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  • Air Force releases Morale, Welfare, Recreation survey

    Ever feel like you had the perfect idea for a new activity at your base but were not sure who to tell? Now is the perfect time to be heard.The Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Services recently began sending recreational leisure surveys to Airmen located within the continental United States

  • Understanding your role in preventing sexual assaults

    Dr. Alan D. Berkowitz, a psychologist and leader in the development of social norms theory and the bystander intervention approach, spoke to personnel here June 13.During three sessions in the O'Neill Auditorium, Berkowitz discussed, "The Role of Your Leadership in Reducing Sexual Assault and Other

  • Key spouse program key to family readiness

    Air Force spouses are key to maintaining stability on the home front as Airmen maintain focus on the war front, according to the wife of the Air Force's top officer.The key spouse program is an official unit/family program overseen by commanders designed to enhance readiness and establish a sense of

  • Annual 'Volunteer Salute' to be held May 22

    Calling all volunteers. Hanscom's Annual Volunteer Salute will be held May 22 at the Hanscom Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The salute will feature a multimedia tribute to volunteerism, remarks from Col. Lester A. Weilacher, 66th Air Base Group commander, and presentation of the

  • Wingmen continue successful interventions across AFMC

    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

  • Prescription drugs 'take back' scheduled

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron and Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, will provide Hanscom personnel an opportunity April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by providing a turn in collection point on base.The collection is in the Army and Air Force

  • Religious support teams minister to building occupants

    In order to better meet Hanscom's spiritual needs, Religious Support Teams, or RSTs, will soon take to buildings across the base to provide religious support and spiritual counsel to members of the Hanscom workforce. To begin this effort, a team has setup an office in Building 1614 to minister to

  • Alcohol Awareness Month observed by Hanscom, military

    April is National Alcohol Awareness Month and April 10 is National Alcohol Screening Day. Military Pathways, a program of the Department of Defense, encourages service members and their families to take a free, anonymous alcohol-use self-assessment at www.DrinkingIQ.org. "Many people erroneously

  • Career planning seminar scheduled April 1-3

    A career planning seminar has been scheduled April 1to 3 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center to assist servicemembers, Defense Department civilians and military and civilian family members facing or contemplating career transition. The three-day program was developed when the AFRC began

  • AFMC promotes 'Spring Into Shape' wellness challenge

    During April and May, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Spring Into Shape wellness challenge. Spring Into Shape is a command-wide initiative on how to safely lose weight and be physically active. Participants will receive a free copy of the Mayo Clinic Wellness Solutions for Weight Loss