• Panetta memo deals with possible sequestration effects

    While many remain hopeful that Congress and the administration will reach a deal that avoids sequestration, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has issued a memo describing the potential implications of going over the fiscal cliff.Planning for the effects of an across-the-board cut in defense spending

  • CFC honors volunteers at breakfast

    The Team Hill Combined Federal Campaign raised more than $962,000 in pledges and donations in 2012. A breakfast was held to honor and recognize the Hill CFC volunteers Dec. 18."Being part of the CFC and seeing all the hard work that goes on in the background to ensure all of the donations are

  • Airman's Attic - Hours of operation for January 2013

    All sorts of useful items can be found in the base's Airman's Attic.Located at the Airman and Family Readiness Center (Bldg. 150), across the street from the Base Exchange, the Airman's Attic is place junior enlisted Airmen (E-5 and below) and their families can go to acquire donated goods. Goods

  • DoD releases 2013 BAH Rates

    The Department of Defense released on Dec. 17, the 2013 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, which take effect Jan. 1. Overall rates will increase an average of 3.8 percent this year.For members with dependents, average increases in BAH are approximately $60 per month. A typical E-6 with

  • MyMC2: Team Hill goes mobile

    For those wanting easy access to a list of upcoming events and organizations at Hill Air Force Base, there is now a smart phone application available to provide just that.The app is called My Military Communities, or MyMC2, and it's the first mobile application in the Air Force that puts a list of

  • Chill out -- don't stress out -- this holiday season

    It's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. Yet for many, it's anything but that."If the holidays have you overwhelmed, you are not alone," says TriWest Healthcare Alliance Behavioral Health Educator Kristin Musch. "Expectations are high, to-do lists are long and, often, the budget is