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  • USAFA instructor duty applications due to AFPC by Sept. 24

    Eligible active duty officers interested in U.S. Air Force Academy or U.S. Naval Academy instructor opportunities have until Sept. 24 to update their Airman Development Plan and submit their application memorandum to the Air Force Personnel Center. The special duty assignment is a controlled,

  • Wolfenbarger notified of Order of the Sword induction

    In an emotional ceremony Sep. 3, Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, learned she has been selected for induction into the AFMC Order of the Sword.The surprise notification was made in front of hundreds of Airmen from Wright-Patterson as well as senior leaders from

  • IG Hotline gives DOD employees options

    In an organization as large as the Defense Department, bad or outdated policies or regulations can remain in place, and sometimes there are bad actors.The DOD Inspector General operates a Hotline that has been instrumental in changing policies, uncovering fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement and in

  • Football Frenzy at the Tavern

    The 66th Force Support Squadron is entering its 20th year of Football Frenzy. For each of the last 19 years, the Tavern offers club members who participate in the Football Frenzy promotion chances to win a trip to regular season games and the Super Bowl.Members need only to attend one Football

  • Emissions program eCARS begins Sept. 12

    Service members and Defense Department civilian employees who drive their personally-owned vehicle on base more than 60 times each year must begin participating in the Air Force Vehicle Self-Certification Program beginning this month.As all federal installations need to comply with the Clean Air

  • Day for Kids scheduled Sept. 17

    Hanscom Youth Programs will celebrate children during the Boys and Girls Club of America Day for Kids from Sept. 17 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Castle Park for all families on base. According to the Boys and Girls Club website, www.dayforkids.org, recognized nationally Sept. 20, Day for Kids is a

  • Hanscom community invited to Bedford Day Sept. 20

    The town of Bedford invites the Hanscom community to join them Sept. 20 in celebration of the 285th anniversary of its incorporation. The Bedford Day celebration will begin with a parade at 10:30 a.m. that proceeds up Great Road from Loomis Street toward Bedford High School on Mudge Way. Following

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Suicide prevention takes courage, communication, official says

    The Veterans Affairs Department has named September National Suicide Prevention Month, but the Defense Department continues its year-round, comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to address the issue of suicide in the military, a Pentagon official said recently.Army Lt. Gen. Michael S. Linnington,