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  • Update to state-issued ID access to Hanscom

    Individuals with state-issued identification cards from five states must continue to provide alternative forms of identification to access Hanscom and other Air Force installations, base officials announced last week.

  • Free tax services available

    Tax season has arrived and trained volunteers are available to provide free tax filing services to service members at Hanscom and the surrounding community.

  • Blended Retirement System Opt-In training now available

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Department of Defense will implement the new Blended Retirement System in less than a year. While no one needs to make a decision until Jan. 1, 2018, all Airmen should take advantage of training and informational resources to research their options

  • Mentoring program key to CGOs

    The Company Grade Officer Council here recently launched a new program to provide CGOs an opportunity to grow leadership skills through direct interaction and mentorship with senior leaders.

  • AF responds to hiring freeze

    The Air Force is working with the Defense Department to provide additional guidance on the federal civilian hiring freeze implemented Jan. 23.

  • Boston’s police chief delivers inspiring message

    Boston Police Department Superintendent-in-Chief William G. Gross, a 32-year veteran of the department, offered some historical and first-person insights during a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observance event here Jan. 30.

  • CE captures command-level awards

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – The 66th Civil Engineering Division here has received the Outstanding Small Civil Engineering Unit Award at the Air Force Materiel Command-level for 2016 for the fourth year in a row.In an email to AFMC senior leaders, Brig. Gen. Donald E. Kirkland, AFMC CE and Force

  • Hanscom highlights opportunities during Business Industry Day

    LOWELL, Mass. – Personnel from Hanscom Air Force Base, including the three program executive officers, presented information on the various portfolios and upcoming contracting opportunities during the Air Force/Army Business Industry Day at the University of Mass. Lowell Jan. 24.Sponsored by the

  • A&FRC focused on meeting needs of all

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center here offers a variety of services and programs for single and married military personnel, Department of Defense civilians, retired service members and their families.