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  • Wounded warrior to share story of resilience

    Members of the Hanscom workforce can attend a presentation by retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris, a wounded warrior and motivational speaker, at the Minuteman Commons April 14. Four offerings are scheduled at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.Harris was injured by an improvised

  • Connecting AF core values, mission for Hanscom Airmen

    Military and civilian Airmen of all ranks assigned here are invited to one of three offerings of "Professionalism - Enhancing Human Capital" at the Hanscom Conference Center May 2 through 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Presented by the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence, also known as PACE, this course

  • SFS captures best in AF -- again

    For the second year in a row, and the third time in four years, members of the 66th Security Forces Squadron here are celebrating their selection as the Air Force Outstanding Small Size Security Forces Unit award.Hanscom's defenders beat out 24 other small security forces squadrons throughout the

  • April promotions announced

    Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron recently announced the names of Team Hanscom Airmen scheduled for promotion to the next highest rank in April.Congratulations to the following promotees.Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Airman First ClassJasmin Mendez, 66th Comptroller SquadronTo the

  • Local towns to host annual Patriots' Day events

    Members of Team Hanscom can participate in annual Patriots' Day celebrations scheduled to take place in local towns throughout the month of April.Patriots' Day commemorates the opening battle of the American Revolution in 1775. The 2016 holiday will be officially observed April 18, but events will

  • Firefighters respond to construction fire

    Firefighters from the base and from some nearby communities responded to a fire this morning inside a new middle school, which is under construction here. The school is currently unoccupied, except by construction workers. There are no reports of injury.The fire was successfully extinguished early

  • Air Force announces new AFMC command chief

    Air Force officials announced March 24, 2016, the assignment of Chief Master Sgt. Jason L. France as the command chief sergeant of Air Force Materiel Command. He is currently the command chief master sergeant of the Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The command's

  • Transitioning from a performance- to contribution-based pay system in AcqDemo

    Training is in full swing for some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel scheduled to convert to the DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system in June 2016.During the training, employees are learning about the key differences in the performance management

  • Civilians authorized participation in fitness, wellness programs

    Members of the Department of Defense civilian workforce here are able to participate in the Air Force Materiel Command fitness and wellness initiative that permits up to three hours each week of voluntary physical fitness or participation in wellness programs.Interested employees must first initiate

  • AFSVA gets ready for 2016 youth camps

    Hanscom teenagers looking to cure those summertime blues will have various camps to choose from this year, thanks to central funding from the Air Force Services Activity, also known as AFSVA.Teen family members of active-duty Airmen; retired Airmen; Air Force civilian employees; Air National Guard;