• Hill employees will have to report personal vehicles emissions

    Starting Jan. 27, Hill AFB employees -- both military and civilian -- will be required to start reporting their vehicle emissions information annually into a new Air Force Web-based system called ECARS (Employee-Certification and Reporting System).ECARS is part of the Air Force Vehicle

  • EOD technician 'STEP' promoted

    Now Tech. Sgt. Donovan Fredericksen, Explosive Ordnance Disposal craftsman, receives congratulations as Col. Kathryn Kolbe, 75th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason France, 75th ABW command chief, surprise him with a promotion under the Stripes for Exceptional Performance, or STEP,

  • Commentary: AFSC commander holiday message

    As another year draws to a close I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude for everything you do for our Air Force and for our nation. Our ability to overcome adversity this year was directly related to your internal strength and resiliency.This is our second holiday season as the Air

  • Commentary: Holidays Offer a Time for Reflection

    As the holidays approach, it's a fitting time to reflect on the past year. With all of the budget cuts/uncertainties and the corresponding furloughs and recent force management announcements, 2013 was a year filled with many challenges. It was also a year filled with many successes. Through the

  • AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

    The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air

  • AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

    Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement