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  • Energy competition moving forward at Hanscom

    It's been three months since Hanscom's Energy Reduction Competition kicked off and officials are already encouraged. The campaign, which began in January, aims to promote an energy culture change and reduce consumption across the base. "The real purpose of the competition is to promote energy

  • Civilian employees may take three hours a week to exercise

    The changing of seasons from winter to spring this year provides base employees a renewed opportunity for exercise during lunchtime walks or a run to enjoy the welcomed warmer temperatures. According to the World Health Organization's website, adults ages 18 to 64 should participate in at least 150

  • VoIP expanding to Brown Building

    Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is expanding once again at Hanscom and the next step begins April 4. The Brown Building, Building 1305, is the next to receive new telephones and a new telephone system, as building occupants will transfer from the General Services Administration (GSA) phone

  • New Team Pedometer Challenge coming to Hanscom

    The command-wide program known as the Team Lean Challenge has been around since 2007, but this year it is getting a facelift and will be coming to Hanscom and other bases across the Air Force Materiel Command this month. The official theme of the refreshed program is the Team Pedometer Challenge

  • Blue goes green for the day

    More than 70 Hanscom Airmen, along with members of the Air Force Band of Liberty, Air Force Honor Guard and various Air National Guardsmen from throughout New England and New York state marched through the streets of New York City for the 250th St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17. The parade, which

  • Clinic to introduce AudioNotes

    The 66th Medical Squadron is launching AudioNotes, a fully automated messaging service to ensure enrolled patients can receive lab results and other important patient information in a timely and reliable fashion.Patients will have access to a secure personal voice mailbox and primary care managers

  • Shirt makes chief

    In a surprise ceremony on March 17, then-Senior Master Sgt. Raul Ruiz, Electronic Systems Center first sergeant, received news he was selected for promotion to chief master sergeant as part of the supplemental promotion release. Because he was deployed, Chief Ruiz did not get to test for promotion

  • Military Child month kicks off with pasta dinner

    April marks the Month of the Military Child and many activities are planned throughout the month to celebrate military children. The kickoff event here is the Family Pasta Night on March 31 and the festivities will end with the Walk n Talk event on April 30. Family Pasta Night takes place in the

  • Hanscom’s AFAF campaign begins March 28

    The Air Force Assistance Fund, which helps provide for the well-being of active duty and retired Airmen and their families, gets underway at Hanscom on March 28 and runs through May 6. The fundraiser helps to combat unexpected challenges and improve the quality of life for many who face

  • Test report: AFNet effective, suitable, mission-capable

    The effort to manage Air Force web and email operations as one, consolidated enterprise took a giant step forward March 18 with release of a testing report on Air Force Intranet Increment 1, referred to as AFNet Inc 1. The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Operational Utility