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  • Key Spouses offer support, build community

    For many of the Air Force's active-duty families, summer is a time of change. Summer is a season of PCS moves, command changes, retirements and deployment returns and departures. While these changes can be welcome adjustments, they can also cause apprehension or concern for the families and

  • Arbor Day Foundation names Hanscom Tree City USA community

    The nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Hanscom's commitment to urban forestry by naming the base a Tree City USA community for the 23rd consecutive year.The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and

  • Flag Day to be celebrated June 14

    This year's Flag Day celebrates the 233rd anniversary of the adoption of the United States flag. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Act, which reads, in its entirety, "Resolved, that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white;

  • ESC, AFRL win AFMC awards

    Three Hanscom individuals and one project team took home the win at the 2010 Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards Banquet held recently at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.First Lt. Benjamin Worker, from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), was presented the

  • Customer Satisfaction Survey is crucial for personal property program

    Military members and their families now have a say in which moving companies the Department of Defense will use more or less frequently. The Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) received after completing a household goods or unaccompanied baggage move is a crucial component of the personal property

  • Wing Inactivation Ceremony to be held June 30

    Electronic Systems Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds will host a Wing Inactivation Ceremony on June 30 at 10 a.m. at the Hanscom Parade Field behind the base service station.During the event, the five numbered wings located on Hanscom will be inactivated. The currently planned schedule starts with the

  • Family fun planned for June 25

    Hanscom is gearing up for a fun-filled, family-friendly afternoon on June 25 as Heroes' Homecoming, followed by Summer Bash, takes place in Memorial Park located behind the Hanscom Clinic. Beginning at 2:30 p.m., the base community welcomes back Airmen who have recently returned home from

  • Family Child Care, good for providers and parents

    A year and a half ago Jessica Franklin just had twins, as well as a 7 year old. She wanted to stay at home to take care of them, but also wanted to do something else. Family Child Care (FCC) presented an ideal situation. Mrs. Franklin now takes care of six children in her home."I stay at home with

  • Retiring group commander emphasizes mission always, people first

    As Col. David DeNofrio prepares to retire from the Air Force July 1 with more than 25 years of service, he said no matter what he does in the future it's going to be tough to match what he considers "the best job he ever had" - being the commander of the 950th Electronic Systems Group.He served in