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  • SFS to host National Night Out

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron here will host National Night Out Aug. 7 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Memorial Park to promote police and community partnerships as well as neighborhood camaraderie.
  • When reading about government contracts for infrastructure, networks and software, it’s easy to get lost in the jargon. At the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., program managers ensure that Air Force customers get the digital capability they need by working with contractors to determine the appropriate type of service. Infrastructure, software and platform “as a service” are the three common types of cloud service contracts. Here’s an easy way to think about these digital service contracts.

    Sunny future for cloud-hosted AF apps

    Moving the portal onto the cloud is part of an ongoing effort to bring potentially hundreds of separate Air Force applications onto cloud-hosted platforms. The portal’s nearly three quarters of a million average users per month won’t see a break in service, but may notice increased reliability as the Air Force moves its software onto more modern hosting systems, provided by vendors like Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Computing Services and Amazon.
  • Col. Roman L. Hund (left), installation commander, reads “Mister Seahorse” by Eric Carle to children at the Child Development Center June 12. Hund was invited to read to children by CDC officials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

    Hund reflects on command at Hanscom, Air Force career

    Since taking command of the 66th Air Base Group here nearly two years ago, Col. Roman Hund has been responsible for leading a base with a huge regional mission while supporting programs offices with critical global missions.
  • Service members welcomed home from deployment

    Service members welcomed home from deployment

    The base community gathered here to welcome approximately 30 of the nearly 50 service members who have returned home from deployment in the past year during a Hanscom Heroes Homecoming celebration July 19.
  • Staff sergeants learn about promotions

    Hanscom personnel selected for technical sergeant

    The Air Force has selected 8,416 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant, including 13 here, from the 27,555 eligible for a selection rate of 30.54 percent in this promotion cycle.

  • Air Force seeks Sijan award nominations

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2018 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award through Aug. 31.

  • Dress and personal appearance updates announced

    The Air Force announced a series of uniform updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel, effective July 13, 2018.
  • ABG presents quarterly awards

    ABG presents quarterly awards

    66th Air Base Group officials recognized members of the workforce during a quarterly awards ceremony at the base conference center July 13.

  • DOD IT efforts focus on warfighter, competitive edge

    The Defense Department’s information technology efforts are focused on maintaining the warfighters’ edge and supporting national defense priorities, DoD’s chief information officer said here today.

  • DoD announces policy change on transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits

    The Department of Defense issued a substantive change today to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients.
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