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  • Hazard Report tools help personnel identify, report safety concerns

    Last fall, the 66th Air Base Wing Safety Office launched a new tool for base personnel to easily report a safety hazard. Since that time the Hazard Report button found on the ESC Centernet has received 82 reports through the online system. "It's great to see that people are utilizing the Hazard

  • 66 ABW award nominees enjoy sightseeing

    To celebrate their excellence and achievements in 2007, each of the 30 66th Air Base Wing annual award nominees and a guest were invited to enjoy three days of fun, activities and camaraderie. The festivities began on the morning of Feb. 5 with a trip to the Old North Bridge, where the "shot heard

  • New group director looks to set steady course

    His recent appointment as director of the 853rd Electronic Systems Group will allow Ronnie Carter to gain three things -- four, if you count windows. For its civilian senior leaders, the Air Force is emphasizing three major career broadening components: moving to new locations, taking on new mission

  • Military Saves campaign encourages participants to build wealth, not debt

    Hanscom's Military Saves campaign will take place from Feb. 24 to March 2. The campaign is an annual Air Force-wide savings and debt reduction program sponsored by the Department of Defense in conjunction with the Consumer Federation of America. "Military Saves promotes financial planning and

  • Easing children’s fear of the dentist

    Although nobody loves a trip to the dentist, most of us go because we want to maintain our general health and keep our teeth as long as possible. However, the American Dental Association estimates that approximately 35 million adults have so much anxiety about dental visits that they simply avoid

  • Key Spouse program offers vital link to families, units during separations

    The Key Spouse program, currently being revitalized by Hanscom's Airman and Family Readiness Center, serves as a communication link between the commander, first sergeant and unit families experiencing duty-related separations. The Key Spouse program's objectives are to enhance mission readiness by

  • 66 SFS takes best in command honors

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron has been selected by Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command as the Best Medium Security Forces Unit within the command and will now go on to compete for the best in Air Force title against similar sized units. One of the most heavily tasked units to provide support

  • AFMC recognizes Hanscom Heroes Homecoming with Public Affairs award

    Air Force Materiel Command has recognized one of Hanscom's signature events of the past year - the Hanscom Heroes Homecoming - with the Maj. H. H. "Hap" Arnold Award for Public Affairs communications effectiveness. The award, one of several recognizing individual and organizational excellence in

  • Morin named Logistics Manager of the Year

    Stephen Morin, chief of the 66th Mission Support Group's Logistics Readiness Flight, was selected as Air Force Materiel Command's Logistics Readiness Senior Civilian Manager of the Year for 2007. Described in his nomination package as the Electronic Systems Center's "go-to" deployments expert and

  • Band members capture Communication Excellence awards

    Air Force Materiel Command recently released its list of winners in the field of Communication Excellence and two members of the Air Force Band of Liberty were selected as Senior Noncommissioned Officer and Noncommissioned Officer for 2007 and will now go on to compete at Air Force level. Master