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  • BRE evaluates active shooter preparedness

    Base officials practiced an active shooter scenario May 15 during a monthly base readiness exercise in Building 1605. "While a portion of the exercise was to evaluate our first responders, we also want to make sure base personnel know how to respond to these types of situations," said Joe Lawlor,

  • Military family SGLI change

    As of Jan. 2, military members who marry another member of the Armed Forces are no longer automatically covered under Family Service members Group Life Insurance.Under SGLI military members are automatically covered for $400,000 unless they decline coverage or elect a reduced amount of coverage.

  • CCAF graduates reach milestone

    Twenty Airmen reached another stepping stone in their careers and educational journeys May 10 when they received degrees during the Community College of the Air Force commencement at the Hanscom Conference Center. In all, 50 Airmen from Hanscom and geographically separated units received Associate

  • Senior enlisted advisor ready to make impact

    The 66th Air Base Group's new superintendent and base senior enlisted advisor is bringing with him experience from prior assignments as a command chief at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma and more recently, as the command chief at an area of operations in Southwest Asia. Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell

  • Understanding human trafficking

    President Barack Obama has called human trafficking, "modern slavery," adding, "It ought to concern every person."Human trafficking, or trafficking in persons, may be thought of as an exclusive problem outside the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, however, human trafficking

  • May is 'Exercise is Medicine' month

    The American College of Sports Medicine has announced preparations for this year's Exercise is Medicine month, a program that encourages a healthier, more active lifestyle throughout the month of May...and beyond.The program is an initiative launched by the American College of Sports Medicine and

  • Hanscom-managed program helps save Airman's life

    A program managed here that helps gets supplies safely to warfighters recently was used in Afghanistan to help save an Airman's life.The Dynamic Retasking Capability Urgent Operational Need provides the ability for C-17 and C-130J aircraft to be directed to an alternative location with up-to-date

  • Child care providers celebrated

    Provider Appreciation Day is May 10 and staff from the Family Child Care program, School Age Program and Child Development Center are being honored for their work in caring for children. Provider Appreciation Day began in 1996 by a group of volunteers in New Jersey. These founders saw the need to