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  • State of the Air Force

    Senior Air Force officials will brief the press at 2 p.m. EST, Jan. 15. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III will discuss the current state of the Air Force, as well as, share their thoughts on the future of the Air Force. Airmen can watch

  • Nuclear satellite terminal upgrade to begin operational testing

    The nuclear satellite communication terminals that connect U.S. leaders to Minuteman combat crews in the event of a nuclear attack are currently undergoing an upgrade and scheduled to begin operational testing this month.Simply put, the Air Force will be updating its intercontinental ballistic

  • Free tax preparation, advice available to military families

    With the new year comes the annual dread of tax-filing season and the confusion and stress that can go along with it, especially for military families whose tax returns can be further complicated by frequent relocations, involvement of rental properties and other aspects of military life.To ease the

  • Personnel section limiting appointments starting Jan. 20

    The Military Personnel Section will have significantly less ID card appointments as a result of a large mass reissue of Common Access Cards on base beginning Jan. 20, 66th Force Support Squadron MPS officials announced this week.The mass reissue for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln

  • Elevated flu activity this season

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most effective strategy to prevent influenza is the annual flu vaccination. While seasonal influenza outbreaks can happen as early as October, influenza activity peaks in January or later. Since it takes about two weeks after

  • Air Force, DoD switch HOMES

    Air Force members now have access to HOMES.mil, a new official Defense Department website designed to modernize the way all service members search for housing when relocating.Effective Dec. 29, 2014, HOMES.mil was launched for public access to provide service members seeking housing at their

  • Focus week set for Jan. 26

    The next Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Focus Week is scheduled for Jan. 26 through 30. The schedule will offer functional training in addition to general courses for everyone.The Workforce Development team has finalized the schedule; much of which will be offered via Defense Connect Online

  • ABG announces fourth quarter's top performers

    The 66th Air Base Group recognized their top performers for the fourth quarter during a quarterly awards ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center Jan. 7.Col. Michael A. Vogel, 66 ABG commander, presented the awards to each of the winners.Congratulations to the following award winners:Airman of the