• Hill kennel master stands up kennel and other programs

    When Tech. Sgt. Joseph Throgmorton volunteered for a kennel master job at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, several months ago, he had no idea it would be what he describes as "probably the most complicated and the most stressful job I've had in my 13-and-a-half years (of service)." The kennel master from the

  • New Air Force fitness requirements

    New Air Force fitness requirements bring about some of the most significant changes to the Air Force fitness program in the last five years, and shift a greater responsibility of maintaining physical fitness 365 days a year to all Airmen. Those changes take effect Jan. 1, 2010. The new Air Force

  • Last dental rotation for New Horizons Guyana 2009 begins

    The third and final rotation of dentists and dental technicians for New Horizons Guyana 2009 arrived this past weekend and began seeing patients at the Diamond Secondary School Monday. Of the 18 Airmen on this two-week rotation, 14 are from Hill Air Force Base, Utah; two are from Luke Air Force

  • An exercise in marshalling care

    The 75th Medical Group participated in a disease containment field exercise Aug. 11-13 designed to test the ability of Hill Air Force Base to contain and treat disease during a major disease outbreak. The exercise scenario used an invented variant of the H1N1 flu virus, fictitiously released into

  • Air Force unveils new fitness program

    Approval of the new Air Force fitness instruction in the coming weeks brings about some of the most significant changes to the Air Force fitness program in the last five years and shifts a greater responsibility of maintaining physical fitness 365 days a year to all Airmen. Those changes take effect

  • Bod Pod tests for fat ratio

    Waking up early to exercise isn't a strange concept for Col. Patrick Higby, commander of the 75th Air Base Wing. So it was no big stretch for him to make an appointment early in the morning so he could head over to the Health and Wellness Center and hop into the Bod Pod. Though it slightly resembles