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  • AFMC commander visits Sustainment Center, air logistics complexes

    Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger and AFMC Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner visited the command's air logistics complexes the week of April 15 for the first time since AFMC declared initial operational capability of its 5-Center reorganization Oct. 1,

  • Transportation information fair to be held next week

    The Hanscom Environmental Office will host a Transportation Information Fair May 6 through 10 for base personnel interested in carpooling, riding transit or looking for other ways to reduce transportation cost.Events are scheduled at the following locations: Base Exchange, Massachusetts National

  • Meeting highlights irregular warfare challenges

    A Hanscom AFB official drew comparisons to the recent Boston Marathon bombings to make a key point about improvised explosive devices during a presentation here April 25.Speaking at the Military Affairs Council breakfast meeting, Donald MacMillan, Irregular Warfare/Counter-IED Project Office lead,

  • SecAF: Hanscom enabling linked AF future

    Systems that help collect, process and push data to where it's needed quickly and securely are vital to Air Force operations, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said during a visit here April 25."Working independently and also with world-class high tech talent in the Boston area, you help

  • JPPSO passes along summer moving tips

    With the busy summer moving season soon arriving, Joint Personal Property Shipping Office Northeast, Det. 2, would like to pass on some key moving tips to the community.The Defense Personal Property Program, or DP3, is a Department of Defense program designed to improve quality of life for

  • Tis the season for ticks

    The 66th Medical Squadron Public Health office offers the following information about ticks and tick-borne diseases. For more information, go to cdc.gov. Did you know?· Ticks are arachnids, relatives of spiders. · Ticks live in wooded areas, brushy fields, and around the home. · Ticks are most

  • Filmmaker visits Hanscom to present ‘The Ghost Army’

    Rick Beyer, an award-winning producer and author from Lexington, Mass., presented the Hanscom community with a sneak preview of his new documentary - a riveting tale of a U.S. Army unit conceived and operated in secrecy during World War II. The Hanscom Conference Center's Concord Auditorium was

  • Program lets Airmen work away from their desks

    A program here is helping Air Force personnel get out from behind their desks by providing a secure Wi-Fi connection to enable them to accomplish their mission more effectively and efficiently. Ninety-seven bases worldwide - including Hanscom - were outfitted with a wireless network by the Base