the following topics: "Corruption in Contracting," presented by FBI Special Agent Jared Hewitt; "National Intellectual Property Rights

Hanscom Airmen and local Girl Scouts continue Cookies for a Cause tradition

Hanscom volunteers and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts gathered here March 19 to distribute approximately 18,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to six military and veteran organizations.An estimated 450 Girl Scouts and their families, along with  more than 20 military and civilian volunteers

AFMC executive director reflects on career start, successes after 34 years

What began as uncertainty toward the possibility of an Air Force career transformed into a 34-year commitment for Air Force Materiel Command Executive Director Michael A. Gill, who retires April 1 after spending three years in the command's top civilian post."We all talk about retirement, but you

Raytheon awarded contract for COBRA DANE radar

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently awarded a two-year sole source contract to Raytheon for radar maintenance in Alaska.Worth $77 million, the contract covers operations, maintenance and sustainment support for COBRA DANE, one of the largest radars in the Air Force's inventory. The

Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, March 18

March is Nutrition Awareness Month: Healthy eating advances AF readiness and mission success

Think twice before biting in. Are you making a smart food choice?  Healthy eating coupled with active living, is the foundation for healthy living, which is critical to maintaining a ready and deployable force.Optimal nutrition keeps Airmen performance ready - mentally and physically prepared for

Fitness assessment schedule in effect April 1

The 66th Force Support Squadron Fitness Assessment Cell has issued guidance on how fitness assessments will be conducted during spring, summer, and fall weather conditions here, in accordance with Air Force Instruction 36-2905.Like during the winter months, the weather can be unpredictable in New

AFMC strategic plan to help carry Air Force to Third Offset

Agility and innovation are cornerstones of a new Air Force Materiel Command strategic plan that will deliver war-winning capabilities. Those capabilities will propel the Air Force as a key element of the future national defense strategy known as the Third Offset.The first "offset" came in in the

Olson to speak at ROTC awards luncheon

Major General Craig Olson, C3I and Networks program executive officer, will address a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship luncheon at the Doubletree Hotel in Bedford, Massachusetts, April 8 at 11:30 a.m.The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Lexington Concord Chapter and