• Utah legislature honors Hill AFB families

    Last week, the Utah Senate and House of Representatives hosted military and civilian families from Hill Air Force Base on their respective floors. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives presented an official citation to the families honoring them for their sacrifices and for making Utah a

  • Farmers donate food to Utah military families

    The Farmers Feeding Families organization donated food to Utah military families at an event held at the Weber State University Davis Campus in Layton, Utah, Feb. 14, 2022. The event was the first of two the organization planned to donate directly to military families.

  • Famed ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen Dies at 101

    Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, who came to fame as the “Candy Bomber” of the Berlin Airlift, earning international goodwill for the United States and the Air Force, and who worked on Air Force space projects such as the Titan III, X-20 Dyna-Soar, and Manned Orbiting Laboratory, died Feb. 16 at the age of

  • Hill AFB mourns passing of 'Candy Bomber' Col. Gail S. Halvorsen

    We are saddened to hear about the passing of Retired Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, more prominently known as the “Candy Bomber.” Col. Halvorsen is one of the most recognized veterans of the Berlin Airlift who gained notoriety for dropping candy to German children behind the Soviet blockade from 1948-1949.

  • Unique load exercise on KC-135 keeps Hill reservists mission-ready

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Reservists in the 67th Aerial Port Squadron were fortunate to have the 336th Air Refueling Squadron from March Air Reserve Base, California, arrive here with a KC-135R for a cargo training exercise Feb. 5, 2022. “We call this ‘reservists supporting reservists,’” said