• Roy Gate construction starts after South Gate reopens

    Hill workers can rejoice -- the South Gate is scheduled to reopen at 12:01 a.m. May 16.The gate is one of the base's main traffic arteries and was closed for eight weeks for the installation of new speed tables to help calm traffic flow and wedge barriers that can be deployed to prevent unauthorized

  • Flying in fours: Hill F-35s form up for combat training

    F-35 pilots here began flying routine four-ship combat training missions at the Utah Test and Training range in the west desert this week.Active duty and Reserve pilots from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings will use the jet's intricate computer network to evade a series of simulated threats.

  • Air Force conducts weapons evaluation at Hill, Utah Test and Training Range

    Hill Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range will host fighter and bomber aircraft performing critical combat training and weapons testing May 2-14.The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit, conducts the U.S. Air Force air-to-ground weapons evaluation known as Combat Hammer

  • Deadline approaching for AFRL Commander's Challenge

    The deadline to sign up for the 2016 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander's Challenge is May 6."Last year's team, SL7, set the bar very high by delivering an innovative, low-cost solution to rapid engagement and mitigation of active shooter threats by making modifications to existing tech