Acting Under Secretary presents AF small business achievement awards

In a Dec. 17 ceremony held on the 109th anniversary of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first powered flight, the Air Force honored 15 Air Force employees and organizations for significant contributions to the Air Force Small Business Program.Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie Morin was

Upcoming E-6 and E-7 promotion testing cycles

The technical sergeant (13E6) and master sergeant (13E7) promotion testing cycle is scheduled for February through March 2013 at the Hanscom Education and Training Center. Notifications have been sent to all unit Weighted Airman Promotion System Monitors or directly to individuals eligible for

Law school programs available to Air Force officers

The Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps has two programs that allow active duty Air Force officers to attend law school to become lawyers. Applications for fiscal year 2013 Funded Legal Education Program and Excessive Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1 through March 1. JAGs do more

Case study to provide insight into contractor responsibility determinations

On Jan. 17, Ron Mason, special assistant to the program executive officer for C3I&N, and Bernice Pasternak, Contracting, along with Anthony Scalice, 66th Air Base Group Judge Advocate acquisition fraud counsel, will present a panel discussion of the facts and circumstances surrounding a recent case

Housing team named best in the Air Force

Hanscom's housing team, consisting of members of the Civil Engineering Housing Management Office and Hanscom Family Housing, was recently recognized as the Air Force winner of the Professional Housing Management Association Outstanding Installation-Privatized Location team award for 2012. Throughout

Mentoring, leading a big part of new STARBASE program

As fifth graders file in and out of the STARBASE building--Hanscom's newest program to educate students about science, technology, engineering and math--they're not only excited about what they've just learned, but who they've just met. Part of the STEM enrichment program for youth allows base

New system to be implemented at Hanscom gates

As part of a Department of Defense mandated initiative, Hanscom will soon implement a system which combines human power with technology in order to enhance force protection on base. All visitors and non-DoD card holders will be required to register with the Defense Biometric Identification System,

What to expect at a dental exam

People visit the dentist at least once a year, but are they fully aware of what is being evaluated during the exam? Of course, the dentist is checking for cavities, but that is only a small portion of the examination. A thorough dentist will not only check for the presence of tooth decay, but will

Hanscom medical marijuana policy

The 66th Air Base Group commander recently issued a policy letter regarding medical marijuana on Hanscom Air Force Base.According to his policy, marijuana, prescribed or otherwise obtained, may not be used, possessed, distributed, nor introduced on Hanscom Air Force Base, a Federal military

Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, Dec. 20