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Active shooter exercise tests readiness

Staff Sgt. Colby Morin, right, 66th Security Forces Squadron investigator, confronts an active shooter role player, Staff Sgt. Ramus Gillespie, 66th Air Base Group Inspector General administrative assistant, during an exercise scenario at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Feb. 20. The exercise evaluated the installation’s readiness and emergency response capabilities to an active shooter scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Active shooter scenario tested during exercise

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – After taking down the “active shooter,” Staff Sgt. Chad Hildreth proceeds down the hallway in Building 1605 to continue searching the building while Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gatherum waits on Aug. 19. In the wake of the tragic shootings that took place recently in a workplace setting in Connecticut, as well as last November at Fort Hood, Texas, bases throughout the military are evaluating their own procedures and capabilities for handling an active shooter, should such an event take place on their doorstep. This exercise was part of a series of exercises to test the readiness of many of Hanscom’s emergency services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Active shooter scenario tested during exercise

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Master Sgt. Christopher Spann (middle) tends to the “wounded” during the base readiness exercise on Aug. 19. In the wake of the tragic shootings that took place recently in a workplace setting in Connecticut, as well as last November at Fort Hood, Texas, bases throughout the military are evaluating their own procedures and capabilities for handling an active shooter, should such an event take place on their doorstep. This exercise was part of a series of exercises to test the readiness of many of Hanscom’s emergency services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Active shooter scenario tested during exercise

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Staff Sgt. Derek Fox (left) and Staff Sgt. Grant Betts prepare to enter a room in Building 1605 during the active shooter exercise on Aug. 19. In the wake of the tragic shootings that took place recently in a workplace setting in Connecticut, as well as last November at Fort Hood, Texas, bases throughout the military are evaluating their own procedures and capabilities for handling an active shooter, should such an event take place on their doorstep. This exercise was part of a series of exercises to test the readiness of many of Hanscom’s emergency services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Active shooter scenario tested during exercise

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Staff Sgt. Steven O’Mahoney gives directions to Tech Sgt. Timothy Gatherum during the active shooter exercise in Building 1605 on Aug. 19. In the wake of the tragic shootings that took place recently in a workplace setting in Connecticut, as well as last November at Fort Hood, Texas, bases throughout the military are evaluating their own procedures and capabilities for handling an active shooter, should such an event take place on their doorstep. This exercise was part of a series of exercises to test the readiness of many of Hanscom’s emergency services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Active shooter scenario tested during exercise

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Col. Stacy L. Yike (right), 66th Air Base Group commander, gives a “press conference” about the active shooter scenario to Mr. Mark Wyatt (center) and Mr. John MacLean (left), members of the “media,” during the base readiness exercise on Aug. 19. In the wake of the tragic shootings that took place recently in a workplace setting in Connecticut, as well as last November at Fort Hood, Texas, bases throughout the military are evaluating their own procedures and capabilities for handling an active shooter, should such an event take place on their doorstep. This exercise was part of a series of exercises to test the readiness of many of Hanscom’s emergency services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Active shooter scenario tested during exercise

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Master Sgt. Christopher Spann (right) tends to Capt. Jennifer Luoma, one of the “wounded victims” during the base readiness exercise on Aug. 19. In the wake of the tragic shootings that took place recently in a workplace setting in Connecticut, as well as last November at Fort Hood, Texas, bases throughout the military are evaluating their own procedures and capabilities for handling an active shooter, should such an event take place on their doorstep. This exercise was part of a series of exercises to test the readiness of many of Hanscom’s emergency services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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Adding stripes

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Tech. Sgt. (select) Jaime Red (right), 66th Medical Squadron, chats with Col. Lester A. Weilacher, 66th Air Base Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Cindy Rainey, 66th Medical Squadron superintendent, during the Technical Sergeant Promotion Release ceremony at the Minuteman Commons June 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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Addressing the enlisted

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Chief Master Sgt. Baird Stiefel, 66th Air Base Group superintendent, speaks to enlisted members in the base theatre Nov. 27. Stiefel used the session to speak with Hanscom’s enlisted force and to thank them for their outstanding performance during the past three months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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Adm. Chas Richard

Adm. Chas Richard, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, addresses defense and industry leaders from Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, during the AFCEA Lexington-Concord Chapter’s New Horizons 2021 March 17. The theme of the virtual event is “Accelerating Change -- Strengthening Partnerships --Securing the Future.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Advice from Hanscom's command chief

Command Chief Master Sgt. Patricia L. Hickey speaks with Airmen during a First Term Airman Center course at the Education and Training Center on base Jan. 24. The course helps Airmen transition from a training environment to a mission-oriented environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Advisor set to develop enlisted force

Master Sgt. Sarah Jones, installation development advisor, sits in her office at the Education Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., June 8. As the development advisor, formerly called the career assistance advisor, Jones is available to assist enlisted members with all matters of professional development, planning and career opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lauren Russell)

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AEDC Flight Systems Branch provides data critical to weapon systems development

Ashley Dement, an electrical technician lead, works on a rake used to characterize the flow of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, March 24, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Aerial networking capability completes flight testing at Emerald Flag 25-1

Big Safari’s Couger aircraft used during Common Tactical Edge Network flight testing at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Olushino Bolden Jr.)

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Aerial Networks Division welcomes new leader

Col. Christopher Ward, senior materiel leader, Aerial Networks Division, accepts division leadership from then-Maj. Gen. Michael Schmidt, program executive officer, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, during a change of leadership ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., June 23. The following week, Schmidt was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed leadership of the Joint Strike Fighter Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, July 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Aerial Networks Summit attendees pose for photo

Participants of the Aerial Networks Summit at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., pose for a photo Dec. 15. During the two-day event, Air Force senior leaders met to discuss the development of roadmaps aimed at meeting Joint All-Domain Command and Control and Advanced Battle Management System aerial networking objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

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Aero Club Open House

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Aidan Mathey (left) enjoys a cookie while watching his friend Brian Thompson operate the controls of a radio airplane during the Aero Club Open House on Oct. 17. The event included free food and activities and information on flying for adults and children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Aero Club Open House

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – The Hanscom Aero Club hosted its Open House on Oct. 17 featuring aircraft displays, introductory flights and activities for adults and children. Shown from left Brenda Gulley, Ytrenda Gulley and Samantha Carbone sit in the cockpit of one of the aircraft displays. The event was part of Hanscom’s Year of the Air Force Family celebrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Aero Club Open House

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Mel Swartz (second from right), Burlington Radio Control Airplane Club president, gives a demonstration on operating a radio control airplane to (from left) Grant Mathey, Aidan Mathey and Brian Thompson at the Aero Club Open House on Oct. 17. The event included static aircraft displays, introductory flights and activities for adults and children. The event was part of Hanscom’s Year of the Air Force Family celebrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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AETC commander speaks

Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command, speaks with Airman 1st Class Kara Watts before greeting Tech. Sgt. Eugene Pamplona and Staff Sgt. Michelle Armour from the 66th Air Base Group during a North Suburban Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Bedford, Mass., April 10. Later in the day, the general presented scholarships to ROTC cadets during a luncheon hosted by the Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and the Association of Old Crows Patriots Roost Chapter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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