Combined Federal Campaign resumes

The annual Combined Federal Campaign charity drive, interrupted by the 16-day federal government shutdown, is scheduled to resume Nov. 1 with a kickoff event at the Minuteman Commons."The kickoff Nov. 1 will include a benefit fair of local charity organizations," said 2nd Lt. Claire Davis, Hanscom

Airmen organize, distribute books to less fortunate

Two Airmen with a cumulative time in service of 25 months recently organized a book drive for two Boston-based charitable youth organizations.Airman Kara Watts and Airman Jonathan Watts, who married in March 2012 and have been in the Air Force for 10 months and 15 months respectively, collected more

D-RAPCON program evaluates design, receives feedback from end users

Recently, the Deployable Radar Approach Control program office brought air traffic controller representatives from the Air Force Flight Standards Agency, Air National Guard and the 54th Combat Communications Squadron to a facility in Marlborough, Mass., to participate in the program's initial human

Cyber trends

Coliform bacteria in base water resolved

The base water system recently violated a drinking water standard. 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. Civil Engineering routinely monitors for the

AFMC 5-center construct reaches full operational capability

Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, announced Oct. 22, 2013, the full operational capability of the command's 5-center construct, a major milestone in AFMC history. "The 80,000-plus men and women of AFMC have repeatedly raised their own bar for success. This world-class

Servicemembers should start saving early for retirement

It's never too soon to start saving for retirement, Barbara Thompson, the director of the Defense Department's office of family policy children and youth advised servicemembers today. Enlistees as young as 18 might not be thinking about saving for retirement or the importance of their Thrift Savings

FDA warns against dietary supplement

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using OxyElite Pro, a dietary supplement, because of suspected links to acute hepatitis. The FDA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Hawaii Department of Health are investigating reports of acute

Still time to register for Oct. 21-25 Focus Week

This quarter's Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Focus Week is scheduled for Oct. 21-25. As with past offerings, courses will cover a variety of areas and be offered locally, via video teleconference and via the web."Even though we lost time due to the furlough, there are many offerings this

Freeze the Gain challenge

Are you looking for a way to maintain your weight during the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holiday season? Freeze the Gain challenge is an initiative open to all Defense Department civilians and active duty members to help manage weight gain throughout the holiday season.Freeze the Gain