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  • HAWC fitness programs help reduce winter weight

    It's February. It's cold. The holiday lull at work no longer lingers and 12-hour or more days may have begun for some. Routine has returned and suddenly that New Year's resolution, declared so boldly and confidently New Year's Day, to finally get fit after almost two months of holiday feasting isn't holding as well as it was during the first half

  • Airman turns Football Frenzy into prime-time event

    Super Bowl Sunday presents a lot of social choices for the hours leading up to and following the kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Friends and families can gather at the house with the most technologically advanced visual and audio systems producing looking-out-the-window picture quality and crystal clear yet deafening sound; people can

  • Water leaks cause heavy damage to Hanscom facilities

    The old adage of "when it rains it pours," seems to apply as Hanscom recovers from water leaks that resulted in damage to three facilities. In building 1530, damage was confined to the Information, Tickets and Travel portion of the building. The leak was discovered as employees reported to work Jan. 26. Damage estimates to equipment and loss of
  • From left, Senior Airmen Jeremiah Patterson and Julia Sherwood, 66th Medical Operations Squadron mental health technicians, research books on how to be an entrepreneur at the Airman and Family Readiness Center’s Relocation and Employment Resource Center. (US Air Force Photo by A1C Clinton Atkins)

    Setting goals

  • Left, Senior Airman Evans Opoku and Staff Sgt. Veronique Blier, 66th Medical Group, double check deployers’ records as part of the January Base Readiness Exercise. Hanscom practiced deploying a large group in preparation for the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection in June. (US Air Force Photo by Jan Abate)

    Practice makes perfect, prepping for ORI

  • Financial Fitness: Millionaire shares success secrets

    Retired Master Sgt. Randy Hatem, now with the Hanscom Education and Training Center as base training manager, does not have a degree in finance, nor has he ever won big on a reality television show. He did, however, become a millionaire -- and he did it as an active-duty servicemember. "If I can do it, anybody can do it. It's just a matter of
  • Staff Sgt. Phil Pelletier, Hanscom Patriot Honor Guard, hones his washer throwing skill during the recent Washers Tournament practice at the Minuteman Club. Washers is an indoor and outdoor game that is played and scored similarly to horseshoes. The first quarterly tournament will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 2, during Member’s Night at the Minuteman Club. Team registration is required, call (781) 377-9939 for more information. (US Air Force Photo by Mark Wyatt)

    Washers Tournament

  • The Air Force Band of Liberty rock ensemble, Afterburner, performs at the Heroes' Homecoming at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Jan. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Linda LaBonte Britt)

    Hanscom welcomes heroes home

    A crowd of more than 500 gathered to welcome home 80 Hanscom deployers with praise and thanks at the Aero Club Hangar Jan. 19. The Heroes' Homecoming, the first event of its kind here, honored troops who returned from deployments over the past six months. Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Sirois, 66th Air Base Wing and Electronic Systems Center command chief
  • Army Sgt. Alicia Altman, Hanscom Veterinary Treatment Facility noncommissioned officer in charge, removes plaque build up from 66th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Vero's teeth on Jan 17. U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate

    Hanscom VTF welcomes new doc, offers more clinic days

    New faces come and go throughout the year at Hanscom as military personnel change stations or retire and civilian employees move to other assignments. Recently, the 66th Services Squadron welcomed a new face to the ranks of Hanscom's team. The Doctor's In Dr. Heather Mazzaccaro, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and graduate of Cummings School of
  • 66th Air Base Wing Honorary Commander Christine Schuster, Emerson Hospital president and chief executive officer, toured 66 ABW facilities on Jan. 12. Ms. Schuster speaks with Brent Nagele, 66th Mission Support Group Training and Emergency Response, at Camp Patriot, Hanscom’s simulated deployment camp. U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate

    66 ABW honorary commander visits, tours base

    The 66th Air Base Wing leadership hosted their new honorary commander with a tour of various 66 ABW-affiliated units Jan. 12. The new honorary commander, Christine Schuster, Emerson Hospital president and chief executive officer, gained the title during the Honorary Commanders' Induction ceremony at the Minuteman Club on Oct. 24. "Building strong
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