• Crew chief meets childhood hero at Hill

    "Okay buddy, how do you read me?" That simple phrase may not mean a lot to the average person, but for Airman 1st Class Jeremy Meyers , hearing it from his hero was unforgettable. "It's such a small world. Not in my wildest dreams did I think I would be stationed with one of my heroes," said Airman

  • Brave Defender: Ground combat training goes to dogs

    Hill Air Force Base participated in the first Brave Defender K-9 course, provided by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron's, as part of readiness training for deployment. Staff Sgt. Kevin Nelson, military working dog trainer and acting kennel master at Hill AFB, attended the course as part of

  • Airman earns bronze star in Iraq

    An Airman from Hill AFB temporarily assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's 424th Medium Truck Detachment, was recently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for work leading convoys through some of the most dangerous highways in the world. Tech. Sgt. Brandon Hobeck, permanently assigned to the 75th

  • Easing the stress of deployment

    Katherine Brewer has a routine. Monday mornings, she writes and answers emails. Wednesdays at 1 p.m., she treats her one-year-old son, Aidan, to the children's museum. Friday nights, she phones her husband, Master Sgt. Thomas Brewer, 419th Civil Engineer Squadron, who is on a 120-day deployment to