Band member is award-winning composer

Staff Sergeant Mateo Ayala hasn't been writing music for very long, but the Band of Liberty member keeps adding to his list of award-winning compositions. For the second year in a row, Sergeant Ayala won first prize in the Danza Composition Competition, an annual contest sponsored by the Institute

a 'Monster' Farewell

Be part of history, tradition at Hanscom’s Combat Dining-In

On June 12, Hanscom Air Force Base will receive a tasking to deploy members to a particularly "hot" combat zone where "friendly" fire is a guarantee and the only ammunition authorized will be water guns and water grenades. The mission is to engage in a time-honored tradition with fellow brothers and

Going for gold

Hanscom VPP undergoes certification inspection

Hanscom's journey towards certification as a Voluntary Protection Program site reached a long awaited milestone May 18, as a team of auditors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration arrived to begin the work of inspecting the base's program to determine if it has met the requirements

ESOHCAMP volunteer inspectors to impact community, benefit from participation

Hanscom's annual Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment Management Program inspection will take place from June 1 to 5. The inspection is a five day, multimedia inspection and will be conducted internally, meaning Hanscom personnel will serve as inspectors. Internal

A&FRC Trains New Key Spouses May 19

The next Key Spouse intensive training for new volunteer Key Spouses will be held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center from 9 a.m. to noon on May 19. The Key Spouse program is volunteer based and creates a peer-to-peer network for unit families experiencing duty-related separations. The program

Hanscom Olympic games open to spirited competition

New CGOC Executive Council promotes participation, collaboration

Hanscom's new Company Grade Officers Council Executive Council has a message for the company grade officers on base: "We're back." The CGOC, which is composed of Hanscom's lieutenants and captains, promotes career development, mentorship and camaraderie, as well as on- and off-base volunteerism. The

General calls for new thinking on cyberspace

The Air Force's top cyber official told a mostly industry-based audience here May 8 that the cyber arena is filled with new business opportunities, and some very hard challenges. "In an Air Force that is a lot of times focused on kinetic activity - read that as F-16s and 2,000-pound bombs - not at