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  • Medical, medical service corps officers will not meet RIF board

    Air Force medical corps and medical service corps officers slated to meet the reduction in force board in October are no longer eligible for RIF consideration, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Aug. 11.The fiscal year 2015 Force Management Reduction in Force Board scheduled to convene Oct.

  • 66 ABG saves millions through CE energy initiatives

    Civil engineers assigned to the 66th Air Base Group are credited with saving the Air Force more than $70 million in energy costs to date, and through other projects scheduled, CE officials expect that to increase.These savings have been achieved through projects designed to reduce energy demand, as

  • CSAF: A call to excellence for all Airmen

    In his latest Airman-to-Airman message, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III urged the men and woman of the Air Force to challenge themselves to be better at what they do. Welsh said the message, part of an ongoing video series aimed at engaging Airmen throughout the Air Force, was

  • Immunization Awareness Month Kicks Off in August

    August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and while vaccines are important for people of all ages, they're vital to the Defense Department's fighting force, the director of the Military Vaccine Agency, Vaccine Healthcare Centers Networks said.Army Col. (Dr.) Margaret Yacovone emphasized that

  • Team Hanscom quarterly award winners announced

    More than 40 nominees from "Team Hanscom" were recognized Aug. 1 during a second quarter awards ceremony at the Hanscom Conference Center. Nominees were from the 319th Recruiting Squadron, 66th Air Base Group, Battle Management and C3I and Networks Directorates, Joint Personal Property Shipping

  • AFLCMC-Hanscom employee wins contract management award

    Lori-Ann Dionne, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Hanscom Enterprise Acquisition Services contract specialist, was awarded the Blanche Witte Memorial Foundation Award July 29 at the National Contract Management Association World Congress meeting in Washington, D.C.This acquisition performance

  • Aug. 1 - Pulse on AF force management

    Featured in this force management update are details regarding civilian force management program expansions, ongoing officer force shaping boards and the upcoming reduction in force board.Civilian force management - voluntary early retirement authority/voluntary separation incentive payThe VERA/VSIP

  • In remembrance: former ESD Commander Chubb

    Retired Lt. Gen. Melvin F. (Nick) Chubb, Jr., passed away July 25, 2014, after a short illness. Chubb commanded what was then the Air Force's Electronic Systems Division at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., from August 1984 until his retirement on Oct. 1, 1988. During his tenure at Hanscom, he oversaw