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  • Officer attaché duty applications due Dec. 12

    Active duty line of the Air Force captains, majors and lieutenant colonels interested in attaché duty must submit an application by Dec. 12, Air Force officials said today.The Air Force Personnel Center and the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs office are accepting applications for

  • Reduced availability of over-the-counter medications

    The 66th Medical Squadron Pharmacy has recently reduced pharmacists. As a result, and in order to continue to provide optimal pharmacy services, the number of over-the-counter, or OTC, medications available has been reduced, squadron officials announced recently.Pharmacy staff took all aspects into

  • Respite child care for EFMP families

    Together with Child Care Aware of America, the Air Force recently launched an expanded program that will provide free child care to families with special needs children. The Exceptional Family Member Program, or EFMP, respite child care is now available to active duty Hanscom families. Rewarding

  • Fourth annual turkey drive planned Nov. 25

    Members of the Chief's Group, Top Three and First Sergeant Council are scheduled to collect Thanksgiving turkey's Nov. 25 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Commissary parking lot for members of the Hanscom community who are in need. Turkeys will be distributed Nov. 25 from noon to five p.m., or until they

  • Thanksgiving food safety tips

    Thanksgiving is upon us and with it comes the traditional turkey dinner. However, improper storing, cooking and serving of a turkey can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria, which can cause food-borne illnesses. Safe handling of a turkey and other holiday food is essential to preventing food-borne

  • Antibiotics: Will they work when you really need them?

    In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's report, "Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013," at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections in the

  • Spouse forums focus on family, services

    While visiting with Key Spouses, medical and local school administrators as well as Hanscom spouses, Betty Welsh, wife of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, delivered one central message at each visit - caring for military families is vitally important.At an all-call with Hanscom