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  • Caring for People forum aims to strengthen community

    Military members, spouses and civilian employees came together March 11 to discuss strategies that will strengthen base family support services and improve the quality of life for the Hanscom community during the 2015 Caring for People forum."Looking at issues and designing programs that people want

  • Military caregiver program offers peer-to-peer connections, support

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center here recently launched a program geared toward supporting and providing resources for military caregivers at Hanscom. Called the Peer-to-Peer Support for Caregivers of Recovering Service Members program, it is part of a Department of Defense-wide initiative to

  • Hanscom Health and Fitness Expo 2015

    The 66th Force Support Squadron will host a free Health and Fitness Expo for the Hanscom community March 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fitness and Sports Center.Various representatives from on- and off-base will showcase health and fitness information, as well as highlight products and services

  • AFAF organizers host kick-off event March 20

    The 2015 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign will get underway with a kick-off event at the Minuteman Commons March 20 at 3:30 p.m. This year's campaign will continue through May 1.The AFAF is an annual fundraising campaign to assist past and present Airmen and their families through unexpected

  • 2015 Total-Force Climate Survey slated for March

    Total-force Airmen will have an opportunity to express their opinions to Air Force leadership during the 2015 Total Force Climate Survey, slated for March 13-April 27."The purpose of the survey is to assess the opinions and perceptions of Air Force active-duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve

  • Hanscom Senior NCOs mentor cadets

    On the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from some of the top universities in the country learned some of what it takes to succeed after graduating and commissioning as second lieutenants in the Air Force.The cadets from Harvard

  • Hanscom AFB to have first of two major exercises

    During the week of March 16-20, Hanscom AFB will be evaluating its readiness and emergency response during the first of two exercises for calendar year 2015.Organizers say that Hanscom AFB has gone to two major weeklong exercises per year to improve its assessments by testing a variety of topics at

  • Spring is a good time to replace smoke alarm batteries

    To kick off daylight-saving time, clocks "spring forward" at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Before many people go to bed Saturday night, they'll change all of the clocks throughout their homes to reflect the time change. The National Fire Protection Association wants to remind everyone that this might also

  • Measles vaccination best prevention

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 102 people from 14 states were reported to have measles in January, many of whom were not vaccinated for the measles. Measles is still common in many parts of the world, including some countries in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and Africa.

  • Team Hanscom announces annual award winners

    Team Hanscom celebrated its annual award winners during an awards ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center Feb. 26.Nominees from the 319th Recruiting Squadron, 66th Air Base Group, Battle Management and C3I and Network Directorates, Joint Personal Property Shipping Office-Northeast and Contracting