• A-10 gets its new wings at Hill

    The sturdy A-10 Thunderbolt II, first built in the 1970s, is getting a new wing that will help it meet the demands of today's and tomorrow's war-fighters.On Feb. 15, Hill Air Force Base and the Boeing Company commemorated completion of the first A-10 with a new enhanced wing assembly, designed to

  • 75th Air Base Wing honors its annual award winners

    The 75th Air Base Wing honored its top performers with a ceremony at The Landing on Feb. 15. Chief Master Sgt. Max Grindstaff, command chief of the 75th Air Base Wing and Ogden Air Logistics Center, congratulated the nominees and thanked the families and spouses of those critical to their success.

  • 75th ABW CC sets Segway use policies

    In a memo signed Feb. 1, Col. Sarah Zabel, 75th Air Base Wing commander, set out policy guidelines concerning the use of Segway-type vehicles at Hill Air Force Base.Among these are the following:All use by military and civilian employees is to be under the provisions of the policy.All operators must

  • Air Force identifies career fields eligible for crossflow

    Support officers in some overmanned career fields may be eligible to volunteer for retraining into an undermanned career field in support of the Air Force 2012 nonrated line officer crossflow program.Applications for the program will be accepted through March 16.Crossflow is one of various

  • AFMC command chief: Education makes difference for years to come

    Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, command chief Air Force Materiel Command, visited Hill Air Force Base on Feb. 17.During his visit, he was able to visit many base facilities and talk to Airmen about Air Force's Year of Continuing Education."Education helps keep an Airman's career on track as well as

  • U.S. Air Force Academy Band, Rampart Winds, to perform

    Rampart Winds, a woodwind quintet from the United States Air Force Academy Band, will be performing in Utah on March 2-5.The five musicians have come together to spread the good news about the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Academy through their instruments which include a flute, oboe, clarinet,