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  • SGLI premium adjustment effective July 1

    The Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program will adjust its monthly premium rate from 6.5 cents per $1,000 back to the 2006 rate of seven cents per $1,000 of insurance, a modest increase to ensure the SGLI program remains in a strong financial position.The Department of Veterans Affairs

  • TASS capability brought to Africa, improves security

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Force Protection Branch recently began installing a critical force protection system that safeguards forward-deployed warfighters in U.S. Africa Command's area of responsibility.In December 2013, AFLCMC received an urgent request from the 17th Air

  • NFL players, military children 'Play 60'

    As part of the Month of the Military Child celebration and NFL Play 60, past and present players from the New England Patriots as well as Patriots cheerleaders performed a free youth football and cheer clinic at the Hanscom tennis bubble here April 23. April was designated the Month of the Military

  • Airpower above water: Air Force tests new surveillance capability

    The Air Force successfully completed the first Maritime Modes program risk reduction flight last week as the Service moves toward providing a new air-sea battle surveillance capability.The test flight, which took place in the airspace above the Navy's Point Mugu sea range in California, consisted of

  • CE awarded with regional EPA award

    Hanscom Air Force Base received a government regional award in the Fuel Oil Reduction category as part of the annual awards presented at the Environmental Protection Agency 2014 Environmental Merit Awards to Massachusetts organizations and individuals here April 22. The awardees were among 26

  • Hanscom to celebrate Arbor Day on May 9

    The base will celebrate Hanscom's 27th anniversary of Arbor Day observance with a tree planting ceremony scheduled May 9 at 1 p.m. at Memorial Park near the 66th Medical Squadron, civil engineers announced.All base personnel are invited to attend the tree planting and help celebrate the event

  • Prescription drugs 'take back' scheduled

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron and Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, will provide Hanscom personnel an opportunity April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by providing a turn in collection point on base.The collection is in the Army and Air Force