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Hanscom gates renamed for fallen Airmen

Col. Chad Ellsworth, installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Henry Hayes, installation command chief, assist Michael and Demetricia Ruiz unveil a plaque and monument officially renaming the Hartwell Gate as the Senior Airman Kcey Ruiz Gate at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Oct. 2. The ceremony also renamed the Vandenberg Gate to Senior Airman Nathan Sartain Gate. Both Airmen were killed in 2015 when the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft they were on crashed shortly after takeoff in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Bunch speaks at symposium

Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., military deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, speaks to attendees during an Air Force Association Counter-small UAS Symposium at the MITRE Corp., Bedford, Mass., Sept 26. Bunch's presentation addressed the "AF acquisition perspective" on the topic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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Fire Prevention Week events planned

Sparky greets children outside the School Age Program at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 26. Fire Prevention Week activities will take place Oct. 9 through 13 to promote this year’s theme, “Look. Listen. Learn. Be Aware. Fire can happen anywhere.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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HMS soccer action

Tela Barker, a member of the Hanscom Middle School girls soccer team, dribbles the ball during a home match against Lincoln Middle School at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 20. The HMS Falcon girls lost the match 6 to 0. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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Officials observe POW/MIA Recognition Day

Col. Chad Ellsworth, installation commander, speaks during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 21. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is held the third Friday of September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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Innovation funds improve efficiencies

Airman 1st Class Ilcy Rivera, 66th Force Support Squadron personnelist, monitors a new customer sign-in system used by the Military Personnel Flight at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 20. FSS and the 66th Comptroller Squadron purchased new queuing software to replace an antiquated program with innovation funds provided by the Air Force to improve efficiencies within organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Innovation funds improve efficiencies

David Haley, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center engineer, signs in on an iPad during a visit to Military Personnel Flight at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 20. The iPad uses new software that timestamps each entry made by a customer, automatically sorts customers based on their need, displays customers’ names on computers in waiting areas, records who helped each customer and reports on wait times and traffic flow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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A&FRC hosts military families

Bryar Milner, age 6, assists “Magic Fred” Carter during a Hearts Apart event held at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 19. The Hearts Apart Program offers activities and support to families while a parent or guardian is serving away from home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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Watch your speed

Officer Christopher Vanschenkbrill, 66th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, checks the speed of vehicles with a hand-held speed detector at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 17. Speed limits in areas outside of base housing are normally 25 miles per hour, except near the Hanscom schools and Child Development Center where it is lower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Hanscom NCO named one of ‘top 5 Airmen’

Staff Sgt. Alfredo Maldonado, 66th Force Support Squadron Career Development NCO in charge, is one of the Air Force Association of Massachusetts’ “Top 5 Massachusetts Airmen.” He will receive his award during a ceremony Oct. 6 at Boston University. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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Hanscom hosts community leaders

Farrah Ridore, a regional director for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, speaks to Col. Chad Ellsworth, installation commander, while Brig. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the Air Force program executive officer for C3, Intelligence and Networks, talks with Christian Melton of the Boston-based small business accelerator MassChallenge, during a community leader reception at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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Hanscom hosts community leaders

Jennifer Glass, a Lincoln, Mass., selectman, speaks to Col. Chad Ellsworth (second from left), installation commander, John Beatty (left), executive director of the Massachusetts Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force, and Charlie Benway, Massachusetts Innovation Bridge executive director, during a community leader reception at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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Professional development

Chief Master Sgt. Henry Hayes, installation command chief, and Col. Chad Ellsworth, installation commander, meet with Airman Leadership School students at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 12, as Senior Airman Joseph Fortin, from left, Petty Officer 3rd Class Tiffany Boileau and Senior Airman Lucy Fiddler look on. Airman Leadership School is a five-week course focused on supervisory techniques for service members promoting to E-5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Emergency response tested

Lieutenant Jerome Zuhoski, left, Hanscom Fire Department, assists a role player serving as a car accident victim, Master Sgt. Solyn Chou, 66th Air Base Group Commander’s Action Group NCO in charge, during an exercise scenario at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 10. The exercise focus was on emergency response and necessary actions that would follow an accident on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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Command chief hosts monthly development sessions

Chief Master Sgt. Henry Hayes, installation command chief, speaks during a “Chat and Chew” in his office at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Aug. 21, while Brandi Ruiz, from left, Airman & Family Readiness Center director, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Ramirez, C3I and Networks NCO in charge of the support staff, and Airman 1st Class Dominic Daigneault, Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 7 personnel support, look on. Hayes opens his office the third Tuesday of every month to meet with base personnel to discuss a wide range of topics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Hanscom officials open Weather Engineering Facility

Steven Wert, Battle Management program executive officer, gives remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a Weather Engineering Facility at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 6. The WEF contains multiple versions of static, mobile and tactical weather sensors used to provide current conditions to service members throughout the world. Wert said the facility represents two years of work for the Battle Management Weather Division, with program managers innovating to use small business set-asides in order to create a facility where they can become the experts on the systems they provide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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FM annual awards

Daniel Harvey, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Hanscom’s Financial Management chief, gives the senior foreign military sales analyst of the year award to Sarah Flaherty, Battle Management division’s mission planning foreign military sales budget chief, during the FM annual award ceremony August 29, at the Hanscom Conference Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Flaherty works 55 FMS cases for 35 countries, and is the president of the local chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Jerry Saslav)

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September promotion ceremony held

Staff Sgt. Samantha McInnis, Battle Management Directorate administration specialist, receives her new rank from her daughter, Carleigh, and Staff Sgt. Korina Martinez, left, Contracting Directorate executive services administrator, and 1st Lt. Lauren Kramer, Battle Management Directorate executive officer, during the September Monthly Enlisted Promotion Ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Aug. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

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Back to school

Howard Worona, Hanscom Middle School music teacher, and Bradford Jones, talk while Parker Jones, a fourth grader, reads about an after-school music program offered to middle school students of the school Aug. 28. During the "Meet and Greet" event, students and parents met with teachers and were able to check class lists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

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National park exhibit opens with loaned Hanscom artifacts

Items on loan from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., are part of a new Revolutionary War exhibit at the Minute Man National Park in Concord, Mass. The exhibit includes artifacts from archeological surveys conducted more than 10 years ago on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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