• Proclamation signing to kick off week full of Air Force activities

    Air Force Week Salt Lake City 2009 will officially begin June 1 at the proclamation signing ceremony to be held on the south steps of the Utah State Capitol Building. The event is open to the public with pre-ceremony activities to begin at 8:30 a.m. and will feature music and the national anthem

  • Max Impact to provide high energy concerts

    222 Master Sgt. Regina Coonrod, one of the vocalists for the group, says the entertainment mission of the group fits nicely with the theme of Air Force Week -- "Celebrating America's Airmen, Keeping the Promise." "Because Max Impact is a contemporary pop/rock band, we have the ability to appeal to

  • Air Force Week – Salt Lake City is Here!!

    Air Force Week-Salt Lake City officially kicks off with the proclamation ceremony next Monday, 1 Jun 2009 at the State Capitol, but our introductory events have already begun! This past Sunday, 24 May 2009, we enjoyed a superb performance by the Air Force Reserve Band with the Mormon Tabernacle

  • Diamond View

    There are a number of origins to the military greeting of saluting. One of the possible origins is from the age of chivalry when knights were all mounted and wore steel armor, which covered the body completely. When two friendly knights met it was the custom for each to raise the visor and expose

  • Chief's Corner

    As I travel the Hill battlespace, too often do I see personnel not rendering the proper respect during Reveille and Retreat. Although it may not bother some to disobey the rules, it does frustrate many others and goes against everything we as military and civilian Airmen represent. Let me be

  • Major General Creer selected for induction into Utah Aviation Hall of Fame

    The late Maj. Gen. William E. Creer, a World War II aviator from Utah, has been selected for induction into the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held Monday, May 25, at 9:30 a.m. in the Fighter Gallery of the Hill Aerospace Museum. The event is one of the kickoff events scheduled