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  • Tests detect drinking water violation

    The base water system recently had a drinking water standard violation. Although this is not an emergency, as customers, base personnel have a right to know what happened, what personnel should do, and what civil engineers are doing to correct this situation.The 66th Medical Squadron routinely

  • Hanscom captain chosen for prestigious PhD program

    A Hanscom program manager found himself on a very short list of selectees when the Air Force announced their choices for the 2015 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Prestigious Captains PhD Program.Capt. Jason Rathje -- who oversees the Advanced Tactical Command and Control program within C3I and

  • 66 SFS looking for distracted drivers

    Members of the 66th Security Forces Squadron are actively looking for anyone talking on their cell phone or texting while operating a motor vehicle on Hanscom AFB.If using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, SFS officials say people will be pulled over and ticketed.Military members will be

  • Drug Take-Back scheduled Sept. 26

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron will hold a Drug Take-Back event Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service lobby.In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Hanscom Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will offer personnel a safe, secure and convenient

  • Leadership symposium set for October

    The dates have been set for the next Hanscom Leadership Symposium.The symposium, which has received a lot of positive feedback over the past three years, will take place Oct. 6 through 9 at the Hanscom Conference Center. According to organizers, this session will feature Air Force Life Cycle

  • NCO retraining application window open through Oct. 9

    Eligible noncommissioned officers have through Oct. 9 to apply for retraining under Phase I of the Fiscal Year 2016 NCO Retraining Program, implemented Aug. 31.The two-phase program is used to balance and sustain the enlisted force, said Master Sgt. Christine Ward, Air Force Personnel Center

  • OPM awards contract to protect data theft victims

    U.S. Office of Personnel Management officials recently awarded to ID Experts a contract encompassing a comprehensive suite of identity theft and credit monitoring services for compromised victims, agency officials announced yesterday during a media conference call.Beth Cobert, OPM's acting director,

  • AFMC promotes Mental Fitness Awareness Campaign

    During the fall months, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Mental Fitness Awareness Campaign. According to Comprehensive Airman Fitness, Air Force Instruction 90-506, mental fitness is defined as the ability to effectively cope with unique mental stressors and challenges. One way to keep on