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  • Keeping Airmen healthy and informed through Operation Supplement Safety

    For peak performance, Airmen should eat healthy and exercise regularly. But in the quest to gain an "edge", many Airmen resort to dietary supplements.Enter Operation Supplement Safety, or OPSS. This Department of Defense educational campaign, accessible at www.hprc-online.org/opss, educates the

  • Blues Mondays are back

    A recent change in Air Force Life Cycle Management Center guidance concerning the uniform wear for Air Force personnel goes into effect here next week. Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore, LCMC commander, recently sent out a memorandum explaining the changes.Effective Sept. 9, the uniform of the day for Mondays is

  • Humanitarian assignments bring Airmen close to home

    When future Airmen begin their paperwork at a military entrance processing station, they are informed their assignments will largely be determined by "the needs of the Air Force."This need of an organization to fill job positions across the globe with qualified personnel often means Airmen will be

  • Same-sex spouses eligible for join spouse, accompanied assignments

    Air Force military members with same-sex active duty spouses are now eligible for join spouse assignment consideration and those with a civilian same-sex spouse are now eligible for command sponsorship consideration, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Following a June 26 Supreme Court

  • Women's self-defense class scheduled

    A self-defense seminar that organizers hope will better prepare women with the skills necessary to defend themselves during an assault is scheduled Sept. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. inside the Tennis Bubble."Every two minutes a woman is assaulted," said U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jersouk Myers, Mass. Army

  • Arbor Day Foundation names Hanscom Tree City USA community

    The nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Hanscom's commitment to urban forestry by naming the base a Tree City USA community for the 26th consecutive year.The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and

  • Rabies prevention

    Many residents here may not be aware that Massachusetts is considered a high risk for rabies year round. The Public Health Office is taking the time to educate families on the presence and threat of rabies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, how personnel can protect themselves, and the guidelines

  • Annual ‘Volunteer Salute’ to be held Sept. 19

    The 2013 Hanscom Volunteer Salute will be held Sept. 19 at the Hanscom Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The volunteer salute and reception lunch are free to all base volunteers and their supporters, whether they volunteered one hour or 1,000 hours on base or off base, in the past

  • Safety remains priority

    The 66th Air Base Group Safety Office reminds everyone that despite the Critical Days of Summer campaign recently concluding, the importance of safety should not be forgotten. The theme for this year's CDOS observance was "Safe 'n Sound - All Year Round." The theme serves as an important reminder

  • AF tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14

    Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates.This program is