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  • Summer celebration takes place today, former Patriots players to attend

    Heroes Homecoming and Summer Bash will take place June 24, beginning at 2:30 p.m. at Memorial Park, near the base clinic.The celebration will begin with a pep rally-style event to welcome home approximately 30 men and women who have returned from deployment in the past six months. Personnel being

  • Defining dangerous weapons

    Recently, there have been several instances of children having BB or pellet guns on base. The 66th Security Forces Squadron would like to remind personnel about dangerous weapons and having weapons on base. A dangerous weapon is an item, which by its nature, is capable of causing serious injury or

  • Readiness exercise shows progress being made

    Base officials were impressed with progress made in a number of areas during the recent base readiness exercise (BRE), which wrapped up June 16."There's still a ways to go, but Hanscom showed improvements in every major area when compared to the BREs held in March and April," said exercise planner

  • Photo feature: This week at Hanscom

    The Hanscom community has been busy for the last week. The base hosted Gen. William Shelton, the 66th Security Forces Squadron welcomed their new commander, kids made crafts for Father's Day at the library and lots of personnel participated in a 10K race.

  • Hanscom's AFRL directorates head west, research site closes

    With sunny skies, flying flags and music by the Band of Liberty, two units of the Air Force Research Laboratory bid farewell to Hanscom Air Force Base - their home for the last 66 years. Some 400 military and civilian guests looked on at the inactivation ceremony on Wednesday, emceed by Maj. Jill

  • JPPSO encourages movers to look at all options

    Personnel who are PCSing from within the contiguous United States this summer should be aware the peak summer move season is in full swing and, as a result, the Department of Defense is experiencing difficulty obtaining Transportation Service Providers (TSPs) to pack and pick up personal property

  • Returning deployers to be honored at Heroes Homecoming

    Approximately 30 men and women who have returned from deployment within the last six months will be honored during Heroes Homecoming June 24 at 2:30 p.m. at Memorial Park near the clinic. The entire base community is invited to attend this pep rally-style event to recognize personnel ranging in rank

  • Hanscom honored as star among stars

    Hanscom has been recognized with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program Star Among Stars award due to sustained low mishap rates and overall excellence in base safety practices.Director of Safety Galen Williams stated that the award was not about individual

  • Demonstration provides opportunity to assess data sharing capabilities

    A multi-service team residing at the Electronic Systems Center recently provided key support to a joint and multinational intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance demonstration. The Distributed Common Ground/Surface System (DCGS) Multi-Service Execution Team Office, or DMO, facilitates the