Hanscom Heroes Homecoming

Motorcycle rider courses offered to Airmen

The Air Force has experienced 13 motorcycle related fatalities since Oct. 1, 2014 - the same number as it did all of last fiscal year. In an effort to ensure that number doesn't increase, Air Force officials are reminding riders that they must attend mandatory initial or refresher motorcycle

Behavioral health services offered at base clinic

A new program allows clinic patients here to receive behaviorally-based assistance through education, skill-building, self-management and home-based strategies, 66th Medical Squadron officials announced recently.The Behavioral Health Optimization program is a resource available to active duty and

New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility

New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.The command's new mission statement is succinct but declarative: "deliver and support agile war-winning

GPS technology helps Hanscom improve air traffic management

As the 20th anniversary of Global Positioning System, or GPS, technology is this month, the Aerospace Management Systems Division here explains how the technology enables their work enhancing performance and safety of air traffic management."The biggest improvement that GPS technology brought to air

ABG announces second quarter award winners

The 66th Air Base Group named their quarterly award winners during an awards ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center July 17. Members of the group, including friends and family, attended the quarterly ceremony.Congratulations to the following award winners:Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman

Master sergeant results announced

Air Force officials released the names of 5,301 eligible technical sergeants selected for promotion to master sergeant July 16.Congratulations to those Hanscom Airmen selected for promotion.Tech. Sgt. Eddie Escamilla, Jr., 66th Medical SquadronTech. Sgt. Eleuteria Inman, Joint Personal Property

OPM acts to protect federal workers, others from cyber threats

U.S. Office of Personnel Management officials announced July 9, the results of the interagency forensics investigation into a recent cyber incident involving federal background investigation data and the steps OPM is taking to protect those affected.In late May, as a result of ongoing efforts to

Dwell time, PT exemptions for new AF mothers increase to 1 year

The six-month deferment for female Airmen to accomplish their fitness assessments following childbirth will be increased to 12 months to align with recent changes to the deployment deferments, Air Force officials announced July 14.The deployment deferment policy, as part of the Air Force's 2015

First installation complete on third largest AFWET upgrade

A key system that helps ensure the global free flow of information throughout all military branches and other government agencies is undergoing a major overhaul.Led by a team at Hanscom AFB, the AFWET system is receiving its third largest upgrade to date, known as the Modernization of Enterprise