• AFRC pilot lauded for emergency landing at Hill

    Quick thinking and good communication not only saved a $13 million aircraft and its pilot, it also averted a possible tragedy close to Hill Air Force Base.On Jan. 10, 2014, Lt. Col. James "G-Man" Doyle, an Air Force Reserve pilot with the 514th Flight Test Squadron, was taking off on a functional

  • Air Force offering $2 million small engine design prize

    Registration is now open for the $2 million Air Force Prize that will be awarded to the first entrant to successfully develop a small, lightweight, fuel-efficient turbine engine."In order to continue to move forward and to ensure that our Air Force has the best technology available, it is

  • Boys create wind turbines, solve energy crisis at STEM event

    Young students built miniature wind turbines and solved a mock crisis at the Knights and Dragons event for fathers and sons in fourth through eighth grades, hosted April 15 by the Hill Air Force Base STEM Outreach Program at the Gerrity Memorial Library.On this evening, participants had the

  • Reservists build homes for Native American families

    Sixteen reservists from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron joined Airmen from the 459th Civil Engineer Squadron from Andrews AFB, Maryland, to support the Southwest Indian Foundation in the construction of modular homes in Gallup, New Mexico, April 5-18.The homes are built to provide shelter for