AFAF organizers host kick-off event March 20

Maj. Gen. Craig S. Olson (sitting right to left), C3I and Networks Directorate program executive officer, and Steven D. Wert, Battle Management Directorate program executive officer, Col. Michael A. Vogel, 66th Air Base Group commander, and Hanscom Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Poling pose alongside 1st Lt. Claire Davis, Master Sgt. Aaron Marley and Capt. Mandy Bradesca, Air Force Assistant Fund installation project officers, for a photograph prior to each completing an Air Force Assistance Fund contribution form in Building 1606, March 6. This year’s campaign will continue through May 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Special Reaction Team

Under the watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Meldion Shehu (left), 66th Security Forces Squadron desk sergeant, and Capt. Christopher J. McNamee, 66 SFS operations officer, Staff Sgt. Jesse Scego, (kneeling), 66 SFS element leader, participates in a weapons assembly portion of a Hanscom Special Reaction Team tryout on base March 4. An SRT team is a specialized team that responds to high-risk situations on a military base. Those trying out were required to pass written exams, weapons proficiency and tests of physical and mental endurance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Caring for People forum aims to strengthen community

Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dana H. Born addresses attendees during a Caring for People forum at the Hanscom Conference Center, March 11. The forum brought military members, spouses and civilian employees together to discuss strategies that will strengthen base family support services and improve the quality of life for members of the community and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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BTZ promotion

66th Air Base Group Commander Col. Michael A. Vogel and Hanscom Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Poling and other enlisted senior leaders present newly promoted Senior Airman Marniece Clarke, Joint Personal Property Shipping Office storage management technician, with a certificate for a below-the-zone promotion to senior airman at her office on base March 13. Clarke and five others met a BTZ promotion board earlier in the day for the early promotion. BTZ is a competitive early promotion program offered to those in the rank of airman first class who stand out from their peers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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BTZ promotion

66th Air Base Group Commander Col. Michael A. Vogel and Hanscom Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Poling and other enlisted senior leaders present newly promoted Senior Airman Noelle Valentine, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 7, with a certificate for a below-the-zone promotion to senior airman at her office on base March 13. Valentine and five others met a BTZ promotion board earlier in the day for the early promotion. BTZ is a competitive early promotion program offered to those in the rank of airman first class who stand out from their peers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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MWD Appreciation Day

Military Working Dog Csuma along with his 66th Security Forces Squadron Handler Staff Sgt. Charles Cornacchio participate in a Military Working Dog Appreciation Day display at the Base Exchange March 13. MWDs are used in patrol, drug and explosive detection and specialized mission functions for the Department of Defense and other government agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Mentoring future officers

Senior Master Sgt. Pattie Hassan, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and 66th Security Forces Squadron first sergeant, speaks with Worcester Polytechnic Institute Detachment 340 Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets during a mentoring session at the Minuteman Commons, March 10. The cadets asked the Senior NCO’s for ways a new officer can lead enlisted Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Mentoring future officers

Master Sgt. Jason Sawicki, 66th Security Forces Squadron specialist, offers advice to cadets from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Detachment 340 Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps at the Minuteman Commons during a cadet visit to the base March 10. The students asked the NCO’s for advice on successful ways a new officer can lead enlisted Airmen, especially those Airmen with years of experience behind them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Mentoring future officers

Cadets Walter Gallati and Savannah Redetzke from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Detachment 340Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps listen as Hanscom Senior NCOs offer advice over lunch during a mentoring session at the Minuteman Commons March 10. The cadets spoke with the enlisted leaders to seek advice on successful ways a new officer can effectively lead enlisted Airmen, especially those Airmen with years of experience behind them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Mentoring future officers

Cadets Jonathan Comden and Walter Gallati from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Detachment 340 listen as Senior NCOs offer advice over a mentoring session at the Minuteman Commons March 10. The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets asked the enlisted members for advice on successful ways a new officer can interact with enlisted Airmen, especially those Airmen with years of experience behind them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, March 13

Published March 11, 2015

AFAF organizers host kick-off event March 20

Special Reaction Team

Caring for People forum aims to strengthen community

BTZ promotion

BTZ promotion

MWD Appreciation Day

Mentoring future officers

Mentoring future officers

Mentoring future officers

Mentoring future officers