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  • 101 Critical Days of Summer wraps up, Labor Day safety encouraged

    The end of the Labor Day weekend marks the conclusion of 2008's 101 Critical Days of Summer. During this period, the Air Force has lost 13 Airmen in fatal accidents. The 66th Air Base Wing Safety Office encourages the Hanscom community to pay increased attention to their own and others' safety this

  • Hanscom faculty members prepare for new school year

    The countdown to the 2008-2009 school year has begun. Students enrolled in Hanscom Primary and Middle School grades 1 through 8 will begin classes Sept. 2; kindergarteners will begin classes Sept. 3. While the HPS and HMS enrollment totals are not finalized due to ongoing registration and arriving

  • Engineering director: understand how systems are used

    Electronic Systems Center engineers need to demonstrate expertise on the systems they work on, and they must fully understand how those systems are used in the field, ESC's Engineering director told an industry gathering Aug. 21. "I stress this because I know this isn't typically the case," Steve

  • Law school options available to Air Force officers

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program will be accepted Jan. 1 to March 1, 2009. Interested officers should take the Law School Admission Test and apply to law school this fall in order to meet the application deadline. "FLEP and ELP add military officers with

  • Wing director departing Hanscom ... again

    When jetliners struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, Bruce Hevey, retired from Air Force active duty for little more than a year, felt his first pang of regret about being separated from the military. "Here there was this huge national crisis, and I was kind of

  • Commander aims to take AWACS to new heights

    For Col. Eric Gunzelman, the new commander at the 551st Electronic Systems Group, melding the key elements of his leadership style - mission and people - is akin to embarking on a treasure hunt. "There are all kinds of jewels out there, and we just have to figure out who's carrying that skill set