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AF Ball to celebrate ‘Hanscom through the Years’

Base officials announced an Air Force Ball will take place Oct. 4 at the Minuteman Commons to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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AF Ball to celebrate 70 years

The Hanscom community is invited to attend an Air Force Ball at the Boston Marriot in Burlington, Massachusetts, Sept. 15. Retired Gen. Donald Hoffman, former commander of Air Force Materiel Command, is the scheduled guest speaker. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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AF changes military funeral requirements

BEDFORD, Mass. -- Members of the Patriot Honor Guard perform a seven-member funeral detail at a local cemetary last year. Due to the impact sequestration has on resources, Air Force Services is adjusting requirements for military funeral honors of retirees. The Patriot Honor Guard will revert to requiring a minimum of two personnel for retiree funeral details. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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AF Chief Scientist visits

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Dr. Mica Endsley, chief scientist for the Air Force, speaks with Col. Greg Barnhart, Hanscom's deputy associate director for Engineering, and Garry Gagnon, Battle Management engineering director, during an open discussion Jan. 23. Endsley received program briefings at Hanscom and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, learned about development planning work and visited STARBASE, a DoD-initiative to get youth interested in science, technology, engineering and math during her visit Jan 23-24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Walter Santos)

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AF chief scientist visits Hanscom's STARBASE

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Alayna Potter (middle) and Bernard Robertson, Hanscom fifth-grade students, explain to Dr. Mica R. Endsley, chief scientist of the Air Force, the process for a Bridge Quest Activity Jan. 23 at the STARBASE Academy, a DoD-initiative to get youth interested in science, technology, engineering and math. In addition to visiting STARBASE, Endsley received program briefings at Hanscom and MIT Lincoln Laboratory and learned about development planning work Jan. 23 and 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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AF commission visits Hanscom

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Maj. Chris Dupin, director of the C4ISR Enterprise Integration Facility, briefs Cathy Haverstock and Sean Conroy, both senior research analysts on the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force, along with other guests including Maj Gen. L. Scott Rice, Mass. adjutant general (seated in between), during their visit here Nov. 21. The commission staff members also visited the Mass. National Guard Joint Force Headquarters here, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MITRE and the Harvard University Homeland Security Institute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)

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AF Enlisted Village donation

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell K. Balutski (right), Hanscom Air Force Base senior enlisted advisor, accepts a $650 check from Tech. Sgt. Kristin Hays (center without sweater) and other members of the enlisted community in the Brown Building lobby, Oct. 28. Network 5/6, a Hanscom professional organization comprised of staff sergeants and technical sergeants, sponsored a Hanscom Flea Market that was held Sept. 21 with all proceeds benefitting the Air Force Enlisted Village. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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AF Honor Guard train local Airmen

Senior Airman Jose Velazquez, second from left, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard trainer, assists Tech. Sgts. Morgan Matney and Zachary Benton, third and fourth from left, members of the Honor Guard team at Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass., and Tech. Sgt. Jordan Pacheco, Quonset Point Air National Guard Station, Rhode Island, on firing party procedures during a training session at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., July 10. Trainers from the Air Force Honor Guard team are at Hanscom to teach more than 20 Honor Guard members from throughout New England techniques on color guard, pallbearing, and the six-man flag fold. The multi-day course concludes with a full 20-person honors presentation and formal graduation ceremony on July 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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AF Honor Guard training

Col. Michael A. Vogel, and his wife, Misty, as well as Hanscom Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Poling and other 66th Air Base Group senior leaders pass through a receiving line following a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Formal Training graduation ceremony outside the Patriot Honor Guard building Aug. 12. Honor Guard members from the Hanscom-based Patriot Honor Guard, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve attended the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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AF leadership discuss opportunities for small businesses

Maj. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, Air Force program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks and Steven Wert, Air Force program executive officer for Digital, at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., speak during a small business panel discussion in Newton, Mass. This was the first in-person small business panel since prior to the COVID pandemic in 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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AF leadership discuss opportunities for small businesses

Panel participants included, from left: Jeffery Emmons, Small Business Office- Hanscom, Joe Buzzell, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center- Contracting, Angie Donahoo, General Service Administration- Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, Maj. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, Air Force program executive officer- Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, Steven Wert, Air Force program executive officer- Digital, Chris Gerfen, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center- Nuclear Command, Khanh Nguyen, Small Business Administration- Procurement Center Representative, Andrea Panagoulias, Small Business Office- Hanscom. The panel discussed support and opportunities for small and non-traditional businesses looking to provide services to the government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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AF moving forward on Wave 1

After several rounds of protest, the Government Accountability Office denied the final challenge on April 13, clearing the way for the Air Force and CACI NSS LLC to move forward with a $5.7 billion blanket purchase agreement for Enterprise Information Technology as a Service “Wave 1” services. EITaaS is a Department of the Air Force initiative that leverages industry to provide a standardized, innovative, and agile information technology service across the Department. Wave 1 will transform DAF IT services from in-house, base-centric delivery models to an enterprise servicer model. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AF musicians entertain concertgoers

Col. Chad Ellsworth, Hanscom Air Force Base installation commander, introduces the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band’s Brass Ensemble prior to a free concert at the Cary Memorial Building in Lexington, Mass., Feb. 25. The performance was part of the ensemble’s winter tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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AF nominates Desert Hawk for Collier Trophy

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- A security forces airman from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., prepares a Desert Hawk for launch. The unmanned aerial vehicle is the Air Force nominee for the 2002 Collier Trophy. (Air Force photo)

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AF Online Training

Virtual professional development training will be available to all Air Force Life Cycle Management Center personnel during this quarter’s Focus Week, Oct. 26-30. Dozens of courses will be offered, from acquisition-focused discussions to lectures on leadership and communication. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)

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AF personnel chief: ‘We’ve been here before’

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, deputy chief of staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, speaks to Airmen about the fiscal challenges facing the Air Force at one of his two all-call sessions at the base theater Sept. 20. In addition to discussing the budget uncertainty, Jones addressed topics such as sexual assault, physical fitness, and same-sex benefits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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AF uniform policy update

The Air Force updated the policy governing uniform wear Jan. 17, with a goal of not financially burdening Airmen.

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AF uniform policy update

The Air Force updated the policy governing uniform wear Jan. 17, with a goal of not financially burdening Airmen.

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AF Ventures participants leverage new skills to support COVID-19 response

Members of the inaugural Air Force Ventures Fellowship cohort participate in a 90-minute startup challenge event at the Random Acts of Kindness Ranch in Napa Valley, Calif., March 8. The fellowship was designed to help bridge the gap between the Department of Defense and industry. (Courtesy photo)

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AFA

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, speaks at the Air Force Association Warfare Symposium Mar. 3, 2022. Kendal spoke about his one team one fight mantra and his operational imperatives during the symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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