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  • Holiday greetings from your Hill AFB leadership

    Once again, the holidays have snuck up on us and our people are preparing for the festivals of the season. Whether you are celebrating here in Utah, visiting your family's home out of state or deployed as one of our warriors defending our great nation in a far off land, we are grateful to be serving

  • Remember blessings in the midst of football, feasting and family

    Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. What will be your focus on that day? Deep-frying a turkey? Surviving the invasion of in-laws? Cheering on your favorite team? Thanksgiving, like so many holidays, has wandered from its original intent. While football, family, friends and feasting are fantastic, we would

  • Energy Action Month means you are Air Force energy

    October is Energy Action Month a time for all of us to think about the importance of energy in our daily lives, the lives of our families, and in our ability to accomplish our mission. Our colleagues in the Area of Responsibility know how critical energy is as they fly missions to resupply aircraft

  • Resiliency retreats for single Airmen

    "This was the best weekend of my life, period.""It really felt like the Air Force cared about my situation.""I learned how to not let the stress levels at work to get the best of me anymore, to actually learn how to leave all that at work."These are just a few examples of the feedback we chaplains

  • Federal employees reminded to maintain professionalism with contractors

    It takes integrity to run a world-class business. As the new Air Force Sustainment Center commander, I'm challenging our personnel to strive for world-class results. I want to improve our business and give our warfighter the best product with the highest quality, on time and on cost. In this

  • Be proud of your role this Independence Day

    On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, starting the colonies on the path to freedom. The next day, John Adams wrote to his wife, describing the time as "the most memorable epoch in the history of America" and saying he was "apt to believe that it will be

  • Resiliency Day observed at Red Flag 12-2

    "Mission First, People Always" has been a long standing motto of the United States Air Force. I think this saying is an important reminder of the source of the Air Force's true strength, its people. It is the men and women who work day after day to fulfill the Air Force's mission to "Fly, Fight and

  • Thanks, 388 FW Honorary Commanders

    The 388th Fighter Wing welcomed three civic leaders Jan. 12 as honorary commanders in a change of command ceremony at Club Hill.Through the honorary commanders program, civic and corporate leaders gain insight into base operations, by working and socializing with Air Force and civilian personnel. As

  • Five lessons for the Grasshopper and the Vet

    I've read my share of leadershipthemed material. Some seems indirect, vague and some of it truly makes me want to gag. Most of the leadership pieces I read seem drab, overdone and generally uninteresting. I'm no expert on the topic, but I've spent 18 months working in Hill's public affairs office,

  • AFMC officials kick off Year of Continuing Education

    Building on its Year of the Community College of the Air Force campaign in 2011, Air Force Materiel Command officials announced a plan Jan. 1. for the Year of Continuing Education.Gen. Donald Hoffman, the AFMC commander, introduced the initiative to Airmen via email Jan. 6. In it, the general