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  • New allotment rule protects troops from lending scams

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has directed a policy change in new paycheck allotments to prevent unscrupulous commercial lenders from taking advantage of troops and their families, Pentagon officials said today.According to a Defense Department news release published today, effective Jan. 1, 2015,

  • Resiliency in numbers

    Most Airmen have probably heard the expression "there's strength in numbers." Most Airmen have also probably heard of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness. When it comes to building resiliency, the two are not unrelated.The four domains of comprehensive fitness are mental, physical, social and spiritual

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for AF-wide December rollout

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of

  • Users can soon solve own computer problems

    Beginning the first week in December at Hanscom, and across other Air Force Materiel Command bases, a new desktop icon will appear on computers that will allow users to immediately tackle and fix minor IT issues.The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk, or vESD, is a client-based application that allows

  • School communication and cancellation procedures

    The winter months bring harsh weather to Hanscom and at times inclement weather results in school closings and delays. The following information will help Hanscom families know what to do if Hanscom or Bedford schools are closed or delayed.Hanscom Primary, Hanscom Middle and Bedford High School have

  • AFLCMC-Hanscom December 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 December.Congratulations to the following December promotees:Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Airman 1st

  • AFOSI to present case study at fraud working group

    The 66th Air Base Group Judge Advocate Office is scheduled to host the Boston Area Fraud Working Group quarterly meeting here Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Hanscom Conference Center Holzman Room.Four special agents assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 6 will present a

  • Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

    The Air Force announced Nov. 17 the nomination of Lt. Gen. Andrew E. Busch for re-assignment from Air Force Materiel Command vice commander to director of the Defense Logistics Agency at Fort Belvoir, Va. He will be replaced by Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker, currently director of logistics at

  • ALS Class 15A graduates

    Ten Airmen and two members of the U.S. Coast Guard completed Airman Leadership School during a graduation ceremony at the Minuteman Commons Nov. 21.ALS, the first step in professional military education for enlisted members, is a five week-long Air Force PME class designed to develop junior enlisted

  • AF closes FY14 force management programs

    Airmen who met the service's reduction in force board were notified of the board's results Nov. 19, bringing the fiscal year 2014 force management programs to an end.The RIF board selected 354 captains and majors across the Air Force for non-retention, half of the number the service previously