News Search

News

  • Drug Take-Back scheduled Sept. 26

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron will hold a Drug Take-Back event Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service lobby.In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Hanscom Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will offer personnel a safe, secure and convenient

  • AFMC promotes Mental Fitness Awareness Campaign

    During the fall months, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Mental Fitness Awareness Campaign. According to Comprehensive Airman Fitness, Air Force Instruction 90-506, mental fitness is defined as the ability to effectively cope with unique mental stressors and challenges. One way to keep on

  • Dining options expanded for base personnel

    Base residents and the workforce now have additional dining options available after base officials opened the Resiliency Center Snack Bar following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 12. Earlier this summer, officials also opened a Subway restaurant at the Hanscom Main Exchange.SunCo Gourmet offers

  • Degree programs offered at Hanscom Ed Center

    The Hanscom Education and Training Center is now registering base students for a variety of degree programs offered here through Boston University. Registration at Park University for its second session of the fall semester begins Sept. 1.The two schools are the only academic institutions that have

  • Hanscom SARC hones skills during annual refresher course

    Hanscom Air Force Base's sexual assault response coordinator expanded her knowledge and skills during a five-day annual refresher course for nearly 130 Air Force sexual assault response coordinators at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Va., Aug. 3-7.The SARCs participated in a variety of

  • Base children head back to school soon

    School-aged children will soon head back to school to usher in a new school year. For some Hanscom children who are new to the area, this school year will be at a new school with unfamiliar surroundings.To help those students successfully transition, the Hanscom school liaison specialist brings

  • Air Force promotes fatigue countermeasures

    Human fatigue results from sleep deprivation. Fatigue has become a growing concern in the Air Force as sustained and continuous operations, along with global deployments, are stretching the ability of our forces to meet growing mission demands. Some Airmen may question whether fatigue is really a

  • Dwell time, PT exemptions for new AF mothers increase to 1 year

    The six-month deferment for female Airmen to accomplish their fitness assessments following childbirth will be increased to 12 months to align with recent changes to the deployment deferments, Air Force officials announced July 14.The deployment deferment policy, as part of the Air Force's 2015

  • School and camp physical season begins

    In Massachusetts, children ages 4 to 17 are required to have physicals for initial enrollment in school and in most summer camps. They are also necessary for participation in sports programs, which require updated physicals every 13 months.The clinic will offer school physical appointments Monday