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  • ABG announces annual award winners

    The 66th Air Base Group announced their annual award winners during a banquet Feb. 4 at the Minuteman Commons. More than 200 members of the group, including friends and family, attended the ceremony.Col. David R. Dunklee, 66 ABG commander, and Hanscom Command Chief Master Sgt. Patricia L. Hickey

  • February is National Cancer Prevention Month

    During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command and Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, will promote its Cancer Prevention Awareness Campaign.The goal of the campaign is to inform members of the workforce on ways to reduce their risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Among

  • Hanscom firefighters deliver baby

    Three Hanscom firefighters were dispatched recently to family housing for a woman in labor, and four minutes after first arriving on scene, successfully delivered a baby boy - a first for the trio of veteran firefighters.Keith Williams, Eric Vail-Naylor and Kevin Tanguay, members of Hanscom's Fire

  • Hanscom Fire Department named best in AFMC

    The 66th Civil Engineering Division Fire Emergency Services Flight here was recently named the Air Force Materiel Command Small Fire Department of the Year for 2015.The Hanscom team will now compete against other departments from major commands in the same category at the Air Force level. Winners

  • OPM offers limited enrollment period for new self-plus-one option

    Employees currently enrolled in self and family coverage in the Federal Employees Health Benefits programs can change to the new self-plus-one option during the Office of Personnel Management limited enrollment period open now until Feb. 29.The self-plus-one option allows enrollees to cover

  • February Team Hanscom promotions

    Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron recently announced the names of Team Hanscom Airmen scheduled for promotion to the next highest rank in February.Congratulations to the following promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Senior AirmanVito C. Amalfitano, Joint Personal Property

  • BHS senior captures youth of the year honors

    Caitlen Epperson, an 18 year-old senior at Bedford High School, is this year's Hanscom Military Youth of the Year and will now move on to compete at the state level, Youth Center officials announced earlier this week.The Military Youth of the Year honor is a component of the Boys and Girls Club of

  • BSC week pays homage to MDS corps

    In observance of Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week, the 66th Medical Squadron is celebrating both clinical and non-clinical BSC career fields Jan. 25 through 29.The week was first established three years ago to recognize officers, enlisted and their civilian counterparts, in the varied BSC

  • Safety key to winter fun

    New England provides many outdoor winter activities for Airmen and their families to enjoy - activities that are more enjoyable when done safely.To ensure members of the community perform these winter activities safely, the 66th Air Base Group Safety Office offers these helpful tips."When you plan

  • MDS earns The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval

    The 66th Medical Squadron here was recently accredited by The Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Care Medical Home organization.The Hanscom clinic announced it earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance