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  • With the stroke of a pen, U.S. Space Force becomes a reality

    President Trump signed into law Dec. 20 the sprawling, $738 billion defense bill, making history by creating the Space Force as a stand-alone, sixth branch of the U.S. military and guaranteeing for the first time 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers.

  • Families come together at Hearts Apart holiday event

    Killian Kimball, an Air Force family member, smiles as he meets Santa Claus at the 2019 Hearts Apart Holiday Event at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Dec. 18. The Hearts Apart program offers support and activities for families while their loved ones are serving abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lauren

  • Hanscom personnel get Agile

    Personnel from Hanscom’s Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate hosted a DevSecOps enablement session Dec. 11-12 focused on Agile-enabled culture change coming to the Air Force.

  • Changes to TAP tailor transition needs

    The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 has mandated changes to the Transition Assistance Program to better prepare service members for careers beyond their military service. TAP is a mandatory seminar for separating and retiring service members that includes

  • DOD grants base access to disabled veterans, caregivers

    The Department of Defense, including Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is expanding access to military commissaries, Exchanges and recreation facilities to veterans and caregivers effective Jan. 1, 2020. The Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 includes Purple Heart recipients,

  • Hanscom welcomes new deployment officer

    Every installation has a member in charge of the constant rotation and flow of deploying service members and civilians.Rob Schenk, 66th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Hanscom’s new installation deployment officer, has recently taken responsibility of ensuring the men and women of Hanscom are ready