• How to spend HALF A MILLION (OR A MILLION) DOLLARS!

    Base leadership takes Hill Air Force Base's quality-of-life standards and other larger initiatives very seriously.Col. Linda Medler, 75th Air Base Wing commander, thinks so highly of Hill AFB's people, that she is soliciting their ideas on how to spend between $500,000 and $1 million to improve

  • Hill begins professional military image program

    In accordance with a policy letter signed by Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander, Hill Air Force Base is trying to reduce the number of Airmen assigned here who have a body mass index of more than 30, which is considered clinically obese. Currently, 12.46 percent of

  • New traffic lights in interest of safety

    Pedestrians and automobile operators on Hill Air Force Base can expect to see a new traffic light on South Gate Avenue come March 14.A commonly used street, South Gate Avenue follows the South Gate entrance toward the flightline and passes access to the 419th Fighter Wing headquarters, 75th Air Base

  • Shoplifting not absent to Hill

    It's a problem that retail stores across the globe have struggled with for years. On Hill Air Force Base, the Base Exchange is certainly no exception. Shoplifting is a crime with rates that can be anything but predictable. Foretelling the activity of shoplifters can be hard to do. "The most common

  • Valentine's Day origins

    Every year there are memorable holidays that are celebrated in the United States, North America and some even across the entire globe. The next major worldwide holiday is one that is in honor of love. Held on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day's history is a blend of urban legend and culture. The popular

  • Air Force and Coast Guard team together to transport vitamins

    A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules landed here Thursday evening with a generator and 1,053,800 vitamins for local schools and an orphanage, donated by Vitamins for the World and Extreme Response International.Bob Eredics, director of Vitamins for the World, based in Bradenton, Fla., was part of an