SecAF visiting Hanscom today; all-call scheduled

The Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, is visiting Hanscom today to gain more knowledge about the base's mission and people as part of a multi-day visit to the area.She will receive briefings covering the Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom program executive officer work, installation

Team Hanscom quarterly award winners named

Team Hanscom recognized 10 individuals and two teams during a quarterly awards ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center Aug. 12.Nominees from the 319th Recruiting Squadron, 66th Air Base Group, Battle Management and C3I and Network Directorates, Joint Personal Property Shipping Office-Northeast and

Hanscom SARC hones skills during annual refresher course

Hanscom Air Force Base's sexual assault response coordinator expanded her knowledge and skills during a five-day annual refresher course for nearly 130 Air Force sexual assault response coordinators at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Va., Aug. 3-7.The SARCs participated in a variety of

AF welcomes new vice chief of staff

The Air Force welcomed an Airman to the rank of four-star general and announced the appointment of the new Air Force vice chief of staff during a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III presided over the ceremony for Gen.

Base children head back to school soon

School-aged children will soon head back to school to usher in a new school year. For some Hanscom children who are new to the area, this school year will be at a new school with unfamiliar surroundings.To help those students successfully transition, the Hanscom school liaison specialist brings

CRP screenings scheduled

Civilian Health Promotion Services have scheduled several Cardiac Risk Profile screenings here throughout August for Defense Department civilians to learn their cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure numbers.Prior to attending one of the scheduled screenings, civilians must first complete an annual

Thompson visits Mass. State House

ALS Class 15E graduates

Enlisted members from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard accomplished the first step in professional training, development and schooling of service members in the armed forces during an Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony at the Minuteman Commons July 31.The school is an Air Force

Air Force promotes fatigue countermeasures

Human fatigue results from sleep deprivation. Fatigue has become a growing concern in the Air Force as sustained and continuous operations, along with global deployments, are stretching the ability of our forces to meet growing mission demands. Some Airmen may question whether fatigue is really a

AFLCMC-Hanscom August promotions

Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron recently announced the names of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Hanscom Airmen scheduled for promotion to the next highest rank in August.Congratulations to the following promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Senior AirmanMax N. Leonov,