HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Personnel who are traveling to Hanscom AFB will now receive Non-Availability letters due to no on-base lodging.
Personnel who are traveling TDY will not be able to select Hanscom Lodging as an option in the Defense Travel System. Non-Availability letters will be available for members when processing their travel vouchers upon their return. Employees and service members who are accomplishing a permanent change of station, or PCS, to or from Hanscom will receive the Non-Availability letter during in- or out-processing. It can also be found on Hanscom’s Comptroller Services Portal site.
Air Force Inns lodging facility on Hanscom AFB permanently closed May 31.
Department of Defense lodging changed to self-sustaining from taxpayer-subsidized in 2018. The move brought a large infrastructure bill due to dated facilities driving a business case analysis on return on investment. As Hanscom’s facility was a smaller operation with high costs, the location has been closed.
“Due to being in the greater Boston area, there are a variety of other local lodging options that meet per diem requirements,” said Maj. Joshua Caragan, 66th Force Squadron commander.
Officials said, at this time, there have been no plans finalized regarding the buildings themselves.
This does not affect the Fourth Cliff Recreation Area in Humarock, Massachusetts, or FamCamp, a recreational vehicle campsite located in Bedford, Mass., also managed by 66 FSS.