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  • OPM offers limited enrollment period for new self-plus-one option

    Employees currently enrolled in self and family coverage in the Federal Employees Health Benefits programs can change to the new self-plus-one option during the Office of Personnel Management limited enrollment period open now until Feb. 29.The self-plus-one option allows enrollees to cover

  • BACN hits 100,000 hours of ensuring connectivity for warfighters

    A program managed here to ensure warfighters can stay connected despite differing networks and austere environments recently reached a significant milestone and is also on a path to keep moving forward.The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, more commonly known as the BACN program, reached

  • February Team Hanscom promotions

    Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron recently announced the names of Team Hanscom Airmen scheduled for promotion to the next highest rank in February.Congratulations to the following promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Senior AirmanVito C. Amalfitano, Joint Personal Property

  • New contract vehicle opens doors for Battle Management programs

    Battle Management programs are now able to take an expedited approach to acquisition by tapping into a select pool of small and large businesses courtesy of a new contract vehicle called PEITSS.Wednesday, the Air Force awarded a $538 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity PEITSS (short for

  • 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