Aug. 1 - Pulse on AF force management

Featured in this force management update are details regarding civilian force management program expansions, ongoing officer force shaping boards and the upcoming reduction in force board.Civilian force management - voluntary early retirement authority/voluntary separation incentive payThe VERA/VSIP

In remembrance: former ESD Commander Chubb

Retired Lt. Gen. Melvin F. (Nick) Chubb, Jr., passed away July 25, 2014, after a short illness. Chubb commanded what was then the Air Force's Electronic Systems Division at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., from August 1984 until his retirement on Oct. 1, 1988. During his tenure at Hanscom, he oversaw

Air Force to change enlisted evaluations, promotions

Air Force officials announced a series of sweeping changes to the Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System July 31.The changes are intended to ensure the Air Force truly makes job performance the driving factor and will be implemented incrementally beginning in August 2014 and

Vehicle excise tax, servicemember exemptions

Under Massachusetts law, all residents of the Commonwealth who own and register a motor vehicle must pay an annual motor vehicle excise tax, levied by the city or town in which the vehicle is principally garaged. Massachusetts law provides for service-related exemptions for vehicles owned by

AFLCMC-Hanscom August 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 this month.Congratulations to the following August promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Staff SergeantTerryAnn

Strategic agility is the future of the Air Force

As the Air Force prepares for new challenges and opportunities of the coming decades, it faces sobering 21st-century realities: global centers of power have become more distributed and the terrorism threat more dispersed. Most importantly, the emerging environment is demonstrating a trend that could

Motorcycle safety training still available

The Air Force has had 10 motorcycle related fatalities since the beginning of this fiscal year. Two of those fatalities have occurred since the start of the Critical Days of Summer campaign. In an attempt to prevent others, the 66th Air Base Group Safety officials encourage Airmen to factor risk

COMACC meets with Hanscom acquisition members, industry

Feds Feed Families food drive underway

This summer Hanscom volunteers are again collecting non-perishable food items to support the Greater Boston Food Bank as part of the annual "Feds Feed Families" food drive that runs through Aug. 27.The drive, which officially began June 1, will collect non-perishable food items that will be donated

AFMC recognizes fourth quarter "Graduates"

Congratulations to the following members of Team Hanscom on completing a degree or certificate program during the second quarter of 2014.Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.Staff Sgt. Francisco Amador Montes, 66th Force Support SquadronMaster Sgt. Kevin Connors, 66th Force Support SquadronStaff Sgt. Jesse