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Threat notification

Following 2015 the shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, then-Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter instructed the services to review their security standards. The Air Force’s objectives include increasing the speed and penetration of its emergency notification systems operating on desktops, email, text messages and registered mobile devices. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Benjamin Newell)
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Acquisition Innovator

License Plate Graphic Acquisition Innovation.
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Hanscom kicks off CFC campaign this month

The 2018 Combined Federal Campaign kicked off here Nov. 1 with base organizers setting a goal to raise $140,000 and make 100 percent contact with military and civilian federal employees. (Combined Federal Campaign graphic)
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mini-crypto

Mini Crypto is a self-contained encryption engine that generates its own session based “key.” Designed to be small and lightweight, it is about the size of a cracker. Its power requirement is roughly the same as a hearing aid, at 400 milliwatts, meaning it can be installed on equipment carried by one-person parties operating as scouts and forward air controllers. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
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FM Annual Awards

Pictured above are seven of the eight Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Financial Management Airmen who earned annual awards Aug. 29 for managing more than $4 billion in Air Force acquisitions. Hanscom Airmen who saved a total of $108 million by identifying oversights and implementing more efficient ways of doing business won eight total individual awards during the Air Force Life Cycle Management’s Financial Management Annual Awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Benjamin Newell)
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Thor Weather Supercomputer

The Thor weather forecasting supercomputer acquired in May 2017 by Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., generates thunderstorm likelihood and potential, and compiles many other weather scenarios that could impact military operations. When purchased, Thor was ranked the 150th most powerful supercomputer on earth, and is now located at Offutt AFB, Neb. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Benjamin Newell)
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September is Suicide Prevention Month

September is Suicide Prevention Month and military and civilian members here, as well as their family members, have resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force Medicine graphic)
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AF Ball to celebrate 70 years

The Hanscom community is invited to attend the 70th Air Force Birthday Ball at the Boston Marriot in Burlington, Massachusetts, Sept. 15. Retired Gen. Donald Hoffman, former commander of Air Force Materiel Command, is the scheduled guest speaker. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
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Bay State Bike Week

Members of Team Hanscom, along with employees of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, will partner with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to join in Bay State Bike Week May 13 through 21.
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Members of Team Hanscom can attend numerous local Memorial Day parades and ceremonies scheduled to take place in late May. Memorial Day is an opportunity to pause and remember the sacrifices of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who gave their lives to secure our freedoms.
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SFS hosts Drug Take-Back event April 29

The 66th Security Forces Squadron will host a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) lobby or at one of the installation's two gates. (Graphic by Drug Enforcement Administration)
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Annual AFAF drive begins this month

The 2019 Air Force Assistance Fund charitable drive will take place here March 25 through May 3. The goal for this year's fundraising effort at Hanscom is $33,500.
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National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month graphic
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Bronze Star Decoration

U.S. Air Force graphic of Bronze Star decoration and ribbon by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons.
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AFMC promotes managing anger campaign

During the fall months, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its managing anger campaign. Managing anger is the process of learning to recognize signs that you’re becoming angry, and taking action to calm down and deal with the situation in a positive way. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
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September is National Preparedness Month

The Air Force is encouraging Airmen and their families to focus on emergency planning in September as part of National Preparedness Month. This year’s theme is “Don’t wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.” (Courtesy graphic)
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Tickets on sale for Combat Dining In

The Team Hanscom Combat Dining In will take place Sept. 16 on base for all active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel. (U.S. graphic by Lance Beebe)
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NASIC Threat Visualization Team

Dynamic explosions, missile launches and air-to-air dogfights are just a few animations the National Air and Space Intelligence Center threat visualization team at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, create to help communicate potential threats in the world. For the last decade, these types of animations have allowed policymakers at all levels of government to watch a video clip, rather than read a stack of intelligence reports filled with military jargon and technical data. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Justin Weisbarth)
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MCSC talks cloud computing at Cloud Technology Summit

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is studying how cloud computing could safely provide data to users who need it, even in degraded environments, like those encountered by ground troops in combat. (Department of Defense graphic illustration)
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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