• Medal of Honor recipient receives diploma

    Don't let the education office fool you; there are some people out there who have become commissioned officers without having their bachelor's degrees. Retired Col. Bernard Francis Fisher, a Medal of Honor recipient, received his diploma in fine arts from the University of Utah during a

  • Hill Environmental Team recognized as best in DOD

    A team of environmental specialists here has been named the best Environmental Quality Team in the Department of Defense. The 21-member group, part of the 75th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Division, includes biologists, an archaeologist, several engineers and other managers who oversee Hill

  • Army MPs train with AF

    Military Police from the US Army along with local civilian police trained with members from the 75th Security Forces Squadron Hill Air Force Base unit the weekend of April 11. The training is run in part by Master Sgt. Kenneth Potts, 75 SFS NCOIC of training. The Army military police and local

  • Mr. Olympia visits Hill

    Mr. Olympia, a title at one point held by arguably the most notable winner, Arnold Schwarzenneger, visited the Health and Wellness Center Saturday. Jay Cutler, the two-time champion and current titleholder, was greeted at the gym by dozens of fans eager to meet the bodybuilder. "Turn out on military

  • Son of base's namesake passes away

    It's "like father, like son, like grandson" for the family whose name has been immortalized by Hill Air Force Base. The only son of Ployer "Pete" Hill, the base's namesake who was also named Ployer P. Hill, recently passed away on January 21, 2008, at the age of 83 in Florida. The son followed in

  • Bombs on target: loading the bomb

    The call goes out and people begin to scatter. There's a sense of urgency in the air that can almost be felt, like static electricity that makes the hair on your arms stand up. The pilots and crew chiefs are preparing for the mission -- to rumble like thunder overhead and strike their targets from