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  • School and camp physical season begins

    In Massachusetts, children ages 4 to 17 are required to have physicals for initial enrollment in school and in most summer camps. They are also necessary for participation in sports programs, which require updated physicals every 13 months.The clinic will offer school physical appointments Monday

  • COBRA DANE team moves forward with radar's sustainment plan

    The Battle Management program executive officer at Hanscom AFB recently approved a strategy for the sustainment of one of the largest radars in the Air Force's arsenal.The COBRA DANE radar located on Shemya Island, Alaska, stands 120 feet tall, has a 95-foot diameter, detects objects 2,000 miles

  • Program Management --"an Art, not a Science," says AFMC commander

    Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, the Air Force Materiel Command commander, was a keynote speaker at the 2015 Acquisition Insight Focus Days at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall June 24.Organized by the Defense Acquisition University and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the event

  • Keeping Airmen healthy and informed through Operation Supplement Safety

    For peak performance, Airmen should eat healthy and exercise regularly. But in the quest to gain an "edge," many Airmen resort to dietary supplements.Enter Operation Supplement Safety, or OPSS. This Defense Department educational campaign, accessible at www.hprc-online.org/opss, educates the

  • AFLCMC Focus Week registration opens July 6

    Registration will open July 6 for the upcoming summer Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Focus Week offerings. Courses will take place July 20 through 24.As in the past, according to organizers, this quarter will once again include numerous functional training opportunities along with various

  • Hanscom Airman lauded for small business efforts

    For the first time since 2006, the Air Force exceeded its small business goals, ushering in the highest performance rating in the Service's history. Directly tied to this accomplishment are a handful of outstanding performers and teams who have made a significant contribution to the Air Force's

  • AFLCMC-Hanscom July 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 July.Congratulations to the following promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Senior AirmanJavier N. Hernandez

  • Food drive strives to limit local, national hunger

    Organizers of the "Feds Feed Families" annual summer food drive are now accepting non-perishable food donations at various locations on base through Aug. 31.The food drive, which officially began June 1, will deliver all donations collected to the Greater Boston Food Bank."Members of Team Hanscom