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  • Sergeant overcomes addiction, encourages others to quit

    The addiction consumed him for half of his life. With 17-years of smoking damage working against him, Tech. Sgt. Mike Dodge, noncommissioned officer in charge, Hanscom 3A0 Training, is just four months away from being tobacco free for one year - a milestone that marks one of his biggest battles. It

  • NSPS program manager retires after 31 years government service

    After successfully implementing a new pay-for-performance personnel system across Electronic Systems Center, Bob Youtt, ESC's National Security Personnel System program manager, is retiring May 2 with 31 years of federal service. Mr. Youtt began his federal career as an education counselor with the

  • Three siblings, 3 services, 1 goal

    What do an Army beauty queen, an Air Force captain and a Navy lieutenant have in common? Family and willpower. April 21 not only marked the date for the 112th Boston Marathon, it also created an opportunity to reunite the Panton family - two brothers and a sister, all serving across the country and

  • General Hoene bids farewell to Hanscom, 350 ELSW

    Striking a balance between productive team work and ardent team spirit isn't always easy, but for 350th Electronic Systems Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Pete Hoene it is high atop the list of successes he cites as his two-year tenure at the wing draws to a close. "We get the job done, but we've also

  • Hanscom officers work, play hard in St. Patrick's Day Rugby Tournament

    On-duty Air Force service throughout the St. Patrick's Day weekend was fun and games for two Hanscom officers, who put on a different uniform as they joined Airmen from stations world-wide in Savannah, Ga., for the Savannah Shamrocks' famed annual St. Patrick's Day Rugby Tournament. While the

  • Meow comes home for Christmas

    Maybe it was the blustery winds of the quick-moving Nor'easter, or perhaps it was the lingering hope of a base family -- either way a Christmas miracle made its way to the door step of a Hanscom home Dec. 11. But long before the winter storms made their way to New England, things changed for the

  • Liberty Band conductor loves music, lives mission

    "Bringing so many people and instruments into one harmonious sound is like nothing else on Earth," is how 1st Lt. Dave Alpar described being the conductor and commander of the Air Force Band of Liberty, one of 10 Air Force bands in the nation. Lieutenant Alpar, who has been assigned to Hanscom for a

  • Cancer can't stop one man's dream of Air Force service

    Nov. 20 -- the day Hanscom Pool Lifeguard Kyle Causey leaves Massachusetts for Texas to attend Air Force Basic Training, is now just days away. It has taken him more than six years to reach this milestone. The self-described Army brat had always dreamed of following his father's example by serving

  • Newest 554 ELSW vice director reflects on leadership

    Having a clear understanding of an organization's mission and vision and being able to articulate the goals both internally and externally are just a couple of the key approaches Col. Derrick Richardson takes as the new vice director of the 554th Electronic Systems Wing. In this new role, Colonel

  • Life is drama: From IG to TV

    It is a rare person who has been not only an Army Soldier and an Air Force investigator, but also a milkman, a funeral director, a reporter and even a thief. David Ross, 66th Air Base Wing Inspector General Investigations and Inquiry specialist, has played all of these roles, and more. He has spent