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  • Straight Talk: Learn about Hanscom happenings

    Happy New Year and welcome to 2012! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and were able to spend some quality time with family and friends. New Year's resolutions are always a popular topic, but my focus hasn't changed much from last year: make sure everyone at Hanscom is "in the know" about

  • Hold the Line: Goals -- the key to success

    When goals are mentioned at this time of year, most people think of hockey or football games, or maybe even dreaming up a New Year's resolution. So why do we even need goals? Why should we write them down? Goals are things you want to accomplish sometime in the future. Goals are great. They motivate

  • Holiday greetings from the center commander

    As we approach the holidays and the New Year, I'd like offer a few thoughts on what we've faced and accomplished together so far. The past year was challenging for the Electronic Systems Center, but in just the short time I've been here, I've seen time and again that our people have what it takes to

  • Maintaining balance in an often chaotic world

    The leaves have changed color and fallen to the ground, and soon we will be full into winter and the start of a new year.As I look back at this year, I can't believe it's gone by so fast. I've only been at Hanscom since May but I have been amazed at the fast pace of what I had previously pictured as

  • Straight Talk: Holiday greetings

    During this holiday season, I want to wish every member of Team Hanscom the very best. I hope you take a few moments to reflect on the year that has now nearly passed, and to take pride in what we've accomplished together. We celebrated as a community during Heroes Homecoming, Summer Bash and

  • Straight Talk: Gate expectations

    This week's topic covers some questions I have received about operations at our Hanscom gates. The installation gates are our first line of defense against threats to the mission and the base populace. Therefore, it is vital to ensure every vehicle entering the installation is safe. I am sure most

  • Straight Talk: The holiday season

    What a wonderful start to the holiday season! Whoever heard of wearing shorts while putting up holiday decorations in New England? Speaking of decorating, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Hanscom Spouses Club for their amazing efforts at the Minuteman Commons. The entire building

  • Would you watch out for my safety?

    I borrowed the title of this article from a book by John Drebinger, a well known safety motivational speaker, because I thought it had specific meaning for Team Hanscom members. With the state of our economy, employment woes and our overall well-being spiraling out of control at times, the potential

  • Straight Talk: Get ready for, be safe during winter weather

    Winter is bearing down on us quickly! For those of you new to Hanscom or new to the New England area, this is going to be a winter for you to remember. I do hope you have purchased all your necessary gear. Snow shovels, water-proof boots and an assortment of hats, scarves and gloves should be at the

  • Straight Talk: Dog owners unite

    We have officially entered the holiday season! It's the time of year when we have four day work weeks and three day weekends, "Freeze the Gain" workouts with office mates and holiday parties galore to keep us occupied. I was honored to spend part of last weekend in Lexington to recognize Veterans.