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  • Showing gratitude during Veterans Day

    Veterans Day is upon us and it got me thinking about the way we celebrate this national holiday. The original concept for how we recognize Veterans Day was a day observed with parades, public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 to honor veterans of World War

  • Veterans Day and Thanksgiving holiday safety message

    This month we celebrate two very important national holidays: Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. Veterans Day honors all American men and women who served in the armed services throughout our nation's history. These holidays provide our Team Hanscom family members the opportunity to celebrate in

  • Straight Talk: Organizational and force structure changes coming

    By now, you have probably seen the news from the Air Force and Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) about the organizational and force structure changes coming our way. These changes have been driven by Pentagon-directed budget reduction efforts and almost every organization across the Department of

  • Take advantage of education and tuition assistance

    Since I've returned from my recent deployment, I have read countless articles in the Hansconian about Air Force Materiel Command's Year of the CCAF (Community College of the Air Force) initiative launched in January 2011. The advertisement is there and we are on track, yet it never ceases to amaze

  • Straight Talk: 911 calls

    Is winter really coming? By the time you read this we might have our first snow! Be sure to dress warm when you come out to honor our inductees into the Hanscom Memorial Park on Friday. And make sure those Halloween costumes are warm for trick-or-treating on Monday night. Safety should be paramount

  • Straight Talk: Traffic lights update

    I have just returned from a wonderful week of rest and relaxation in South Carolina with family. Recharging your batteries and getting away from the stresses of workplace life is a must for all of us. Take a peek at your leave balance to remind yourself that perhaps you tend to save it all for a

  • Learning to ride—and to lead

    Leadership is a lot like parenting. When the day came to teach my children to ride a bike I thought to myself, "Now just how do I help them understand and grasp the concept? How do I teach them what I already know?" I could use the often followed leadership-learning approach to bike riding, in which

  • Protect your family from fire – plan!

    What's the best way to protect your family from fire? Be ahead of the game, of course. When it comes to fire, your best defense is a good offense. Hanscom Air Force Base Fire Department is teaming up with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Oct. 9 through 15 to let our

  • Straight Talk: Reveille

    What a beautiful time of year to be in New England! I hope you can take advantage of all the great events going on this weekend. Head to the Minuteman Commons on Friday afternoon for the First Friday celebration. Join the group for apple picking in New Hampshire on Sunday. They depart from Base

  • Straight Talk: Repairs to the tennis bubble

    October is here! Fall brings many wonderful things to celebrate in New England, from the fall colors to the lively festivals around the area. This Friday, come join us at the Commons for Oktoberfest. Live bands will play in The Tavern while face painting, balloons and pumpkin decorating will kick