Summer safety campaign focused on risk management

With warmer weather here and travel and outdoor activities expected to increase over the next several months, the 66th Air Base Group Safety director asks all members of the community to place a greater emphasis on risk management."The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends is a critical

AFMC command chief challenges ALS graduates

Airmen and two members of the U.S. Coast Guard completed the five-week Airman Leadership School during a graduation ceremony at the Minuteman Commons May 21.Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted Airmen and ALS Class 15D guest speaker, challenged the graduates to go out in the field and make

Scholarships awarded to graduating seniors, spouses

The Hanscom Spouses Club awarded scholarships to graduating seniors and military spouses during the 54th annual HSC Scholarship Awards Night at the Minuteman Commons May 13.HSC officers awarded $37,500 to 17 high school graduates and two spouses, each of whom will pursue bachelor degrees in

Initiatives to improve Air Force acquisition

Addressing a standing-room-only audience of industry and government employees here May 13, the Air Force's Service Acquisition Executive spoke about acquisition priorities, challenges and initiatives.Dr. William LaPlante, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, emphasized his top

Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, May 15

Hanscom emphasizes tobacco-use policy, restrictions

Hanscom Air Force Base is taking measures to reinforce Air Force policies regarding tobacco use on base, focusing specifically on properly locating, marking and enforcing the use of Designated Tobacco Areas, or DTAs.DTAs will be marked as the only place people are allowed to use tobacco in any form.

Community Partnership Initiative

AFMC's Wingman Intervention program going strong

More than a year after it was introduced, Air Force Materiel Command's Wingman Intervention program is still going strong."During the spring 2013 Wingman Day, AFMC made a concerted effort to provide its Airmen with the skills and confidence they need to safely intervene when they see fellow Airmen

Youth program 'banks' dollars for college

The Youth Employment Skills program is an on-base youth volunteer program funded by the Air Force Aid Society to provide high-school aged dependents an opportunity to bank volunteer dollar credits toward post-secondary education. Effective June 1, volunteers will earn $6 per volunteer hour.The YES

Update: JSTARS Recap moves to next phase

A senior Department of Defense official signed a key acquisition memo May 7 that will allow the Joint STARS Recapitalization program office here to begin awarding contracts.Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, signed a Materiel Development Decision