Dec. 21, 2020 Operation Warm Heart pays off layaway balances, hands out gas gift cards to ‘spread holiday cheer’ Operation Warm Heart, a non-profit organized by first sergeants, paid off nearly $2,000 of layaway balances at the AAFES Base Exchange. In addition to the layaways, first sergeants visited the AAFES gas station Friday to hand out more than $1,000 in $25 gas gift cards.
Dec. 16, 2020 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron supports Long Range Radar programs during pandemic The 84th Radar Evaluations Squadron’s unique mission persists as the United States continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The 84th RADES at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluates Long Range Radars all over the continental United States, Alaska, Canada, and in several deployed areas of
Dec. 10, 2020 Hill launches site focused on building resilience Hill AFB has released an Integrated Resilience Channel. This is a platform of both live and pre-recorded sessions focused on opportunities for Airmen to connect and build personal, team, and organizational resilience.
Dec. 8, 2020 AFMC unit tests wearables to detect COVID-19 Airmen from the 649th Munitions Squadron at Hill Air Force Base are sporting a new smart watch and soon will add a smart ring that will alert them when they may be coming down with illnesses such as COVID-19 or other viral infections.
Nov. 24, 2020 CSAF General Brown moves visit with Hill AFB Airmen online Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., told Hill Airmen in a virtual meeting that he wants them to voice their opinions and said he wants leaders to encourage the sharing of good ideas by asking the right questions in meetings. The general and his wife, Sharene, met with Airmen this
Nov. 24, 2020 Hill AFB First sergeants, Commissary team up to deliver Thanksgiving meals to Airmen First sergeants and the Commissary at Hill Air Force Base teamed up once again to provide those who may be in need of a little extra help this year with the means to have a happy Thanksgiving.
Nov. 19, 2020 Hill AFB expands emergency response capability with new state-of-the-art vehicles The 775th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight recently added two new vehicles to their fleet Oct. 29, which will greatly expand emergency and incident response capability.
Oct. 29, 2020 Deployed Hill Airman receives STEP promotion Earlier this week, Tech. Sgt. Zachary Hunter with the 75th Medical Group was notified that he received his technical sergeant stripe under the Air Force's Stripes for Exceptional Performers, or STEP, program during a surprise morale call from 75th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Jenise Carroll.
Oct. 28, 2020 AFOTEC stands up GBSD, ICBM detachment The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., stood up Detachment 3 at Hill Air Force Base Oct. 1 to provide operational test and support for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) and other related Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Oct. 21, 2020 Hill AFB units reattach wings on repurposed F-35 Units at Hill Air Force Base recently collaborated to reattach the wings of a damaged F-35A Lightning II aircraft repurposed as a maintenance trainer and test bed for developing new Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) procedures and technologies. The aircraft referred to as AF-27 was condemned