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  • AFMC promotes wellness screening campaign

    During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command is launching its “Do You Know Your Numbers” wellness screening campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of knowing your numbers to help prevent chronic diseases such diabetes, hypertension, and

  • Allied C2 Capabilities RAMPed Up

    RAMP, the Royal Saudi Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control Systems Modernization Program, is an extensive mission computing and communications upgrade program, turning current Block 30/35 AWACS into the 40/45 configuration. The International Airborne Battle Management Command and

  • February is African American and Black History Month

    Throughout the month of February, the Hanscom African American and Black History Month committee will offer events to commemorate the significant role of “African Americans in Times of War,” this year’s theme.

  • AFLCMC ‘entwined’ with senior leader goals

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Air Force acquisition is battling the pincer effect of shrinking workforces and expanding portfolios, according to Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry, who spoke at a defense industry event in Bedford, Massachusetts, Thursday.  McMurry, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle

  • States given Real ID extension

    The Department of Homeland Security has granted an extension allowing federal agencies to accept driver's licenses and identification cards from several states and U.S. territories.

  • New Horizons to take place Feb. 27-28

    Hanscom’s three program executive officers will again be featured speakers during the upcoming New Horizons event at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts.

  • H2O workshop seeks to shift paradigms

    Members of the Community Action Team here, known locally as Hanscom Helping Organizations, met Jan. 18 at the base conference center to discuss their shared efforts toward prevention.

  • Know the threat in two minutes

    Following the Chattanooga shooting, then-Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter instructed the services to review their security standards. The Air Force’s objectives include increasing the speed and penetration of its emergency notification systems operating on desktops, email, text messages and

  • Medically ready to be mission ready

    From periodic health assessments to regular dental exams, every Airman, including those at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, and geographically separated units, should know the importance of maintaining their individual medical readiness at all times.