July 6, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic not over, concerns over delta variant growing According to the military health system, the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is more transmittable, causes more severe disease, and results in higher cases of hospitalization and death than any other strain of the virus.
July 1, 2021 Hill resumes fitness assessments Airmen at Hill Air Force Base resumed physical fitness testing July 1 after a break of more than a year due to COVID-19. The testing resumed with only three components: push-ups, sit-ups and the 1.5-mile run.
July 1, 2021 New COVID-19 Delta Variant: What you need to know to stay safe A new and increasingly dangerous variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is rapidly sweeping across the globe. This new variant appears to spread faster, cause more severe disease and is more likely to result in hospitalization.Also, younger people appear to be more susceptible to the new strain, known as
June 23, 2021 Emergency paid leave funds available to Hill civilian employees Federal employees may be eligible to receive up to 600 hours, or 15 weeks of emergency paid leave for reasons relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The qualifying period runs now through Sept. 30, 2021.Paid leave is made available through the American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed into law in
June 14, 2021 Current PCS, household goods affected by supply shortages According to a newly released communiqué from the Air Force’s Personal Property Activity Headquarters, Department of Defense demand this peak (PCS) season has greatly exceeded commercial industry capabilities, largely due to resource constraints associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 29, 2021 Hill Airmen deploy for national vaccination effort Ten Hill Airmen fro the 75th Medical Group joined a group from Wright-Patterson AFB in deploying to Detroit in support of a Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccination support operation.