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Freedom Chefs Challenge

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Senior Master Sgt. Mark Veomett, enlisted aide to the Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, uses fresh ingredients to prepare a healthy and delicious main course on April 30. Sergeant Veomett teamed up with Senior Master Sgt. Ibrahim Hamdan, enlisted aide to the Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Bruce Carlson, to represent the Air Force in the Freedom Chefs Challenge. Each service sent a two-person team to Salt Lake City, Utah, to participate in the first all-services “Iron Chef”-style competition, which was part of the 2008 American Culinary Federation Western Regional Conference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Smooth Move

Hanscom AFB, Mass. -- First Lt. Monica Clodwick (right), 653rd Electronic Systems Group, answers questions following the lieutenant panel section of the Airman and Family Readiness Center’s Smooth Move/Life in the Military seminar on April 9. The seminar is an annual event the A&FRC offers to graduating seniors from New England ROTC detachments to help them transition from college into active-duty life. Topics covered in the seminar include first assignment PCS moves, housing, healthcare and other available resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Open for business

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – (From left to right) Col. Randy Dobbins, 66th Medical Group commander, Joe Costa, owner of The Daily Bagel Café, Capt. Edyta Hilyard, Medical Logistics Flight commander and Col. Tom Schluckebier, 66th Air Base Wing commander, officially cut the ribbon on April 22 to open The Daily Bagel Café located in the 66 MDG building. The café offers a full menu of breakfast and lunch items. The café will be open Mon. to Fri. from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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Electronic Systems Center reunion

MANAS AB, Kyrgyzstan -- Deployed members from across Electronic Systems Center pose with 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander Col. Thomas Harrison Smith, Jr. and Chief Master Sergeant Lisa Sirois, 376 AEW command chief (formerly Electronic Systems Center command chief) April 25 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The ESC members are (left to right) SSgt Carlos Cervantes of the 850th Electronic Systems Group, A1C Sean McKee of the 66th Mission Support Squadron, SrA Tristan J Duff of the Cryptologic Systems Group, SrA Amanda Carter of the 66th Medical Group, SSgt Michael Stephens of the 66th Mission Support Group, A1C Kosal Thim, TSgt Anthony Mello, SrA Krista Schuerhoff, SSgt Damon Farr and SSgt David Tsai, all of the 754 Electronic Systems Group. More than 170 ESC members are currently deployed around the world. (Courtesy photo)

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JPALS

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- First Lt. Pat Ris (left) and 1st Lt. Juan Gherardy set up the Man-pack version of the Joint Precision Approach Landing System outside Hanscom in November 2007. The equipment, which can be carried in two rucksacks, consists of two GPS antennas and receivers, a ruggedized notebook computer, networking hardware, and an aircraft data link. (Courtesy Photo)

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Tech. Sgt. Dave Dell

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Tech. Sgt. Dave Dell, Air Force Band of Liberty, plays the trumpet during a practice session. Sergeant Dell was recently selected as the Air Force Outstanding Communication Noncommissioned Officer of the year. Sergeant Dell is the Director of Operations for the band and was submitted for this honor by his commander for having, "demonstrated outstanding ability to deliver content to the proper audiences while meeting audience communication needs, including the use of exceptional, technical, leadership and managerial skills for the execution and improvement of public affairs programs." (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt.)

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Bob Youtt

Bob Youtt

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Airmen of Note

First Lt. David Alpar (right), commander of the Air Force Band of Liberty at Hanscom, chats with Maj. Keith Bland, Squadron Section commander for the United States Air Force Band from Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C. and Michael P. Mulrenan of the Woburn, Mass. School Committee, following a performance by the USAF Band and the Air Force Singing Sergeants at Woburn Memorial High School April 10. (Courtesy photo by Joe Brown)

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Field Sobriety testing

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Airman First Class Luke McQuillen (left), 66th Security Forces Squadron, performs horizontal gaze nystagmus testing on Senior Airman John Reed (right), 66th Security Forces Squadron, during Field Sobriety training April 9 to 10. The training, provided by the Massachusetts State Police to members of the Security Forces, covered identifying impaired drivers and recognizing the physical signs of impairment, and included performing sobriety tests on individuals with alcohol levels ranging from .08 to .17, which is nearly double the legal limit. “The training increased our awareness so we can apprehend people and deter them from operating under the influence,” said Airman McQuillen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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In-Place Patient Decontamination Unit

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – The 66th Medical Group’s newly functional In-Place Patient Decontamination Unit sets up a TVI water heater, tent and hazardous material containment bladder during a training scenario April 4. The team, led by Capt. Michael Doiron, 66th Medical Operations Squadron, is responsible for decontaminating personnel affected by a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) weapons attack before they enter the clinic for further care. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Geoff Buteau.)

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In-Place Patient Decontamination Unit

HANSCOM AFB, Mass – Personnel from the 66th Medical Group’s newly functional In-Place Patient Decontamination Unit practice decontamination procedures April 4 during a training session here. In the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) weapons attack, the 20-person team is required to setup their TVI water heater, a tent and a hazardous material containment bladder to respond to affected personnel. The team decontaminates patients prior to bringing them into the medical facility in order to prevent contamination of health care providers or the medical treatment facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Geoff Buteau.)

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Hanscom welcomes returning deployers

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Judi Parker (right), Hanscom Spouses Club president, hands out boxes of Girl Scout cookies to members of the 136th Air Wing, Texas Air National Guard on April 3 at the Hanscom flightline. Members of the 136th Air Wing stopped at Hanscom on their way home from an overseas deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Eleven students graduate from ALS March 21

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Students from Airman Leadership School participate in a Prisoner of War, Missing in Action ceremony during an ALS Graduation March 21 held at the Minuteman Club. Eleven students graduated from ALS during the ceremony. 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.)

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Acquisition Schedule Management

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Instructor Mike Mullen, from Brooks City-Base, Texas, guides a class here in developing a schedule using Microsoft Project during an Acquisition Schedule Management course offered as part of Integration Week March 12. More than 800 people attended one or more of the 60 classes offered during Integration Week March 11 through 14. The next Integration Week is scheduled for June 9 through 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)

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ESC Award nominees tour

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – ESC Annual Award nominees and their guests stand in front of the Paul Revere statue in Boston, Mass. on March 18. The nominees were given the opportunity to tour many local sites including Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution in Boston, as well as the Lexington and Concord museums; taking in a play at Boston University and bowling with leadership at Hanscom Lanes. The events culminated with the ESC Annual Award banquet on March 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Walter Santos)

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Key Spouse training

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Dawn Andreucci, Hanscom Airman and Family Readiness Center briefs members of Hanscom’s Key Spouse program during one of the training sessions on March 17. The Key Spouse program's objectives are to enhance mission readiness by supporting the family through information sharing between leadership, base agencies and spouses of personnel who are deployed, on remote tours or are experiencing extended TDY. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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Fire Department receives Above and Beyond award

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Joe Ryan (left), Employee Support for the Guard and Reserve, executive director, presents Bob Hildreth (right), Hanscom Fire Department, fire chief with the ESGR Above and Beyond award on March 17. The award recognizes American employers who provide extraordinary patriotic support and cooperation to their employees. Tech. Sgt. James Robbins, a reservist and fire department employee nominated the department for the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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Education With Industry

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Education With Industry participants (left to right) 1st Lt. Julienne White, Capt. James Johnson and Ana Huffstetler pose outside Sun Microsystems in Burlington, Mass. The three officers have spent the last five months immersed in the culture of a major information technology firm under the cooperative program between Hanscom and Sun. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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Be a better leader!

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – Retired Col. Al Moseley, professor of program management at the Defense Acquisition University (far left), teaches a course titled “Be a Better Leader” March 11. The course was one of many offered during this quarter’s Integration Week. The leadership class challenged attendees to build a working definition of leadership, examined the motives of leaders and followers and looked at how to become a better leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)

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Honor Guard Awards Banquet

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. – First Lt. David Wyatt, 651st Electronic Systems Squadron, (second from left) accepts the Master Sgt. Lenny Lanier Award for 2007 during the Honor Guard Awards Banquet March 7. The award recognized him as the individual most ready to give of himself to help others. Lieutenant Wyatt is accompanied by Col. Tom Schluckebier, 66th Air Base Wing commander (far left), Chief Master Sgt. Robin Johnson, the chief enlisted manager, United States Air Force Honor Guard, and Senior Master Sgt. Laura Noel, Patriot Honor Guard superintendent (far right). (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)

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