• Hill AFB and the F-4 Phantom in the 1960s

    As Defense Secretary Robert McNamara’s push to create a fighter used across all branches of the military, the U.S. Air Force borrowed two Naval F-4Bs and temporarily designated them as the F-110A Spectre in January 1962. At the same time, as the Air Force worked towards the development of a Phantom

  • 1960s: Minuteman ICBM mission arrives at Hill AFB

    The year 1960 opened a decade of unprecedented technological competition. This is no light statement considering the advancements made in the previous decade, during which the U.S. Air Force transitioned to jet engines and began the development of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs).

  • Hill Field and the beginning of a depot

    On Jan. 12, 1940, officials from the Ogden Chamber of Commerce, other civic groups, and the nearby Ogden Ordnance Depot gathered in a swirling snowstorm to participate in ground-breaking ceremonies at the newly developing Hill Field. The event marked the beginning of Works Progress Administration