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  • August is National Immunization Awareness Month

    During August, parents are enrolling their children in school, students are entering college and healthcare workers are preparing for the upcoming flu season. This makes August, National Immunization Awareness Month, the perfect time to remind family, friends, co-workers and those in the community

  • Hanscom makes history as revolutionary logistics system goes live

    With just a few strokes of a keyboard, a vehicle maintenance worker in the 66th Logistics Squadron at Hanscom made history Aug. 2, ushering in a new era in Air Force logistics as the Expeditionary Combat Support System went live.The ECSS program, managed by the Electronic Systems Center's Enterprise

  • Unit Support function playing key role in restructured Center

    When the Electronic Systems Center re-structuring took effect July 1, most everyone took note of the fact that wings, groups and squadrons had been replaced by directorates led by new program executive officers, or PEOs.The stand-up of a Unit Support function that enables the changes to work might

  • Hartwell Gate to be closed Aug. 4 through 9

    Personnel who usually enter Hanscom through the Hartwell Gate should make alternate plans to gain entry to the base next week. Beginning at 10 p.m. on Aug. 4 and lasting until 6 a.m. on Aug. 9 the Hartwell Gate will be closed for construction. During this time, Hartwell Gate users are asked to

  • Award-winning, best-selling author visits Hanscom

    Award-winning, best-selling author and Massachusetts resident Patricia Cornwell visited here July 27 to learn more about the base's mission and begin research for a new book in her Scarpetta series. In Ms. Cornwell's Scarpetta novels, the main character, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, is a forensic expert and

  • New Parent Support Program educates, assists Hanscom parents

    The birth of a new baby is one of life's most wonderful and challenging experiences. The goal of the New Parent Support Program (NPSP) is to ease the transition by providing education and support to parents during pregnancy, birth and up through the first three years of childhood. Services are

  • Aug. 26 is Women's Equality Day

    What does Women's Equality Day mean? For more than 155 million female U.S. residents, this means they will have an opportunity to commemorate their right to vote. Aug. 26, 2010 marks Women's Equality Day, and the laborious efforts that were made to bring this to full fruition should not go

  • Internet and print media connect Hanscom to larger Air Force

    Hanscom Air Force Base is home to a vibrant community of professionals and their families. The base newspaper and public website help keep base residents and employees informed about local events but they also connect the Hanscom community to the larger Air Force. For this reason, the 66th Air Base