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  • Hanscom employee takes OPSEC to national level

    Valerie Simpson, a division security manager, was recently elected as vice president of the Operations Security Professionals Society. She is the first female elected to serve the society in its 22-year history. According to Simpson, she is one of only 18 lifetime certified operations security

  • Minuteman Commons is new model for clubs across Air Force

    Over the past year there have been several changes to services offered to the base community as a result of the Global Base Support initiative. As a result, officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron have overhauled many base programs to continue to offer important services for the Hanscom

  • AFMC command chief visits Airmen

    Air Force Materiel Command's new command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner, spoke to junior enlisted members here July 20.As the command chief, he advises the commander and senior staff on matters concerning effective use, training, education and readiness of AFMC's more than 13,000 enlisted

  • Next fraud working group training scheduled for Aug. 2

    Anthony Scalice, acquisition fraud counsel, will host the next Boston Area Fraud Working Group (BAFWG) training session on Aug. 2 at 1 p.m. at the Hanscom Conference Center, Concord Auditorium. The session will feature Ron Meldonian, Defense Contract Audit Agency Northeast Region director, as the

  • Exceptional Hanscom teen wins Youth of the Year honor

    Hanscom teen Derrick Pizarro was recently selected as Youth of the Year for the base and competed against other Boys & Girls Club members for the Massachusetts Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 college scholarship. As the new Youth of the Year for Hanscom's Youth Center, this 15-year-old is a

  • Privately owned weapons require proper registration and storage

    With many new families arriving at Hanscom, it's important to know the guidelines and restrictions for having weapons on base. All personnel residing in dormitories, Visiting Officers' Quarters (VOQ), Visiting Airmen Quarters (VAQ) and Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF) are not authorized to store

  • FSGLI covers family members

    On Nov. 1, 2001, Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI), was established for spouses and dependent children of servicemembers insured under the SGLI program.FSGLI provides a maximum of $100,000 of life insurance coverage for spouses, not to exceed the amount of SGLI coverage the

  • Tuskegee Airmen honored at bridge dedication

    Members of the community, including the Patriot Honor Guard, came together July 17 to dedicate a bridge over Morton Street in Dorchester on American Legion Highway to honor the many contributions made by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.Last spring, Mayor Thomas M. Menino provided the