AFMC recognizes fourth quarter "Graduates"

Congratulations to the following members of Team Hanscom on completing a degree or certificate program during the second quarter of 2014.Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.Staff Sgt. Francisco Amador Montes, 66th Force Support SquadronMaster Sgt. Kevin Connors, 66th Force Support SquadronStaff Sgt. Jesse

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Medical appointment reminders available via text, email

Have you or your family members ever missed a medical appointment at the 66th Medical Squadron clinic? Would a text-message or email reminder have helped? If you answered yes to either of these questions, we have a solution. TRICARE Online, or TOL, which allows beneficiaries the ability to schedule,

Hanscom personnel honored at AFCEA International Conference

Two Hanscom members were honored at an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association international conference held in Baltimore, Md. last month. Scott Hardiman, Space, Aerial and Nuclear Networks Division deputy chief received the AFCEA Leadership Award. Diane James-Poole, an acquisition

JPPSO passes along summer moving tips

With the busy summer moving season in progress, the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office would like to pass on some key moving tips to the base community.The Defense Personal Property System, or DPS, provides direct and empowered communications between the servicemember and the Transportation

AtHoc, 'Giant Voice' alert personnel to critical information

AtHoc, an interactive warning system used by government agencies and other civilian companies, allows Hanscom senior leaders to inform base personnel of urgent weather-related information, base closures or delayed openings via phone call, text message or email. These capabilities are offered through

BSC development team convenes in August

The Biomedical Sciences Corps development team will convene Aug. 18-22 to consider qualified BSC officers for advanced academic degrees, Air Force Personnel Center officials said July 17. Interested, eligible officers must submit an "intent to apply" email to AFPC by July 31, and updated,

Consumer tips on avoiding scammers

Service members and their families can be easy targets for scammers, and financial education is key to prevention, said the deputy director of the Pentagon's office of family policy and children and youth.In an interview with DOD News, Navy Cmdr. Peter Hoegel noted that July 16 is Military Consumer

Contracting director joins SES ranks, rejoins Air Force

Retired Col. Scott A. Kiser, recently selected as the Air Force Life Cycle Management's new director of contracting here at Hanscom, also officially became a member of the Senior Executive Service in a July 9 ceremony on base.The achievements follow a highly decorated military career - one that

With people-focus, new commander looks to ensure mission strength

Col. Michael A. Vogel, who took over as 66th Air Base Group commander July 10, is anxious to begin working with the members of Hanscom and the surrounding communities who greeted him so warmly upon his arrival."I've been in the Air Force, both enlisted and as an officer and even as a dependent, most