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  • AF government travel cards receive tech upgrade

    Beginning this month, Citibank is issuing chip and PIN-enabled government travel cards (GTC) to new card applicants, individuals whose cards will expire in 2015 and individuals who have reported lost or stolen cards.This is the first phase in a multi-phased rollout, which will enhance the security

  • AFLCMC-Hanscom January 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 January promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Senior AirmanMitchell

  • AF Aid Society grant program

    Since its inception in 1942, the Air Force Aid Society has been committed to helping Airmen and their families realize their academic goals through an education grant program.The centerpiece of the society's education initiatives is the General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program which provides

  • Conference center upgraded, open house scheduled

    Hanscom Conference Center officials recently announced that an upgrade to the audio visual equipment in the Lexington Amphitheater and Concord Room is complete and that a ribbon cutting and open house is scheduled Jan. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. to mark the occasion.Among the $500,000 worth of improvements

  • Medal recognizes dedication to strategic nuclear deterrence objectives

    The Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal was approved by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James last year to recognize individuals who directly impacted the nuclear enterprise.The medal may be awarded retroactively to Dec. 27, 1991 to fully-qualified Airmen, and is among several

  • Tests determine coliform bacteria in base water

    The base water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident is not an emergency, as customers, base personnel have a right to know what happened, what personnel should do, and what base civil engineers are doing to correct this situation.Officials collected 15 samples

  • Roll Call: A historic year

    The Air Force's senior enlisted Airman released the latest installment of Roll Call, reflecting on the last year and urging Airmen to celebrate their accomplishments."As we close another chapter in our Air Force history, we should take pride in all our Airmen, Air Force, and families have

  • DOD releases 2015 military pay, compensation rates

    The Defense Department announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members Dec. 22, with most service members receiving a 1 percent increase in basic pay.The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of

  • 'NORAD Tracks Santa': Bringing him to a home near you

    Santa will be traveling around the world Dec. 24, delivering presents to all the girls and boys. To help keep tabs on Santa, North American Aerospace Defense Command, including Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Continental U.S. NORAD Region and Canadian NORAD Region, will track him across the globe to