Hanscom engineers bring innovation to AFMC Commander’s Challenge

Two Hanscom engineers were among 12 junior Air Force Materiel Command personnel chosen to participate in the 2012 AFMC Commander's Challenge, a two-team competition where each team designs, develops and demonstrates a solution to an urgent warfighter need.Each team is given $75,000 and six months to

Hanscom hosts families coping with grief

Approximately 125 surviving family members of military personnel who have died while serving in the military embarked upon the base Nov. 2 through 4 to take part in the Transition Assistance Programs for Survivors Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for kids.The free seminar began with a

Hanscom hosts college basketball game

Hanscom will host a women's college basketball game at the Fitness and Sports Center Nov. 10 at 1 p.m.The free event will feature Newbury College Nighthawks vs. Simmons College Sharks. Both teams are located in Boston with Newbury playing in the New England Collegiate Conference and Simmons playing

Hanscom helps with disaster response

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Understanding the Survivor Benefit Plan

The Survivor Benefit Plan enables military retirees to financially protect a spouse or other survivors by insuring that a portion of retired pay continues after the retiree's death, providing a guaranteed income to the survivors.The decision to enroll in this program is made prior to retirement and

AFMC to transition to new energy efficient power strips

In an effort to reduce its energy consumption, and save $5.4 million over ten years, Air Force Materiel Command recently began distributing new energy efficient power strips for electronic devices located in workstations throughout the command. AFMC will distribute more than 77,000 of the new

November marks Military Family Month

November marks Military Family Month, a time to celebrate the exceptional service, strength and sacrifice of military families, whose commitment to the United States goes above and beyond the call of duty.To commemorate the special month, the Airman and Family Readiness Center will offer special

PEO stresses importance of relationships

The program executive officer for C3I&N provided an update on his organization and emphasized working together during a presentation to an industry group at the Minuteman Commons here Oct. 25.Speaking to approximately 100 attendees, Maj. Gen. Craig Olson told a personal story about working with

New Minuteman Commons reservation system in place

For anyone interested in reserving a room at the Minuteman Commons, the process just got a lot more convenient with a recently released online room reservation system, part of the services transformation initiative."This is another next step as we continue to transform our programs and develop the