March 28, 2023 Hill Security Forces leverage technology for smoother base entrance Drivers heading onto Hill AFB through one of the three main gates have a new way to determine what travel times look like via a recently added feature on Hill’s Air Force Connect App.Members from the 75th Security Forces Squadron saw a need and came up with the Gate Travel Times feature as a way to
March 16, 2023 SWEG employee gains valuable experience in Artificial Intelligence Accelerator program The Phantom Fellowship is a career enhancing opportunity for high-performing air and space professionals to assess, develop and gain exposure to artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.
March 10, 2023 Hill Airman a multi-capable Airman in Operation Allies Refuge While forward deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Staff Sgt. Harold Balcom, an air traffic controller supervisor currently assigned to the 75th Operations Support Squadron, was awakened the night of Aug. 17, 2021, and told to pack a 72-hour bag.
Feb. 28, 2023 EOD robots are potential confined space lifesavers Generally, Liquid Fuels Maintenance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians don’t perform duties simultaneously for safety’s sake, but that’s what happened Feb. 8 near building 825 on Hill AFB.To avoid sending a human into a potentially dangerous confined space to perform a structural integrity
Feb. 28, 2023 Commentary – Strong Women Shaped My Life Women’s History Week originated in Santa Rosa, California in 1978. The week corresponded with International Women’s Day and in 1987, Congress passed Public Law 100-9 affirming March, Women’s History Month.
Feb. 15, 2023 Air Force Time Based Prevention Program utilizes free cable gun locks The single leading cause of death in the U.S. Air Force is suicide. The Air Force hopes a new initiative — distribution of free cable-style locks to secure personal firearms, medications, and poisons — can slow the upward trend.
Jan. 26, 2023 AFNWC breaks ground on innovative software center for next-gen ICBM The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Jan. 19, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to mark the start of construction for a new software facility.
Dec. 21, 2022 Hill Aerospace Museum receives a Raptor Christmas came early for the Hill Aerospace Museum as a wrapped-up F-22 Raptor arrived at Hill Dec. 9 on a C-5 transport aircraft. The F-22 was previously assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and is slated to be added to the collection of aircraft on display at
Nov. 18, 2022 Thanksgiving Holiday Safety Thanksgiving provides an amazing opportunity to gather with our families and friends. The holiday weekend is packed with a multitude of traditions. Observing our traditions with safety in mind ensures the imagery, memories and associations we have with this holiday remain positive and can be
Nov. 9, 2022 Missile Mishap Response Team train, focus on future When it comes to mishap response and preparedness, training exercises are important, especially in the military, where the phrase “train like you fight” is routinely put into practice.This is why a highly specialized team of military members and civilians with the Minuteman III Systems Directorate