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  • February is American Heart Month

    February is American Heart Month. The National Institutes of Health reports that more than one million people in the United States have a heart attack each year. Of the people who die from heart attacks, about half die within an hour of their first symptoms and before they reach the hospital.When a

  • Hanscom teen named Youth of the Year

    A longtime member of Hanscom's Youth Center, who logged more than 150 hours of community service in 2014, was named the Military Youth of the Year Jan. 20 and will now compete at the state level.Seventeen year old Brenna Gonsalves, a senior at Bedford High School, has been a member of Hanscom's

  • Hagel: Fight to end sexual assault must be 'personal'

    Efforts to eliminate the baneful issue of sexual assault "must be personal," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in closing remarks at the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Summit Jan. 16.Hagel said the military community is unique in its raised standards and the expectation that service members

  • Free tax preparation, advice available to military families

    With the new year comes the annual dread of tax-filing season and the confusion and stress that can go along with it, especially for military families whose tax returns can be further complicated by frequent relocations, involvement of rental properties and other aspects of military life.To ease the

  • Elevated flu activity this season

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most effective strategy to prevent influenza is the annual flu vaccination. While seasonal influenza outbreaks can happen as early as October, influenza activity peaks in January or later. Since it takes about two weeks after

  • Air Force, DoD switch HOMES

    Air Force members now have access to HOMES.mil, a new official Defense Department website designed to modernize the way all service members search for housing when relocating.Effective Dec. 29, 2014, HOMES.mil was launched for public access to provide service members seeking housing at their

  • AF Aid Society grant program

    Since its inception in 1942, the Air Force Aid Society has been committed to helping Airmen and their families realize their academic goals through an education grant program.The centerpiece of the society's education initiatives is the General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program which provides

  • Resiliency in numbers

    Most Airmen have probably heard the expression "there's strength in numbers." Most Airmen have also probably heard of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness. When it comes to building resiliency, the two are not unrelated.The four domains of comprehensive fitness are mental, physical, social and spiritual

  • School communication and cancellation procedures

    The winter months bring harsh weather to Hanscom and at times inclement weather results in school closings and delays. The following information will help Hanscom families know what to do if Hanscom or Bedford schools are closed or delayed.Hanscom Primary, Hanscom Middle and Bedford High School have

  • Anthony named 'spouse of the year'

    A Hanscom spouse was recognized as the 360th Recruiting Group Spouse of the Year at an annual awards banquet at the Minuteman Commons Nov. 3.Brenda E. Anthony, wife of Chief Master Sgt. David Anthony, 319th Recruiting Squadron superintendent, was selected among nominations from nine recruiting