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  • Staff Sgt. Childers handles the flow of information to and from higher headquaters and delivers vital command messages to Hill Airmen. "If an accident happens, our reports go straight to Air Force commanders or even the President," Sergeant Childers said. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Durbin)

    One base one command post

    You may not know they exist, but the men and women of the Hill Air Force Base Consolidated Command Post control the information that makes the Air Force work and affects Airmen every day. Staff Sgt. Cherelyn Childers, of the 419th Fighter Wing, knows that well enough. As part of her job as a command Post Controller, she is responsible for relaying

  • ‘Phishy’ Bank of America e-mail tries to hook recipients

    Anyone with a computer can be the target of a phishing scam and military rank offers no protection. This was evident July 3 when Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, vice commander of Air Force Materiel Command, discovered a fraudulent Bank of America 'phishing' scam in her e-mail inbox. According to Andrew Papp, AFMC's program coordinator for Bank of

  • Officer, enlisted evaluations streamlined

    Air Force officials are introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms as it transforms its personnel processes. The major part of this effort has been directed at reducing the workload associated with preparing officer and enlisted performance reports while ensuring the evaluation process remains fair and provides for accurate portrayal of
  • HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah-- Kevin Durst, 572nd Aicraft Maintenance Squadron, explains the C-130 modifications process to the Netherlands Minister of Defense, his excellency Cees van der Knaap, during a recent visit to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

    Netherlands Minister of Defense visits Hill

  • 309th Maintainence Wing keeps PACOM wired

    With hundreds of aircraft in the Pacific theater supporting the interests of the United States and its allies, electronic components are critical. Aircraft are durable and delicate at the same time and getting a replacement part in a timely fashion keeps the war birds in the fight. The Kadena-based 525th Electronic Maintenance Squadron, part of
  • Senior Master Sgt. Ross Childs, 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group first sergeant, mentors a young Airman in his office at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of Sgt. Child's duties as a first sergeant include mentoring and assisting Airmen with any problems they might have. Sgt. Childs is deployed from the Utah Air National Guard's 67th Aerial Port Squadron. (photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Seals)

    67th Aerial Port Squadron first sergeant assists in deployment

    Every deployed member's worst nightmare is to get woken up in the middle of the night by their first sergeant and told that tragedy has struck at home. In this terrible scenario there is hope because the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing has a team that can spring into action to help an individual get home as quickly as possible on emergency leave. This

  • Separation program offers early retirement, incentive to target civilians

    Ogden Air Logistics Center employees were officially notified June28, via a Hilltop Times article ,that a Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Program will be offered beginning July 18."The goal of this VERA/VSIP is to reduce the number of employees who fall into certain budget areas for this fiscal year," said
  • HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah--Colonel Kenneth Merchant, vice commander for the Ogden Air Logistics Center, gets his brigadier general star pinned on by Brigadier General Kathleen Close, Ogden ALC commander, and his wife Sue during a promotion ceremony held in his honor July 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

    Ogden Air Logistics Center vice commander receives first star

  • Brig. Gen. Kathleen Close, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, pins a symbolic star on the pocket of recent promotee Brig. Gen. Hesham Ahmed, Egyptian Air Force international liaison officer, June 28. General Ahmed's duties on Hill Air Force Base include the management of EAF F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-4 Phantoms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

    Egyptian Air Force member gets one-star

  • Jeremy Goldin, anti-skid engineer, holds a model of the anti-skid system while Ronald Crabtree (left), hydraulics specialist, and Todd Walker (right), engineer, all from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, look on. A modification team spent three days touring 21 C-130s for the development of a new anti-skid system projected to be installed in about 2010. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Steele Britton)

    Modifications save Air Force millions

    The latest in modifications for the Air Force's tactical workhorse, the C-130 Hercules, is set to debut with the installation of an improved landing gear, carbon brakes and a new anti-skid system. A team of engineers and specialists from the 463rd Airlift Group here, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and Headquarters, Air Mobility Command, spent three
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