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  • A day in the life of a command chief

    Command chiefs have one of the most visible jobs in the Air Force. Whether it's visiting with Airmen around the base, working with first sergeants or attending meetings he spends plenty of time getting to know personnel on base. And he probably should. As one of only three command chiefs on base, he

  • A day in the life of a first sergeant

    "There is never a dull moment," said Senior Master Sgt. Scott Martin, first sergeant for the 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. Phone calls at awkward hours in the night, dealing with personnel issues, roll calls, and usually the first one in the office and last one out--this is just a glimpse

  • Cancer survivor beats statistics

    Michelle Beery's recent bout with cancer has been anything but routine. Statistically, she is too young to have contracted the disease, doesn't fit the common ethnic and national origins and, according to her doctors, she shouldn't be alive. Yet, Mrs. Beery has returned to her job as a budget

  • Number one in a cup

    Call it what you will: operation golden flow, drug testing, that place people go to pee in a cup. But no matter what it's called, the 75th Medical Operations Squadron's Drug Demand Reduction serves an important mission for Hill Air Force Base and the Air Force ... making sure base personnel aren't

  • 388th Fighter Wing Airman puts 'checkmate' on competition

    Hill Air Force Base Airman Elena Dulger has been playing chess for as long as she can remember. "I could set up the board when I was two," she said. The 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Support Airman recently put her lifelong skills to the test and became the first female to qualify to play in the

  • When in doubt, add more blood: Moulage an important part of readiness

         Most save the fake blood and gore for Halloween, but there's a group at Hill Air Force Base who always has some on hand - the base's moulage artists.      Moulage is the art of applying mock injuries to "victims" as a way to test emergency responders on their technique and procedures.     

  • Falcon RC Club takes to the air over Hill Air Force Base

    Hill Air Force Base's runway is usually busy with launches and recoveries of sophisticated machines flown by some of the world's best aircraft pilots. There's a second, little-known runway on Hill AFB where some of the base's best, and worst, pilots get together to fly missions that have nothing to

  • Hill airman reflects on legacy of grandfather; a Tuskegee Airman

    Editors note: This is the second in a series of articles celebrating the Air Force's 60th Anniversary. As the first black pilots, Tuskegee Airman helped shape the Air Force as it is today. For most history is something that is just read about in books, but one Hill Air Force Base Airmen has a living

  • Wood shop key player in aircraft repair work

    Within the 309th Maintenance Support Group, a team of pattern makers are trained and equipped to build a variety of wood products, ranging from tables and shipping containers to molds that help reinforce airplane wings. The Pattern Making/Wood Products Support Element produces items that benefit

  • Making a difference

    Her own 25-year love story has prompted a local woman to do her part to help young Airmen. When LeAna Lipari, an 85-year-old Layton resident, learned of the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, she decided to make a donation to honor her late husband, Sam. "I just felt like it was for my husband,"