Astronaut visit

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Retired Lt. Col. Duane G. “Digger” Carey, a former NASA astronaut who served as pilot on the STS-109 Columbia mission in March 2002, speaks to Hanscom Primary School students and staff June 13 about his experience on the STS-109 mission to space, which orbited the Earth 165 times and covered 3.9 million miles in more than 262 hours. The crew of STS-109 successfully upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope, leaving it with a new power unit, a new camera and new solar arrays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Walter Santos)

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SFS Military Working Dog remembered

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Technical Sgt. John Twomey, 66th Security Forces Squadron kennel master, narrates a memorial service for Military Working Dog Danita outside the base chapel June 17 as Staff Sgt. Victor Portes-Garcia, Danita's MWD handler stands nearby. Danita, who died May 9, was a MWD for security forces for more than nine years. She also deployed three times as a patrol explosive detection dog. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - With the summer months here, Brian Guerra, 66th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation specialist, prepares a Street Strider elliptical cross trainer for a rental June 17. Among the many items available at Outdoor Recreation are party equipment, water sports equipment, camping equipment, sports equipment and more. For further information on summer rentals, visit www.hanscomservices.com. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Photo feature: This week at Hanscom, June 17

Published June 18, 2014

Astronaut visit

SFS Military Working Dog remembered