Scholarships awarded to graduating seniors, spouses

The Hanscom Spouses Club awarded scholarships to graduating seniors and military spouses during the 54th annual HSC Scholarship Awards Night at the Minuteman Commons May 13.HSC officers awarded $37,500 to 17 high school graduates and two spouses, each of whom will pursue bachelor degrees in

Hanscom emphasizes tobacco-use policy, restrictions

Hanscom Air Force Base is taking measures to reinforce Air Force policies regarding tobacco use on base, focusing specifically on properly locating, marking and enforcing the use of Designated Tobacco Areas, or DTAs.DTAs will be marked as the only place people are allowed to use tobacco in any form.

Community Partnership Initiative

Youth program 'banks' dollars for college

The Youth Employment Skills program is an on-base youth volunteer program funded by the Air Force Aid Society to provide high-school aged dependents an opportunity to bank volunteer dollar credits toward post-secondary education. Effective June 1, volunteers will earn $6 per volunteer hour.The YES

Air Force ROTC detachment command opportunities available

Eligible active-duty line of the Air Force lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects interested in summer 2016 Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment command opportunities have until May 27 to request consideration for these positions.Command opportunities are expected to open at more

AFMC activates AFIMSC

The commander of Air Force Materiel Command officially activated the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center during a ceremony here May 5.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger appointed Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter as the first AFIMSC commander at the event attended by more than 500 people in the Basic

Community Leader Update

AFAF campaign surpasses goal

Air Force Assistance Fund officials here announced recently that Team Hanscom exceeded the installation's fundraising goal during this year's campaign that ended May 1.Hanscom employees contributed $37,055 towards the annual Air Force charities fundraiser. The goal for this year's campaign was

Bay State Bike Week offers fun, eco-friendly commuting alternatives

Hanscom Air Force Base, along with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, will partner with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Bay State Bike Week, May 9 through 17.This is a free week-long challenge to Massachusetts residents and

AF celebrates Public Service Recognition Week

The Air Force is honoring its civilian Airmen, as part of the weeklong Public Service Recognition Week, May 3-9.PSRW is a nation-wide campaign to recognize people who serve the nation as federal, state, county and local government employees. It's to highlight their contributions and to say "thank