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  • Officers eligible for promotion should review records before MilPDS upgrade

    Editor's note: This story is a part of a series of articles to inform and educate total force Airmen about personnel programs impacted by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade occurring in March.The data feed from the Military Personnel Data System to the Air Force promotions data systems will

  • The seven deadly myths of heart disease

    February is Heart Health Month and Health Net Federal Services wants to help all servicemen and women in the TRICARE North Region maintain a healthy heart. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease claims approximately 600,000 lives each year. That's one in four

  • Base racks up more major command awards

    Air Force Materiel Command recently announced some of its top organizations of 2012 and three of Hanscom's finest have been recognized.The 66th Security Forces Squadron received the AFMC Outstanding Security Forces Unit Award for the small-size active duty unit and the Hanscom Fire Department won

  • New Horizons Symposium to be held March 5-6

    The New Horizons Symposium, sponsored by the Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, will be held March 5 through 6 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass. The symposium provides a forum for Air Force Life Cycle Management Center program executive

  • New mental health facility to provide care, comfort for patients

    An official ribbon cutting ceremony was held Feb. 13 to mark the opening of the new mental health clinic adjacent to the 66th Medical Squadron facility on Vandenberg Drive. The $2.8 million, 3,773 square feet, one story addition will hold mental health outpatient care, the Family Advocacy Program,

  • Center commander updates progress during State of LCMC

    BURLINGTON, Mass. - Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, highlighted progress, challenges and the importance of Hanscom to the Center during the first "State of LCMC" at the Marriott Hotel here Feb. 12.Mentioning Department of Defense strategic guidance, Moore

  • Colonel discusses vision of joint aerial layer network

    The vision of a joint aerial layer network to tie together assets on the ground, in the air and in space was the topic of presentations during the Military Affairs Council meeting at the Doubletree Hotel Jan. 31.The government and industry presenters both talked about a multi-tiered JALN to increase

  • Sequestration would impact AFMC mission

    Air Force Materiel Command will be forced to implement spending reductions that will have substantial impact on its mission if sequestration takes effect March 1. These reductions along with other Air Force-wide cuts will ultimately harm overall Air Force operations and readiness, Air Force