Oct. 3, 2022 DOD invests to help reduce prices and strengthen economic security of military families Service members and their families will soon see a 3-5 percent decrease in pricing on most grocery items in their commissaries as part of a Department of Defense initiative to bolster the economic security and stability of the military community.DOD’s “Taking Care of Service Members and Families”
Sept. 12, 2022 Periodico De Hoy: Hispanic Heritage Month Every year, American observes National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15- Oct. 15, celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.National Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 as
Aug. 30, 2022 Bases continue advances to support pregnant, nursing Airmen Efforts to expand support of working mothers across Air Force bases continue, including access to lactation rooms and pods.
July 8, 2022 Progress made on a salvaged F-35’s, repurposed for training aids Airmen at Hill AFB are currently involved in transforming a salvaged F-35A fuselage and F-35B cockpit into sectional training aids. Significant progress is being made on the two condemned aircraft, which were both involved in mishaps during the last several years, then scrapped after being
July 1, 2022 Base team reduces muscular-skeletal and mental health issues One of the first multidisciplinary medical operational support teams in the Air Force is working to reduce muscular-skeletal and mental health issues at Hill Air Force base.The five-person team, consisting of an exercise physiologist, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, physical therapist
June 20, 2022 Increased capability garners speed and agility for all services The BLU-134 NGAAW team at Hill AFB works together to overcome a schedule delay, allowing for testing of Tritonal energetics fill.
June 6, 2022 Air Force announces winners of this year’s DAF art contest The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of this year’s Air Force Art Contest. More than 2,240 pieces of art submitted from over 1,600 participants of all ages who used a variety of media. Air Force Materiel Command installations had multiple winners in the youth categories.
June 6, 2022 Online Nutrition Kitchen designed to aid military members’ readiness Hill AFB’s kitchen, inside the Warrior Fitness Center here, was the setting for Nutrition Kitchen, a series of online nutritional cooking classes for military members and families. Air Education and Training Command and the Office of the Surgeon General partnered with the 2nd Audiovisual Squadron
May 30, 2022 Software engineers complete 100 sprints; continue racing A team of Hill software engineers, working Personnel Recovery Command and Control, is producing computer code that helps the warfighter and they’re doing it at record speed, within a two-week window called a sprint.The code they produce supports a joint surveillance electronic tracking system that
May 12, 2022 ‘Bear Tamers’ activate workload, ensure power for forward forces The 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron’s ground power flight, or “Bear Tamers,” recently activated a new workload here after verification and validation testing on its first overhauled Base Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) Power Unit (BPU).The BPU is used to power U.S. Air Force forward