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  • Airman sees big picture during deployment

    Even when deployments are "inside the wire," for many servicemembers, they can be "outside the comfort zone." For Senior Airman Justin Peattie, a ceremonial honor guardsman with the Patriot Honor Guard, his deployment was just that.Peattie went to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to fulfill a Joint

  • Hanscom families help raise awareness of heart defects

    Three years ago, Samantha McMenamy and her husband, Maj. Brian McMenamy, went to a doctor's appointment for a 20-week ultrasound for twins. It was during that time they learned one of their babies had a congenital heart defect (CHD), truncus arteriosus, where a single blood vessel comes out of the

  • How tweet it is

    Hours after sending his first ever "tweet," a long-time New England Patriots fan and twenty-year Air Force veteran was given tickets to watch his favorite team play the Baltimore Ravens Jan. 22 at Gillette Stadium, courtesy of Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker. Joseph "JP" Peloquin, now retired from

  • Hanscom captains lead Air Force to eighth rugby title

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force. These are fitting words to describe the Armed Forces Rugby Championship held Nov. 2 through 5 at Fort Benning, Ga.The Air Force rugby team blasted through the competition, winning all of their games and taking the title of champion

  • Hanscom personnel coach soccer team to victory

    Winners, champions and defenders of freedom -- all of these titles can be used to describe this year's All-Air Force Men's Soccer Team. The team triumphed in the championship round of the 2011 Armed Forces Soccer Championship held at Fort Eustis, Va., Oct. 19 through 24. Air Force team members

  • Airman competes in Marine Corps marathon, helps military charity

    What was initially a goal to run in a marathon turned out to be the first step on what is sure to be a long journey for Senior Airman Dennis Cooke. Distance running is somewhat of a new pastime for Airman Cooke, from the 66th Medical Squadron's Mental Health Flight. Just a couple of years ago, the

  • Battle Management personnel help out Habitat for Humanity

    When Habitat for Humanity came to Bedford recently, ten employees from Hanscom's Battle Management Directorate stepped up to do their part, by installing insulation in two of the homes and clearing land for a third one."This is the first time we've ever done this, so we had no idea what to expect,"

  • Major from ESC experiences new roles while deployed on Navy ship

    A member of the Cyber/Netcentric Directorate is getting a chance to earn his sea legs during his current deployment.Maj. George B. Nuño has been deployed since early April on the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort, serving two main positions. He commands all non-medical Air Force personnel who are aboard the

  • Hanscom retiree returns from senior games

    Capt. Don Husmann, a volunteer in the Retiree Activities Office, recently returned to Hanscom from Houston where he participated in the 2011 National Senior Games, sometimes known as the Senior Olympics.This active 80-year-old is best known at Hanscom for his work in the tax section of the RAO,

  • Stepping into the ring

    Now that summer has hit full stride, those looking to knock off a few pounds or rev up their fitness routines can check out the Fitness and Sports Center's boxing classes, taught by Gregory Leschishin.Mr. Leschishin serves as the 66th Force Support Squadron's School Age program assistant, but is