• Hill Airman receives Purple Heart

    Tech. Sgt. Jesus Soto, an electronic warfare specialist in the 388th Fighter Wing's Component Maintenance Squadron, received the Purple Heart today for injuries sustained during an attack on Nov. 21, 2005."If I left it up to Jesus, this would have been a very modest ceremony," said Lt. Col. Steven

  • Military working dog handlers go above and beyond

    U.S. Forest Service representatives visited Hill AFB Oct. 26 to bestow recognition on military working dog handlers from the 75th Security Forces Squadron.The Airmen were conducting joint service training with Forest Service personnel last September in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest outside

  • SR-193 improved near South Gate

    During the Utah Department of Transportation's recent State Route193 construction project, design improvements were made to SR-193 from South Gate Boulevard.As part of the enhancements, UDOT extended the dedicated "free right" turn lane for southbound to westbound turn movements from South Gate

  • Ogden ALC unit awarded prestigious VPP Star status

    Seven years of taking a careful look at its safety and health programs paid off Oct. 20, when the 309th Electronics Maintenance Group received recognition as a Voluntary Protection Program Star site.The group's 690-plus employees gathered in Centennial Park to receive a flag and a plaque -- and lots

  • Overcoming, looking past disabilities

    A series of wrong choices one night - driving too fast without a seat belt - resulted in an automobile accident that would leave 17-year-old Todd Henrie with a lifelong disability.Accident investigators estimated Henrie entered a 25 mph corner doing nearly 100 mph before he hit a telephone pole that

  • Air Force radar upgrades ensure situational awareness

    A Battle Management program to improve the reliability and maintainability of U.S. Air Force long-range radar systems reached full operational capability recently when all the operational long-range radar sites were certified and deemed suitable and operationally effective.The AN/FPS-117 is a