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Sept. 12, 2025
Hanscom AFB Airmen make AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Airmen involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force and Hanscom AFB.
Aug. 7, 2025
UMass Lowell students connect to premier Cloud One via internship

University of Massachusetts-Lowell engineering students recently concluded a nine-week internship supporting Cloud One, the Department of Defense’s premier cloud program operated primarily out of Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
June 18, 2025
Genatempo retires following three decades of service

Maj. Gen. Anthony W. Genatempo, the Air Force program executive officer for Cyber and Networks, retired Tuesday during a ceremony held on the Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, marking the end of a 34-year career.
Dec. 30, 2024
Katherine Jeffery represents Hanscom Air Force Base at acquisition awards

The Defense Acquisition Awards represent the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, defense agencies and field activities. Jeffery, along with other award winners for this year, were honored during a ceremony at the Defense Acquisition University in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Aug. 28, 2023
DoD announces changes to special leave accrual policy for service members

The revised provisions of section 701 U.S.C. title 10 reduced the maximum amount of accrued leave that may be retained by a service member at the end of the FY from 120 days to 90 days.
Aug. 16, 2022
DoD releases first departmentwide social media policy 

The Defense Department released a policy that spells out how DoD military and civilian personnel should use official social media accounts to best advance the mission of the U.S. military and further instill trust in the credibility of the DoD. 
July 6, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic not over, concerns over delta variant growing

According to the military health system, the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is more transmittable, causes more severe disease, and results in higher cases of hospitalization and death than any other strain of the virus.
Jan. 21, 2021
DoD extends deadline for Tenant Satisfaction Survey

The Department of Defense is extending the deadline for Air Force housing residents to complete the annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey to Feb. 5 to ensure residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions.
April 6, 2020
Air Force releases guidance on use of cloth face covers

To the extent practical, without significantly impacting mission, all individuals on Department of the Air Force property, installations and facilities are required to wear cloth face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of physical distance in public areas or work centers.
March 25, 2020
DOD releases overseas stop movement order in response to COVID-19

Building upon previously enacted movement restrictions governing foreign travel, permanent change of station moves, temporary duty and personal leave, this stop movement order will also impact exercises, deployments, redeployments and other global force management activities. Approximately 90,000

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