• Is transition assistance relevant in today's tough job economy?

    The Transition Assistance Program started in 1994 and has expanded over the years. If you are a separating or retiring service member, the four-day TAP seminar is definitely something you should consider -- as soon as possible -- due to the unpredictable job economy and the difficult process of

  • Snow how

    When it comes to freezing cold, snowy days, most people prefer to snuggle up by a warm fire at home. For those who work in the snow barn, though, staying at home is not an option. Instead, they head out into the cold and keep Hill's mission going by plowing, shoveling and salting the majority of

  • Steps to healthier combines families

    Being a stepparent can be challenging, but so can being a stepchild. In a six-week class entitled Smart Steps, both children and parents are brought together to learn how to overcome these challenges."While the adults are learning a topic, the kids are learning the same topic in 'kid's terms," said

  • Changes coming to the Post-911 GI-Bill

    The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was recently signed into law.Effective Aug. 1, 2009, but not payable until Oct. 1, 2011:Certain National Guard members mobilized on Title 32 orders on, or after, Sept. 11, 2001, are now eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and any

  • AFMC commander emphasizes education, CCAF

    AFMC Airmen,On January 1, 2011, AFMC will begin our "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" (YoCCAF) campaign. John Buchan, a 20th century writer and politician, once said, "The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already."

  • 388th, 419th deliver gifts to foster families

    Personnel from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings contributed their personal time, vehicles, gasoline and efforts Dec. 15 in making sure gifts made it in time for Christmas to 310 foster children in Northern Utah. Approximately 75 Airmen delivered holiday gifts from the Idaho border to Draper and