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  • Prevention is the best medicine for enterovirus D-68

    With recent cases of the respiratory illness enterovirus D-68 being reported in multiple states within the U.S., doctors want to ensure all the members of the military community are informed and safe when confronting this illness.If the proper precautions and prevention methods are followed, the

  • Phased rollout to improve enlisted evaluation system

    The Air Force chief of enlisted force policy outlined the implementation of the new enlisted evaluation and promotion systems at the 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17.Developed in 1968, and implemented two years later, the existing Weighted

  • AF officials respond to off base sewage leak

    The Air Force is responding to a sewage leak adjacent to Hartwell Avenue in Lexington.  The source of the sewage appears to be an Air Force-owned pressurized pipe, referred to as a force main, which has now been deactivated. Contractors hired by the Air Force will be hauling sewage from Hanscom Air

  • National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day planned

    The 66th Security Forces Squadron and Drug Enforcement Administration will provide Hanscom personnel an opportunity Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by providing a turn in collection point on base.The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled

  • Combating insider threat through the Continuing Evaluation Program

    What do the Navy Yard shooting by Aaron Alexis, the Fort Hood shooting by Nidal Hasan and the thefts and unauthorized release of classified material by Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden all have in common? According to after-action and investigation reports, all of the personnel exhibited signs of

  • Roll Call: The Evolution of PME

    The Air Force senior enlisted Airman released the latest installment of Roll Call, outlining the way forward for enlisted professional military education."The science of education is changing before our eyes," said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody. "The blended learning approach

  • AF to change instructions for oaths

    The Air Force has instructed force support offices across the service to allow both enlisted members and officers to omit the words "So help me God" from enlistment and officer appointment oaths if an Airman chooses.In response to concerns raised by Airmen, the Department of the Air Force requested

  • CFC kickoff scheduled

    The 2014 Combined Federal Campaign of Eastern Massachusetts is scheduled to kickoff Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. with an event onboard the U.S.S. Constitution in Charlestown, Mass. The campaign will continue through Nov. 21.Maj. Adam Davis and his wife, Adrianne Haslet-Davis, are the scheduled guest speakers

  • Bobcat sighting on base reported

    A bobcat has recently been seen roaming base grounds near housing. The animal is not considered a threat to human safety, but base personnel and residents should take precautions if they encounter the animal, Hanscom officials said. "Healthy bobcats rarely attack humans," said Dr. Heather

  • AF announces basing criteria for Installation, Mission Support Center HQ

    The Air Force released the criteria it will use to select candidate bases for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) Headquarters Sept. 15.The Air Force will use its strategic basing process to identify a location that best serves the mission of AFIMSC.The secretary and chief