ABG announces quarterly award winners

More than 40 nominees were recognized during the 66th Air Base Group First Quarter Awards Ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center April 27.Lt. Col. David R. Dunklee, 66 ABG commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gerard J. Nunes, 66th Security Forces Squadron manager, were on hand to present the awards

Hanscom community gathers to honor, highlight Tuskegee Airmen

Members of the Hanscom community gathered April 21 at the Massachusetts National Guard Headquarters here to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen Experience.The Tuskegee Experience, known then as Tuskegee Experiment, began March 22, 1941 during World War II following the activation

SFS hosts Drug Take-Back event this weekend

The 66th Security Forces Squadron will hold a one-day Drug Take-Back event April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service lobby, Building 1725 and at the installation's two gates.In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Hanscom Prescription Drug

Ceremony marks completion of 2-year modernization project

Officials here held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 21 to mark the completion of a $12.5 million modernization project covering more than 3,700 square feet to Hanscom's Medical Treatment Facility.The project's scope included both administrative and clinical areas in Building 1900, the main medical

SecAF to participate in innovation forum

Health expo scheduled April 27

The 66th Force Support Squadron will host a free Health and Fitness Expo for the entire Hanscom community April 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fitness and Sports Center.Various representatives from on-base helping agencies will be in attendance to provide health screenings, tips, samples,

Many AFMC employees to convert to AcqDemo Pay and Appraisal System

Some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command personnel have been notified they will transition to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) pay system on  June 12, 2016.Local officials have indicated approximately 500 non-bargaining, appropriated-fund

TRICARE to begin Urgent Care pilot program

To increase access to care, the Department of Defense is launching an Urgent Care Pilot Program for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. This program allows Prime enrollees two visits to a network or TRICARE authorized provider without a referral or prior authorization. The Urgent Care pilot program,

Investigation report determines cause of C-130J crash in October

Air Mobility Command has released the results of an accident investigation that examined what caused the Oct. 2, crash of a C-130J during a takeoff from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, which killed all 11 individuals onboard upon impact and three Afghan Special Reaction Force (ASRF) members on the

Hanscom employee running marathon to raise suicide prevention awareness

A Battle Management program manager assigned here will be raising awareness for suicide prevention in the military while running his first Boston Marathon on Monday.Jeff Price, assigned to the Airspace Mission Planning Systems Division, will run alongside 13 others from a local suicide prevention