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  • Conference center upgraded, open house scheduled

    Hanscom Conference Center officials recently announced that an upgrade to the audio visual equipment in the Lexington Amphitheater and Concord Room is complete and that a ribbon cutting and open house is scheduled Jan. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. to mark the occasion.Among the $500,000 worth of improvements

  • Medal recognizes dedication to strategic nuclear deterrence objectives

    The Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal was approved by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James last year to recognize individuals who directly impacted the nuclear enterprise.The medal may be awarded retroactively to Dec. 27, 1991 to fully-qualified Airmen, and is among several

  • Tests determine coliform bacteria in base water

    The base water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident is not an emergency, as customers, base personnel have a right to know what happened, what personnel should do, and what base civil engineers are doing to correct this situation.Officials collected 15 samples

  • Roll Call: A historic year

    The Air Force's senior enlisted Airman released the latest installment of Roll Call, reflecting on the last year and urging Airmen to celebrate their accomplishments."As we close another chapter in our Air Force history, we should take pride in all our Airmen, Air Force, and families have

  • DOD releases 2015 military pay, compensation rates

    The Defense Department announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members Dec. 22, with most service members receiving a 1 percent increase in basic pay.The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of

  • 'NORAD Tracks Santa': Bringing him to a home near you

    Santa will be traveling around the world Dec. 24, delivering presents to all the girls and boys. To help keep tabs on Santa, North American Aerospace Defense Command, including Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Continental U.S. NORAD Region and Canadian NORAD Region, will track him across the globe to

  • AF announces no involuntary force management programs for FY15

    Air Force officials announced there is no longer a need to conduct involuntary force management programs for fiscal year 2015 following a year of significant reductions designed to meet the Defense Department strategic and budgetary guidance.Officials confirmed that fiscal year 2014 goals were

  • Hanscom Leadership Symposium scheduled

    Class dates for a leadership symposium that began at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and is now offered at Hanscom Air Force Base, have been scheduled for calendar year 2015, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Contracting officials announced.The first 2015 Hanscom Leadership Symposium is

  • Lean thinking, process improvement highlight Busch's time at AFMC

    During the last 16 years and six assignments in Air Force Materiel Command, Vice Commander Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch was challenged to find new methods to operate more efficiently in one of the most complex and diverse commands that employs more than 80,000 people and manages a $60 billion budget. His

  • Air Force Reserve helps to fill AFMC leadership roles

    Air Force Materiel Command is embracing the total force concept as it relies on Reserve assets to fill key leadership roles at the headquarters.The command selected Maj. Gen. Catherine A. Chilton to serve as director of its Air, Space and Information Operations directorate. She will be in place