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  • Helping heroes in times of need

    Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance helps severely injured military members through their time of need with a one-time payment. The amount varies depending on the injury, but it could be the difference that allows their family to be with them during recovery, helps them with unforeseen

  • Donley to visit Hanscom; all call scheduled

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley is scheduled to visit Hanscom April 25. He will be hosting an "all call" at the Hanscom Aero Club Hangar, Building 1722, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Attendance at the call is mandatory for all military personnel and for civilian personnel in a duty status

  • Hanscom personnel, organization rack up more awards

    The Air Force Band of Liberty was recently recognized for an Air Force award and Lt. Col. Catherine McSwain, 66th Air Base Group Reserve Judge Advocate, and Peter Camp, 66th Air Base Group Legal Office Program Counsel, were recognized for Air Force Materiel Command awards.The Air Force Band of

  • Hanscom to celebrate Arbor Day on April 26

    Base personnel are invited to mark their calendars for the last Friday in April, the 26th anniversary of Arbor Day.Arbor Day originated in Nebraska in 1872. The holiday quickly spread and is now celebrated in all 50 states and around the globe. Hanscom's contribution this year will be to plant two

  • Commissary to hold Family Fun Fitness Festival

    Commissaries, exchanges and other quality-of-life activities are joining forces with Family Fun Fitness Festivals to make U.S. military installations worldwide the prime place to shop. For the fourth straight year, the Defense Commissary Agency, along with exchanges, morale welfare and recreation

  • AFAF highlight: General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation

    The Air Force Assistance Fund is the main source of support for the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation, established by the general and his wife, Helen, in 1987. The foundation provides for the needs of Air Force retirees' widows across the nation. General LeMay once said, "If there is going

  • Air Force restarts tuition assistance

    The Air Force has officially restarted military tuition assistance, effective immediately. The service restarted the program as a result of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, where Congress called for the MTA program to continue in the current fiscal year. As a

  • Voluntary FM programs continue through August

    Eligible officers and enlisted members have until Aug. 1 to submit their application for separation under the fiscal year 2013 voluntary force management programs, Air Force officials reminded Airmen today.Announced in February, FY13 force management programs support the Air Force effort to reduce

  • MilPDS upgrade complete: Review emergency contact information

    If you married, have a new address or experienced similar life changes in March, you should review your emergency contact information to ensure it is accurate, Air Force Personnel Center Officials advised.The Military Personnel Data System manages such military personnel and pay information as