• Anthrax Immunization Program Changes

    Base leaders and medical personnel have received new guidance about changes to the DoD Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. Under the AVIP changes, immunization is mandatory for personnel (servicemembers, emergency-essential civilians, and contractors performing emergency-essential duties) assigned

  • Life support section works to keep pilots safe

    When is it typical for one person to run his snack bar bill up to $67 dollars for the month? "It is normal for me when we have an inspection like this," said Airman 1st Class Gregory Lentz, 388th Life Support Section, when discussing Air Combat Command's recent visit to the life support sections

  • Ceremony marks milestone in education

    The Utah System of Higher Education and Hill Air Force Base, memorandum of understanding signing ceremony held Monday marked a milestone in education here. The Education and Training Alliance memo, signed by Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander and the commission for the

  • Hill Commissary pulls peanut butter from shelves

    The daughter of an Airman, who had purchased Peter Pan peanut butter from the Hill Commissary, became ill this weekend after eating the product, which was recalled due to its link to the food borne illness caused by Salmonella. The family is currently awaiting test results to see if her illness is

  • Meeting addresses environmental concerns

    After random soil testing in base housing, during the Boyer-Hill Military Housing renovations here, polychlorinated biphenyls, also known as PCBs, were discovered in a section of Area F housing, north of 6th Street on the southwest side of base, Feb. 8. As of Tuesday, the soil outside of three

  • Airmen need commander approval before eye surgery

    Advancements in laser eye surgeries have made it possible for those with vision problems to get rid of their eye glasses and contact lenses. Before military members talk to their doctor, they need to talk to their commander. "Because it is so easy to do, they don't think of it as a surgery," said