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  • Thanksgiving food safety tips

    Thanksgiving is next week and with it comes the traditional turkey dinner with friends and family. And while many may be shopping this weekend for the perfect turkey and all the fixings to go along with it, improper storing of the turkey may result in a food-borne illness caused by harmful

  • Turkey Drop planned Nov. 18

    Members of the Chief's Group, Top Three Association and First Sergeant Council are collecting frozen turkey's Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Commissary parking lot for members of the Hanscom community in need this Thanksgiving.The frozen turkeys will then be distributed in the Commissary parking

  • Operation Homefront seeks Military Child of Year nominations

    Operation Homefront is seeking nominations for the 2015 Military Child of the Year awards.Officials of the nonprofit organization, which provides aid to service members and their families, said they understand what military children go through in supporting their service members and want to

  • AF ensures command visibility on substantiated sex-related offenses

    Air Force officials announced a new policy requiring the inclusion and command review of information on sex-related offenses in personnel service records Sept. 30.The change was directed in the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring the services to document this information

  • AFMC promotes Strengthening Relationships campaign

    During the month of October, Air Force Materiel Command will promote the Strengthening Interpersonal Relationships campaign. Healthy and caring relationships with family, friends, and significant others can give our lives immeasurable joy and meaning.According to the U.S. Department of Health &

  • AF integrates TAP into new military lifecycle model

    The redesigned Transition Assistance Program is in its third and final stage and will be integrated into the new Department of Defense Military Lifecycle model, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The MLC, which will be implemented Oct. 1, is the latest in a series of improvements to the

  • EFMP families, providers invited to workshop

    Hanscom's Airman and Family Readiness Center, in conjunction with Specialized Training of Military Parents, or STOMP, is hosting a two-day workshop Oct. 21 and 22 at the Hanscom Conference Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the Exceptional Family Member Program.According to STOMP, one in 10

  • New school year begins Sept. 2

    Next week middle-school students will begin the new school year in a recently completed temporary facility that will serve as the Hanscom Middle School until the new 85,000-square-foot permanent facility is completed in 2016.First through 12th grade students' return to school Sept. 2, pre-school and

  • VA transition programs offered

    The Department of Veterans Affairs administers a variety of benefits and services that provide financial and other forms of assistance to servicemembers of all branches and their dependents as they transition from wearing the uniform to retirement or separation from the military.At Hanscom AFB, the

  • Comprehensive Airman Fitness: A Lifestyle and culture

    Comprehensive Airman Fitness is comprised of a multitude of targeted programs and activities as well as resiliency skills taught to enable Airmen to make sound choices.The program's goal is to build and sustain a thriving and resilient Air Force community that fosters mental, physical, social and