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  • HMS students win state-level history contest

    Two students from Hanscom Middle School were recently recognized at the Massachusetts National History Day competition for winning first place in the junior documentary category. Morgan Gibson and Sophie Hrad, HMS eighth graders, will go on to compete at the national level for their documentary,

  • Airmen share COVID experiences

    “You think you’re healthy and doing everything right until something happens that could change everything,” said 1st. Lt. Amanda Smies, a senior engineer at the Quick Reaction Capability Branch here. Smies was rushed to the emergency room, where she was confirmed positive with COVID-19. She had been

  • Vaccines, telework and more addressed at AFMC Virtual Town Hall

    Air Force Materiel Command leaders addressed hot topics from across the command during a virtual town hall, April 27. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., AFMC Commander, was joined by Patricia M. Young, AFMC Executive Director and Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell, AFMC Command Chief, on a Microsoft

  • Department of Defense Expands Access to Military Exchanges

    The Department of Defense announced April 29 the expansion of access to military exchanges.Starting May 1, DOD and Coast Guard appropriated fund and nonappropriated fund civilian employees are authorized to shop at military exchange stores in the United States and the U.S. territories and

  • STARBASE Academy to host quantum education workshop

    The STARBASE Academy here will host a virtual workshop to lay foundations and report developments of quantum science education May 14 from 2 to 6 p.m. Quantum science includes the physics of particles at the sub-atomic level, where workshop educators from STARBASE, the University of Massachusetts

  • Hanscom Arbor Day observance held

    Base officials held a proclamation signing and tree planting ceremony here April 29 in recognition of National Arbor Day. During the event, members of the 66th Civil Engineering Division planted two pear trees along the walkway west of Memorial Park near the base clinic.

  • Air Force Employee Assistance Program widens resource umbrella

    The variety of resources available to Air Force EAP users will increase with the revamping of the programs’ coaching and financial services, which go live May 1. The EAP is expanding the level of support to members by encompassing “positive” engagements like lifestyle coaching, where participants