• DIRT helps train multi-capable Airmen to deploy

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE – Hill’s 729th Air Control Squadron offers Deployment Initial Readiness Training, also known as DIRT school, designed to provide students with basic-level knowledge in a multitude of deployment and expeditionary skillsets.The 10-day course is conducted on Hill AFB, primarily in

  • ECARS reduces vehicle emissions and Hill fees

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is celebrating a decade of helping installations track vehicle air emissions through its Employee-vehicle Certification and Reporting System, or ECARS.The tool has been estimated to be saving the Air Force more than $11.8 million annually.

  • Commentary: Is tragedy worth the rush?

    Next time you’re driving, whether it’s coming to work, driving to lunch, or leaving for the day, I urge you to consider your own driving behaviors. Ask yourself if you are putting others’ safety at risk by speeding, reading text messages or simply being careless. Can you afford to pay for violating

  • Help for base pass delays

    The South Gate Visitor Center and Roy Gate Commercial Vehicle Search Area are currently experiencing significant latency issues, causing delays in providing visitor passes through the Defense Biometric Identification System.In some cases, visitors are waiting longer than 15 minutes. The long wait

  • 2023 HAFB Innovation Days set for May 22-25

    Registration is now open for the 2023 HAFB Innovation Days at Hill Air Force Base. Hill is partnering with industry and government stakeholders for its first innovation days event May 22-25. The event will feature training sessions, speakers and panels designed to help participants navigate the

  • Peak PCS season tips help achieve smooth move

    In an effort to mitigate negative impacts on DoD families, the Air Force Joint Personal Property Shipping Offices employ all available tools and options to accommodate shipment and delivery requests each year during peak permanent change of station season. Individual DoD services and United States