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  • Library closing, computer access still available

    The library will be repurposing its facility starting July 23 in preparation for the Hanscom STARBASE program arriving this SeptemberSTARBASE is a youth educational program sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Students participate in "hands-on, minds-on"

  • Feds Feed Families food drive underway

    Food banks across the country are facing severe shortages of non-perishable items, just as summer begins and children are left without school nutrition programs. Hanscom volunteers are organizing a food collection for the 2012 Feds Feed Families food drive campaign with the placement of marked

  • School and camp physical season begins

    In Massachusetts, children ages 4 to 17 are required to have physicals for initial enrollment in school and in most summer camps. They are also necessary for participation in sports programs, which require updated physicals every 13 months.The clinic will offer school physical appointments Monday

  • Online medical services now available through MiCare

    The Air Force Medical Service is ready to begin patient registrations for MiCare, the military's online confidential secure messaging service. This system has been shown to significantly reduce the number of phone calls between patients and providers, increase patient satisfaction and save time for

  • Hanscom launches new mobile app

    Want to know what events are going on at Hanscom? There's now an app for that. The base recently launched a new mobile application, part of an Air Force-wide initiative, called My Military Communities or MyMC2. The app is a free download and is now available through both the Android Market and

  • Air Force Honor Guard visits Hanscom to pass on knowledge

    The tap, tap, tap of the shoes could be heard down the street. The rattles and clicks of the guns being grasped could be made out, as well. The enunciated words such as "about face" or "forward march" were quite clear to anyone walking by the Patriot Honor Guard building on Otis Street this week.

  • Smallpox immunization clinic hours have changed

    For patient safety, the 66th Medical Squadron has developed a smallpox clinic for deployers and those PCSing to areas that require the smallpox vaccine. In order to keep those who do not need the vaccine protected, such as children, a separate clinic time for smallpox vaccination is now available.

  • Getting to the root of root canal treatment

    In the past, teeth with a diseased or infected nerve frequently had to be removed. Today, they can often be saved with endodontic treatment, also known as root canal treatment. This procedure may be performed by a general dentist or a specialist called an endodontist.Every tooth contains nerves and

  • Take the first step toward good health at the HAWC

    Hanscom's Health and Wellness Center offers many classes, health assessments and fitness equipment and wants to make sure the base community knows what is available to them for free. For example, the HAWC provides services to help personnel quit using tobacco, lower cholesterol, avoid injury or

  • Firefighters travel to Logan to train with live fire

    The heat was on when 10 members of the Hanscom Fire Department traveled to Logan International Airport June 19 to fulfill an annual Federal Aviation Administration training requirement simulating an aircraft incident.Crews battled an aircraft fuselage burning with jet fuel using a water fog stream