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  • Olson to speak at ROTC awards luncheon

    Major General Craig Olson, C3I and Networks program executive officer, will address a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship luncheon at the Doubletree Hotel in Bedford, Massachusetts, April 8 at 11:30 a.m.The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Lexington Concord Chapter and

  • AFAF campaign starts March 21

    The 2016 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign will take place here March 21 through April 29. The goal for this year's Hanscom campaign is $39,552.The AFAF is an Air Force-wide annual fundraising campaign to assist past and present Airmen and their families through unexpected challenges and financial

  • Base to host military retiree information session, luncheon

    Retired service members from all branches of the military are invited to attend a Military Retiree Appreciation Day scheduled April 22 at the Minuteman Commons.This year's event will begin with an Information Services session from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon. Military retirees,

  • Team Hanscom annual award winners announced

    Military and civilian Airmen were recognized in 16 categories during the Team Hanscom Annual Awards Ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center March 15.More than 60 nominees from across the installation competed. Among the organizations included are the 319th Recruiting Squadron, 66th Air Base Group,

  • Hanscom clinic recognizes Patient Safety Awareness Week

    The 66th Medical Squadron will recognize Patient Safety Awareness Week March 14 through 18 to promote patient health care safety to the community. The theme for this year's campaign is "United for Patient Safety.""The purpose of our involvement in Patient Safety Awareness Week again this year is to

  • Hanscom home to Civil Air Patrol squadron, wing

    Members of the Hanscom community ages 12 and older can learn more about aviation and careers in aviation, space or in the military by attending one of the Civil Air Patrol's monthly meetings held here.The Hanscom Composite Squadron is part of the Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol program and

  • Change your clocks, change your batteries

    It's the time of year to "spring forward" and set clocks ahead at 2 a.m. Sunday morning as part of daylight saving time. At the same time, officials from the 66th Air Base Group Fire Prevention Services encourage everyone to change the batteries in all of their home's smoke alarms and carbon

  • MWD teams expand explosive detection capability

    Airmen from the 66th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog section, as well as other federal, state and local law enforcement canine teams, participated in a National Odor Recognition Testing pre-test event here March 2 and 3.The two-day training was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol,

  • Base exercise week may cause delays, interruptions

    The week of March 14 through 18, Hanscom AFB will conduct exercise scenarios to evaluate the installation's readiness and emergency response capabilities.According to organizers, conducting various scenarios during a week allows Hanscom to improve its assessments by testing a variety of items

  • March 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 March.Congratulations to the following promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Airman First ClassJohn D. Miller, Jr., 66th Security Forces