New school year begins Sept. 2

Next week middle-school students will begin the new school year in a recently completed temporary facility that will serve as the Hanscom Middle School until the new 85,000-square-foot permanent facility is completed in 2016.First through 12th grade students' return to school Sept. 2, pre-school and

Airman sentenced during court martial

Airman 1st Class Ray A. Rediger, 66th Force Support Squadron, pled guilty to one charge of wrongful appropriation, one charge and seven specifications of false official statements, and one charge of failure to go during a special court-martial here Aug. 19. After being elected as treasurer of the

Call for nominations: Portraits in Courage, Vol. IX

Nominations are being accepted and reviewed for inclusion in Portraits in Courage, Vol. IX, now through Oct. 13."For seven years now Portraits in Courage has told Airmen's stories of courage, valor and heroism," said Lt. Col. Paul Baldwin, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Engagement

VA transition programs offered

The Department of Veterans Affairs administers a variety of benefits and services that provide financial and other forms of assistance to servicemembers of all branches and their dependents as they transition from wearing the uniform to retirement or separation from the military.At Hanscom AFB, the

Turner and Tsongas visit Hanscom

PII protection, it matters

Everyone has a chance of falling victim to identity theft; knowing how to properly protect personally identifiable information, PII, could lower those chances exponentially. "PII is information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity," said Anita Heath, Hanscom's Freedom of

Comprehensive Airman Fitness: A Lifestyle and culture

Comprehensive Airman Fitness is comprised of a multitude of targeted programs and activities as well as resiliency skills taught to enable Airmen to make sound choices.The program's goal is to build and sustain a thriving and resilient Air Force community that fosters mental, physical, social and

The Judge Advocate General's Corps announces law school programs

Officers interested in continuing to serve the Air Force as a judge advocate are able to apply to the Funded Legal Education Program, or FLEP, and the Excess Leave Program, ELP.Officers selected for FLEP have the opportunity to attend law school at the Air Force's expense while also continuing to

Changes to academic degree and developmental education expectations

Air Force officials announced actions designed to set clear expectations, restore Airmen's time and refocus officer promotions on job performance.The Air Force has addressed long-standing perceptions that to be promoted, officers must complete an advanced academic degree, and those officers selected

Career intermission accessible to officers, enlisted

Beginning Aug. 15, up to 40 active-duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard officers and enlisted members may apply for a transition to the Individual Ready Reserve to focus on personal and professional pursuits under the Career Intermission Pilot Program, or CIPP, Air Force officials