Clear Filters | 261 - 280 of 299 results

Heroes Homecoming

Maj. Alan Canova, a member of the Global Cyberspace Integration Center who works at Hanscom, stands at attention as the U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty performs the National Anthem, kicking off yesterday’s Heroes Homecoming celebration in the Aero Club. The event officially welcomed home Hanscom-based deployers who have returned from overseas assignments during the past six months, and featured participation from a number of businesses, community organizations and local sports teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)
Details Download

ALS Graduation

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Senior Airman Jacqueline Bridges, Base Chapel, is introduced on stage, along with other Airman Leadership School students, during the Nov. 30 ALS graduation ceremony held at the Minuteman Club. ALS is a five-week course and the first step of Professional Military Education for all enlisted Airmen. The course is required to be taken in residence by active-duty servicemembers prior to being promoted to the rank of staff sergeant and is a requirement for all Airmen to be a rater on Enlisted Performance Reports. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)
Details Download

Honoring Veterans

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – From right, Air Force Junior ROTC MA-771 cadets Victoria Vann, Sasha Gonzales and Yomara Ramirez render salutes during the playing of the National Anthem. All three cadets are students at Lowell High School in Lowell Mass., which has the third largest Junior ROTC program in the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)
Details Download

Honoring Veterans

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Cadet Natilia Guisa, Lowell High School student and member of Air Force Junior ROTC unit MA-771, salutes after presenting a folded U.S. flag to Col. Jeff Mayo, 66th Air Base Wing vice commander, during a Veterans Day remembrance event at Lowell High School in Lowell, Mass., on Nov. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)
Details Download

Honoring Veterans

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Master Sgt. Dave Arnold, Air Force Band of Liberty, plays Taps to honor fallen veterans during a Veterans Day remembrance event at Lowell High School in Lowell, Mass. The Nov. 8 event was hosted by the high school’s Air Force Junior ROTC unit, MA-771. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)
Details Download

Honoring Veterans

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Cadet Francis Leon, Lowell High School student and member of Air Force Junior ROTC unit MA-771, posts the U.S. flag while Tech. Sgt. Mike Dodge, 66th Air Base Wing, renders a salute during the playing of the National Anthem. A group of military personnel from Hanscom participated in the Junior ROTC unit’s Veterans Day remembrance event Nov. 8. Lowell High School in Lowell, Mass., boosts the only Junior ROTC unit that has presented the colors during the World Series; cadets from MA-771 did so in 2004 and 2007. Additionally, the MA-771 drill team has won first place honors in Greater New England Drill League competitions 12 years in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)
Details Download

General Johnson looks back on high-flying career

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson addresses a gathering of the enlisted force at Hanscom after receiving an official invitation to join the Order of the Sword, the highest honor that enlisted servicemembers can bestow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate)
Details Download

66 ABW commander becomes honorary chief Oct. 31

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Chief Master Sgt. Tom Purtle, 66th Security Forces Squadron superintendent, presents Col. Tom Schluckebier, 66 ABW commander, with the induction certificate making the colonel an honorary chief Oct. 31. The colonel was bestowed this honor because of his, “unfailing compassion for Hanscom’s enlisted Airmen and their families,” and for being a man of character, revered by chiefs as “a leader among leaders, an Airman among Airmen, and a chief among chiefs,” according to the induction certificate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate)
Details Download

66 ABW commander becomes honorary chief Oct. 31

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Chief Master Sgt. Tom Purtle, 66th Security Forces Squadron superintendent, and Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Sirois, 66th Air Base Wing and Electronic Systems Center command chief, tack chief's stripes onto the sleeves of Col. Tom Schluckebier, 66 ABW commander, Oct. 31 during an enlisted call. The colonel was made an honorary chief master sergeant by Hanscom chiefs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate)
Details Download

Electronic Systems Center commander receives highest enlisted honor

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Sirois, Electronic Systems Center and 66th Air Base Wing command chief, presents ESC Commander Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson with an invitation to be inducted into Order of the Sword during an enlisted call at the Hanscom Conference Center Nov. 1. ESC’s noncommissioned officers surprised the general with the Order of the Sword invitation, the highest honor and tribute NCOs can bestow. The actual induction ceremony will be held June 20, 2008, at Hanscom. The Order of the Sword, steeped in tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, honors General Johnson’s devotion to the enlisted corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate)
Details Download

Airman Hikmat

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Airman First Class Zana Hikmat (left), 66th Mission Support Squadron Orderly Room personnelist, swears in to become a U.S. citizen at the John F. Kennedy building in Boston, Mass. Airman Hikmat, originally from the city of Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq, moved to the United States with his family when he was 14 years old. Fulfilling his dream of finishing his education and making a difference in the War on Terror, Airman Hikmat became a member of the Air Force in 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Lewis.)
Details Download

Chief Sirois

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Col. Tom Schluckebier (right), 66th Air Base Wing commander, stands alongside Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Sirois after presenting her with a Meritorious Service Medal during her Farewell Social Oct. 30. Chief Sirois, who has served as the 66th Air Base Wing and Electronic Systems Center command chief since October 2005, is scheduled to leave Hanscom in November for a year-long short tour to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate.)
Details Download

554th ELSW Retreat

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- 554th Electronic Systems Wing Vice Director Col. Derrick Richardson (far right) participates in a formation, along with other 554 ELSW personnel, during a Retreat Ceremony held outside of building 1606 Oct. 18. Colonel Richardson arrived at Hanscom this summer after a five-year tour at Tinker AFB, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Lewis.)
Details Download

554th ELSW Retreat

From left, Airman 1st Class Melissa Nguyen, Capt. Michael Nedrow, 1st Lt. Christie Jones and Senior Airman Nathan Lopez, all 554th Electronic Systems Wing personnel, fold the U.S. flag during a Retreat Ceremony held outside of building 1606 Oct. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Lewis.)
Details Download

Remembering POW/ MIA Day

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Maj. Jack McKenna, Massachusetts National Guard, renders a salute during a ceremony in Boston Sept. 21 held in honor of prisoners of war and servicemembers missing in action. The event was attended by Col. Tom Schluckebier, 66th Air Base Wing commander, as well as the Air Force Band of Liberty and many Airmen from Hanscom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate)
Details Download

Congratulations new SNCOs

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Maurais, U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty, strums a guitar during the SNCO Induction ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate)
Details Download

Congratulations new SNCOs

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- The newest Hanscom enlisted personnel to be included in the senior noncommissioned officer ranks are recognized during the Senior NCO Induction Ceremony Sept. 21 in the Minuteman Club. Air Force Materiel Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan Hake was the featured speaker during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jan Abate)
Details Download

60th Anniversary Ball

Senior Airman Jeremy Bridges, 66th Comptroller Squadron, renders a salute during the POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 14 at the Air Force 60th Anniversary Ball. Students from the Airmen Leadership School dressed in period uniforms and performed the solemn ceremony to honor the prisoners of war and those missing in action throughout the Air Force’s history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)
Details Download

Oldest, newest E-9s celebrated during Chief’s Recognition Ceremony

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Jerrilyn Rinaldi, the great niece of retired Chief Master Sgt. Esther MacKay, accepts a medallion presented by Chief Sirois on behalf of Chief MacKay from the Charter Chiefs Group. Chief MacKay was appointed an honorary Charter Chief during the Chief’s Recognition Ceremony. At 102, Chief MacKay is the oldest Air Force chief master sergeant and is only the third woman to be appointed an honorary Charter Chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)
Details Download

Oldest, newest E-9s celebrated during Chief’s Recognition Ceremony

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Senior Master Sgt. Ginger Thompson, 66th Medical Group superintendent, is congratulated by retired Chief Master Sgt. Jim Francis during the Chief’s Recognition Ceremony. Sergeant Thompson will be promoted to the rank of chief master sergeant later this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)
Details Download