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  • Sexual assault prevention – we all play a vital role

    Although Sexual Assault Prevention Month is almost officially over, the Air Force's focus on this important issue will continue. As Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley stated, "Sexual assault is absolutely inconsistent with our core values and it has no place in our Air Force."Sexual assault

  • Hanscom recognized as best in command for YoCCAF

    Throughout the course of the Year of the Community College of the Air Force initiative in 2011, Hanscom saw a 12 percent increase in the number of participants who received their CCAF degree and a 22 percent increase in the number of enrollees in CCAF, making it the No. 1 base in Air Force Materiel

  • ESC chief of staff readies to retire, recalls career, emphasizes mission

    "No regrets" says the departing chief of staff for the Electronic Systems Center as a 26-year career in the Air Force comes to a close.Col. Tim Nickerson, whose retirement ceremony will be held May 2 at 2 p.m. at the Hanscom Conference Center, said there's nothing he would change about the path he

  • Air Force awards Netcentric Products contracts

    The Air Force awarded a set of contracts April 16 with a potential value up to $6.9 billion to provide innovative information technology products and capabilities to warfighters quicker and easier.The Netcentric Products contracts provide the Air Force with a full range of innovative,

  • 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

  • Commander addresses residents during town hall

    Dozens of people gathered at the Minuteman Commons April 11 to receive updates about housing, base services, upcoming events and more during the Base Residents' Town Hall meeting. Col. Stacy L. Yike, 66th Air Base Group commander, welcomed attendees and began by thanking volunteers, specifically

  • Hanscom to celebrate Arbor Day on April 27

    For the 25th consecutive year, Hanscom is celebrating Arbor Day with a tree planting ceremony organized by 66th Air Base Group Civil Engineering. This year, Hanscom will plant two pear trees along Eglin Street. Their location will continue last year's efforts to transform Eglin Street into a

  • Navy SEAL to speak next Friday

    Cmdr. Travis Schweizer, a Navy SEAL currently assigned to the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., will talk about his experiences in special operations, including his tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, during the next Heritage of Freedom at the Hanscom Conference Center April 27 at 3 p.m. The Heritage

  • Airman Leadership School lends a hand

    Airman Leadership School is considered a milestone for most enlisted Air Force members.The five week long course aims to prepare students for a life-long learning experience in the Air Force and to provide them with the tools to be future leaders.The students learn about the various roles they will