• 309th Maintenance Wing senior master sergeant gets Bronze Star

    In recognition of his efforts during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Senior Master Sgt. Gary L. Meacham was presented the Bronze Star medal Feb. 24 by Brig. Gen. John Cooper, 309th Maintenance Wing commander.Meacham received the award for meritorious achievement as squadron superintendent of the 52nd

  • H1N1 vaccine next flu season also?

    The Food and Drug Administration's advisory committee is recommending including pandemic H1N1 into next flu season's vaccine.Committee members are agreeing that it's still somewhat early in the year to predict what may happen with the pandemic strain, but they agreed that pandemic H1N1's

  • Control and Command Post sweeps honors at MAJCOM

    Hill's Consolidated Command Post, or HCCP, took top honors at the Air Force Materiel Command level in the large Command Post category. The Command Post supports six wings and personnel from seven major commands at the base and is the largest AFMC command post.Senior Master Sgt. Robert L. Bush,

  • Heading down the "Right Track"

    The basement at the Hill Air Force Base Chapel was bustling with racing excitement Tuesday evening as children watched their handmade cars race down a sloped track.The Hill AFB Chapel Awana club hosted its second annual Grand Prix event March 2 to encourage fun and friendly competition among its

  • Western Extreme host: Enjoy hunting experience

    The inside of Club Hill's ballroom was a sea of camo -- both hunting and military -- as hunting enthusiasts eagerly awaited the appearance of Jim Burnworth of "Western Extreme," Keith Mark of "MacMillan River Adventures" and Ray Bunney of "Adventures Abroad."The symposium held Feb. 25 began with

  • Transformation Symposium crowd hears compelling keynote address

    "Team work is the dream work -- you've got to work as a team before you can make a dream happen," said Salome Thomas-EL (pronounced Sal-ohmThomas-ell) at the Transformation Symposium held in the Base Theater on March 1. Those in attendance got a rare treat as the nationally acclaimed educator, or