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  • Revamped Key Spouse Program unveiled

    The Hanscom Airman and Family Readiness Center recently announced changes made by the Air Force to enhance the Key Spouse Program.Key spouses provide families with a direct line of communication with unit leadership. The changes include a revised initial training course to better meet the needs of

  • TRICARE pharmacy copays change Feb. 1

    Military pharmacies and TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery will remain the lowest cost pharmacy option for TRICARE beneficiaries when some TRICARE pharmacy copays change Feb. 1. Most copays for prescription drugs in the home delivery program and retail network pharmacies will increase slightly.The 2016

  • Wingman Toolkit supports CAF

    Comprehensive Airman Fitness is built on the four domains of fitness -- physical, mental, social and spiritual. CAF is a top-level priority in the Air Force, and it is essential for individuals to be fit across all four domains.To ensure all members of the Hanscom workforce have quick and easy

  • Registration, consent needed to operate drones at Hanscom

    New guidelines require users of unmanned aircraft systems weighing between 0.55 and 55 pounds must register them with the Federal Aviation Administration and not fly them on base without first contacting and receiving consent from Hanscom Field's air traffic control tower staff.According to Miguel

  • Recapitalizing JSTARS: the BMC2 suite

    Hanscom program officials call it the "brain of the plane," and as the epicenter for JSTARS command and control, it's an integral part of the overall Joint Surveillance Target and Attack Radar System recapitalization effort.The battle management command and control suite, also known as BMC2, allows

  • January Team Hanscom promotions

    Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron recently announced the names of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Hanscom Airmen scheduled for promotion to the next highest rank in January.Congratulations to the following promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Airman First ClassAudrey M.

  • Hanscom employee captures DOD-level award

    The Department of Defense has recognized a Hanscom employee with a prestigious product support award.Perry Hill,  product support manager and chief of logistics for the C3I and Networks Directorate's Space, Aerial and Nuclear Networks Division, recently won the 2015 Secretary of Defense Product

  • DOD CIOs visit area to discuss innovation and collaboration

    The Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense and the Chief Information Officers for the Joint Staff, Air Force, Army, Navy, and Coast Guard, along with more than twenty senior representatives from DoD, Cyber Command and the intelligence community visited the local area Dec. 10 and 11