News Search

News

  • Community Support Center opens at Hanscom

    Several base support agencies here will soon consolidate under one roof following the recent completion of a $5.3 million renovation project on Building 1240.The facility -- named the Community Support Center -- combines in one building the Airman and Family Readiness Center, Equal Opportunity,

  • July promotions announced

    Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron here recently announced the names of Airmen expected to promote to the next highest rank in July.Congratulations to the following personnel.Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of AirmanStephen C. Gary II, Battle ManagementEmma K. Field, C3I and NetworksTo

  • 2015 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

    The 2015 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, or MWRA, Lexington and Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Public Water System Identification, or PWSID, Number 3023002.This report is an annual snapshot of the drinking water quality delivered by Hanscom Air Force

  • Blended retirement system training now available

    Online training designed to educate Airmen about the new Blended Retirement System, the Defense Department system with changes on the current military retirement system, is now available via Joint Knowledge Online course number P-US1330. The course is also available to those without a Common Access

  • JCB's goal to correct, deter youth violators

    With children out of school for the summer soon, the upcoming months mark one of the busiest periods for the 66th Security Forces Squadron. In the past, the number of incidents - both minor and major offenses - involving youth on base have spiked once school is dismissed.To help reduce that trend,

  • Base historian captures Air Force-level recognition

    Randy Bergeron, installation historian, has earned a share of the Dennis F. Casey Award for Excellence in Periodic History in the Albert S. Simpson Category for co-authoring the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's periodic history last year.Bergeron was recognized for superior historical

  • Nature's hazards: Mosquito-borne diseases

    Mosquito bites can be annoying, but they can also cause serious viral diseases, such as Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. If an infected mosquito bites a bird or mammal, including humans, it can transmit the illness to them.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West

  • AFMC's new command chief focused on Airmen and their families

    Family and fellow Airmen have been the keys to success in Chief Master Sgt. Jason France's Air Force career of 26 years and counting. As the new command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, France plans to keep them a priority."I wouldn't be where I am today without the support of my family and the

  • June is National Safety Month

    The Air Force Safety Center and 66th Air Base Group join the National Safety Council in highlighting June as National Safety Month.According to the NSC, the goal for National Safety Month is to raise awareness of what it takes to stay "Safe For Life," and focuses on reducing the leading causes of