BHS senior captures youth of the year honors

Caitlen Epperson, an 18 year-old senior at Bedford High School, is this year's Hanscom Military Youth of the Year and will now move on to compete at the state level, Youth Center officials announced earlier this week.The Military Youth of the Year honor is a component of the Boys and Girls Club of

BSC week pays homage to MDS corps

In observance of Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week, the 66th Medical Squadron is celebrating both clinical and non-clinical BSC career fields Jan. 25 through 29.The week was first established three years ago to recognize officers, enlisted and their civilian counterparts, in the varied BSC

New Horizons slated for March 1 and 2

This year's New Horizons Symposium will take place March 1 and 2 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts.Sponsored by the Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, the event allows for interaction between government, industry and academia.This

Safety key to winter fun

New England provides many outdoor winter activities for Airmen and their families to enjoy - activities that are more enjoyable when done safely.To ensure members of the community perform these winter activities safely, the 66th Air Base Group Safety Office offers these helpful tips."When you plan

Hanscom AWACS team reaps reward

Recapitalizing JSTARS: the radar

For more than two decades, the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System has provided valuable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to commanders by detecting, locating and tracking enemy ground forces from afar.Identified as the Service's fourth largest acquisition

Team Hanscom quarterly award winners announced

More than 40 nominees were recognized Jan. 22 during the Team Hanscom Fourth Quarter Awards Ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center.Nominees were from the 319th Recruiting Squadron, 66th Air Base Group, Battle Management and C3I and Networks Directorates, Joint Personal Property Shipping Office

First cyberspace weapon system attains full operational capability status

A major milestone was achieved on Jan. 7 when the Air Force Intranet Control Weapon System became the first cyberspace weapon system to reach FOC status.Achieving FOC means the AFINC weapon system is fully capable to serve as the top-level defensive boundary and entry point for all network traffic

Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, Jan. 22

MDS earns The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval

The 66th Medical Squadron here was recently accredited by The Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Care Medical Home organization.The Hanscom clinic announced it earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance