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  • Increased diversity, cyberspace highlight Gen. Hoffman's 42-year career

    In the past three and a half years, he's overseen the reorganization of the Air Force's most complex and diverse command, managed some of the most drastic budget reductions in the service's history and been a champion of energy conservation.Gen. Donald Hoffman's tenure as commander of Air Force

  • Speed of cyber focus of HRA meeting

    Flexibility with, and the future of, cyber acquisition was the emphasis of a presentation by Col. Bill Polakowski, Cyber Integration Division deputy, to the Hanscom Representatives Association May 22 at the Minuteman Commons."The message is cyber [acquisition] changes quite a bit each month as

  • Critical days of summer campaign kicks off

    Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and it also kicks off the Air Force's 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign. The theme for this year's safety campaign is, "Safety - It's Personal" and runs May 25 through Sept. 4."This year's theme is a reminder that safety is everyone's

  • Youth teen council expands

    The Hanscom Teen Council is a group of high school students who meet each Monday afternoon at the Youth Center to discuss a variety of topics that impact base teens not only today, but as they prepare for life after high school.Next school year, the teen council will expand to include eighth grade

  • Warmer weather means more motorcycles

    The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration designated May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month with a theme of "Share the Road." Although the month's observance is almost over, it doesn't mean there will be fewer motorcycles on the road. "Motorcycles are vehicles with the same rights

  • Hanscom employee wins excellent award

    Bethanie Gonsalves, 66th Air Base Group Plans and Programs Human Resources advisor, was named as the Administrative Professional Employee of the Year during the Greater Boston Federal Executive Board's 2012 Excellence in Government Awards ceremony May 9 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

  • New commander prepares to lead base through transition

    Col. Lester A. "JR" Weilacher assumed command of the 66th Air Base Group during a change of command ceremony May 21 at the Minuteman Commons. Although just a few days on the job, the new commander knows there are many changes and transitions on the horizon, but wants to make sure the men and women

  • AFMC vice commander discusses changes at town hall

     Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander, held a town hall meeting May 15 for the Electronic Systems Center workforce where he discussed ongoing and upcoming changes here.He thanked the two departing commanders, Lt. Gen. CR Davis, formerly Electronic Systems Center