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  • The man who keeps Hanscom warm

    In 1964, the country was in the early stages of one of the most tumultuous decades in its history. President Lyndon B. Johnson had just signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, yet violence escalated in many cities across the nation. Congress officially authorized war in North Vietnam, which

  • AFRL scientist retiring after half century of service

    For those people that enjoy their jobs, 49 years of coming to work doesn't seem so long. For Dr. Edward E. Altshuler, a scientist at Hanscom's Air Force Research Laboratory, 49 years of service is almost enough. "I would have liked to work here for 50 years," said Dr. Altshuler. "If BRAC (Base

  • Running for Andy

    Running the Boston Marathon each Patriots Day is a dream for many local long distance runners, especially for Ray Phillips, a cost price analyst with Electronic Systems Center Contracting and veteran of a dozen marathons, who just wasn't fast enough to qualify for the mid-April race.Fortunately for

  • Another way of looking at courage

    "Have you heard the one about the priest, the rabbi and the minister?" said Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, the U.S. Air Force's chief of chaplains, when he first stepped on the stage during the National Prayer Breakfast held in the Minuteman Club's ballroom on Feb. 25. But the punch line to

  • Chorus becomes way for veterans to connect

    Sometimes when a military member moves into the local civilian community, he or she might have a hard time getting to know people. But Lt. Col. Bruce Lambert, Air Force Research Laboratory program manager for space weather research, found a unique way to connect.Colonel Lambert is a member of the

  • Hanscom student intern saves mother's life

    One of the youngest professionals at Hanscom Air Force Base may be small of stature, but there's no denying the size of her spirit. Ashlee Masone, a lively 21-year old student intern from Leominster, Mass., recently saved her mother's life by donating one of her precious kidneys. Ms. Masone's

  • Hanscom officer excels in non-traditional role

    Capt. Stephen Gray, a cost chief for the Battle Management Directorate's Aerial Ground Surveillance System Division, embraced the non-traditional roles required of today's deployed Airmen during a recent deployment to Afghanistan. Instead of performing traditional financial management officer

  • Bowler reaches perfection

    In sports, perfection is the ultimate goal. In baseball, a pitcher's dream is to throw a no-hitter. In football or basketball, teams strive to not lose a game during the season. In bowling, the goal is to bowl a 300. For Michael Graybeal, a program manager for the Education and Training office, his

  • Get Fit does just that

    Master Sgt. Jamie Williams thinks the Air Force has figured it out when it comes to physical fitness. She thinks the new standards really indicate how fit an Airman truly is. But how an Airman gets fit is up to him or her, with a little help from a physical training leader (PTL). "The Air Force

  • Case manager finds 'right' care for New England wounded veterans

    The increase in military deployments in the last decade means an increased demand for returning troops to receive specialized physical and mental health care. The Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs have many programs in place to smoothly transition troops from a deployment to