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  • Hanscom volunteers honored for their service

    Three Hanscom community members were honored for their volunteer efforts with the Volunteer Excellence Award during the 66th Air Base Wing Quarterly Awards breakfast on April 24. "The Volunteer Excellence Award is an Air Force lifetime award originated by General Michael E. Ryan, former Chief of

  • Hanscom 4-H Club makes a difference, prepares future leaders

    For a military child that moves often, it can be hard to find a way to make new friends and transition easily with each move. Furthermore, it can be difficult to find a place to learn useful skills for the future and to help one gain the self-confidence to achieve great things in life. However,

  • Precision landing system ready for take off

    After many years of technology refinement, the Electronic Systems Center-led land-based increment of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System is poised to progress to the system development and demonstration phase. Known as JPALS, the system uses the Global Positioning System, or GPS, to

  • Band member captures Air Force honor

    It's not an Oscar and it's not an Emmy, but in the world of Air Force Public Affairs, being selected as one of the best for communications excellence within the Air Force is right up there and something to be proud of. Such is the case for Tech. Sgt. Dave Dell of the Air Force Band of Liberty who

  • Hanscom celebrates Earth Day with cleanup efforts

    Earth Day, a national day of environmental recognition, was April 22. Members of the Hanscom community embraced the Earth Day spirit of appreciating and improving the environment by laboring in two major base cleanup efforts in recent weeks. The first cleanup was a grassroots event, spearheaded by

  • Military personnel take on Boston Marathon

    With partly sunny skies, and highs reaching nearly 60 degrees April 21, this year's Boston Marathon presented a welcoming contrast compared to the winter-like conditions that runners experienced during last year's race. The nation's oldest marathon, now in its 112th year, is held on the