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  • Korean, Vietnam War Marine veteran to speak at Heritage of Freedom

    A highly-decorated combat veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars is the scheduled guest speaker for the next Heritage of Freedom event at the Hanscom Conference Center Jan. 23 at 2:30 p.m. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William "Wild Bill" Weise was awarded the Navy Cross, Silver Star and

  • Massachusetts Celebrates National Guard's 377th Birthday

    The Massachusetts National Guard marked the 377th birthday of the National Guard here Dec. 13 by holding a grand opening of the new Joint Force Headquarters while also hosting a change of responsibility ceremony for the state command sergeant major position.Outgoing State Command Sgt. Maj. David

  • Force management town hall meetings scheduled

    A Military Force Shaping Town Hall meeting has been scheduled for Airmen to learn more about force shaping programs. The mandatory sessions will address programs that are being offered to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force

  • AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

    The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined. The

  • AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

    Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement

  • CFC wrap-up event planned

    With a little more than a week left in Hanscom's Combined Federal Campaign, organizers have planned a CFC culmination event at the Minuteman Commons Dec. 11 scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.A basket auction, a chili cook off, and a cookie contest are a few of the events scheduled. "This final event will

  • Going home for the holidays

    Thanks to Operation Homefront, a C3I and Networks Directorate Airman will travel home this month for the first time since joining the Air Force nearly two years ago.Airman 1st Class Robert Beaver, a knowledge operations manager, originally from Hilliard, Fla., says that while his younger siblings

  • Fitness fundamentals

    Are you bored with your exercise program? Are you achieving the results you want? Or, are you unclear as to where to begin? The Health and Wellness Center has a class designed to answer these questions and more. "Fitness Fundamentals" provides an overview of how to set up an exercise program and

  • AFMC encourages workforce to stay safe and drive sober for the holidays

    Whether going over the river or through the woods or along America's highways during the upcoming holiday season, drinking and driving can result in serious or deadly consequences. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 10,332 people were killed in crashes involving drunk

  • ALS class 14A graduates

    Airman Leadership School held its graduation ceremony for Class 14A at the Minuteman Commons Nov. 22. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse II, a native of Boston, Mass. and an original member of the Tuskegee Airman was the guest speaker.ALS is a five week-long Air Force program designed