Airman presented Diamond Sharp Award

Hanscom first sergeants (left to right) Master Sgt. Kevin Walker, Tech. Sgt. David Walls and Master Sgt. Nicholas Souza present Airman 1st Class Marniece Clarke, a Joint Personal Property Shipping Office storage management technician, the Diamond Sharp Award at JPPSO on Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Dec. 15. The first sergeants selected Clarke as the recipient of the award for performance reflecting the highest standard of professionalism and pride. The Diamond Sharp program, adopted by the First Sergeant Council, aims to recognize the base’s sharpest personnel in the grades of Airmen Basic through Tech. Sgt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Installation Holiday Reception

Col. Michael A. Vogel and his wife, Misty, talk to Bedford Selectmen Margot Fleishman and William Moonan at a holiday reception held at the Minuteman Commons on Hanscom Air Force Base Dec. 13. The Installation Holiday Reception welcomed military, community and state leadership to celebrate the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Festival of Lights celebration

Rabbi Abraham Morhaim lights the menorah as members of the Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. community gather at the chapel to observe Hanukkah, Dec. 16. The menorah lighting commemorates the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah, Dec. 16 through Dec. 24, also known as the Festival of Lights. During each night of the festival an additional candle is lit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Chili cook-off

Master Sgt. Aaron Marley, superintendent of the Hanscom Honor Guard, scoops chili into his bowl during a chili cook-off at the Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., chapel, Dec. 17, 2014. Staff Sgt. Emma Bryne, 66th Medical Squadron health services management, took first place in the cook-off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Hanscom CPTS promotes own to SrA BTZ

Col. Michael A. Vogel, 66th ABG commander, congratulates Airman 1st Class Mitchell Collins, Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, for earning a certificate of promotion to Senior Airman below the zone on Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Dec. 16, 2014. BTZ is a competitive early promotion program offered to those in the rank of Airman first class who stand out from their peers and perform duties at a level above their current rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Chief's Group pancake breakfast

Hanscom Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Poling, 66th Air Base Group, fills a plate for Tom Fredericks, Hanscom’s deputy director, at a pancake breakfast held at the Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., chapel, Dec. 17, 2014. The Chief's Group cooked and served a selection of sausage, juice, coffee and unlimited pancakes to Hanscom members during the breakfast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Jingle Bell Run

Emily Sarra (left) and Michelle Kitchen, eighth grade students from Hanscom Middle School, participate in the annual Jingle Bell Run on base Dec. 19. Students, teachers and parents were asked to donate funds or food for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, which concludes the school’s month-long hunger awareness campaign that highlighted the issue of hunger in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, Dec. 16

Published Dec. 16, 2014

Airman presented Diamond Sharp Award

Installation Holiday Reception

Festival of Lights celebration

Chili cook-off

Hanscom CPTS promotes own to SrA BTZ

Chief's Group pancake breakfast

Jingle Bell Run