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  • Keeping Airmen healthy and informed through Operation Supplement Safety

    For peak performance, Airmen should eat healthy and exercise regularly. But in the quest to gain an "edge," many Airmen resort to dietary supplements.Enter Operation Supplement Safety, or OPSS. This Defense Department educational campaign, accessible at www.hprc-online.org/opss, educates the

  • AFMC wingmen continue successful interventions

    Across Air Force Materiel Command, Airmen continue to embrace the command's culture of respect and resiliency. This is especially evident in their behavior as wingmen."Accountability is at the core of the culture we emphasize, and it's at the core of the wingman concept," said Jennifer Treat, AFMC

  • Initiative offers single Airmen off duty activities

    Airmen assigned here can now participate in a Single Airman Programming Initiative that offers off duty trips to single Airmen. The program is open to active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve enlisted and officer Airmen without spouses.Operated locally through the 66th Force Support Squadron,

  • Education Fair scheduled June 26

    The Hanscom Education and Training Center will host an Education Fair June 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Minuteman Commons.The fair will offer attendees a single point of access to in-residence and distance learning programs currently available at local and national colleges and universities.The

  • Hanscom teen wins youth of the year honors

    Brenna Gonsalves can include Massachusetts Military Youth of the Year honors and a $5,000 college scholarship through the Boys & Girls Club of America to her growing list of accomplishments now.Among her other accomplishments, the Hanscom teen has served multiple terms as president of the Keystone

  • Hanscom emphasizes tobacco-use policy, restrictions

    Hanscom Air Force Base is taking measures to reinforce Air Force policies regarding tobacco use on base, focusing specifically on properly locating, marking and enforcing the use of Designated Tobacco Areas, or DTAs.DTAs will be marked as the only place people are allowed to use tobacco in any form.

  • AFMC's Wingman Intervention program going strong

    More than a year after it was introduced, Air Force Materiel Command's Wingman Intervention program is still going strong."During the spring 2013 Wingman Day, AFMC made a concerted effort to provide its Airmen with the skills and confidence they need to safely intervene when they see fellow Airmen

  • AFAF campaign surpasses goal

    Air Force Assistance Fund officials here announced recently that Team Hanscom exceeded the installation's fundraising goal during this year's campaign that ended May 1.Hanscom employees contributed $37,055 towards the annual Air Force charities fundraiser. The goal for this year's campaign was

  • AFMC promotes Strengthening Workplace Relationships campaign

    During the months of April and May, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Strengthening Workplace Relationships campaign.Building and maintaining good work relationships is the key to a positive work environment. Many full-time employees spend more of their waking hours with fellow staff than

  • Campaign encourages education, communication

    The Family Advocacy Program hosted members of the on- and off-base community to discuss ending domestic violence and sexual assault during a White Ribbon Day event at the Hanscom Conference Center April 8.The White Ribbon Campaign is an international campaign designed to encourage men to become