Shining stars
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – (left to right) Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander; Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray; Col. Lester A. Weilacher, 66th Air Base Group commander; Dr. Peter Holden, Hanscom STARBASE director; and Vic Hayes, 66th Force Support Squadron director, along with Hanscom Middle School fifth graders cut a ribbon signifying the official opening of the Hanscom STARBASE program Feb. 13. STARBASE is a Department of Defense initiative that targets Title I schools and at-risk youth to get them excited about science, technology, engineering and math. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)