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HAFB bribery, fraud suspects plead guilty

Last updated Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 6:04pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Florida couple and a former Hill Air Force Base employee have all pleaded guilty in a bribery and fraud scheme involving federal procurement contracts handed out by the Air Force.

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Cameron Steere raises his hand to answer a question during the STARBASE program.

DoD program gives kids hands-on science experience

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 11:38pm

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — A new program invites sixth-graders from area schools to get hands-on experience with the STARBASE Hill Screaming Eagles, a Department of Defense youth program.

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Col. Zabel receives new assignment

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 12:36am

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Col. Sarah E. Zabel, former commander of Hill Air Force Base’s 75th Air Base Wing, has received a new assignment.

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FILE -This undated photo provided by Northrop Grumman Corp., shows a pre-production model of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Pentagon on Friday grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade in one plane. The problem was discovered during what the Pentagon called a routine inspection at Edwards Air Force Base, California, of an F-35A, the Air Force version of the sleek new plane. The Navy and the Marine Corps are buying other versions of the F-35, which is intended to replace older fighters like the Air Force F-16 and the Navy F/A-18. All versions , a total of 51 planes , were grounded Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 pending a more in-depth evaluation of the problem discovered at Edwards. None of the planes have been fielded for combat operations; all are undergoing testing.AP Photo/Northrop Grumman, File)

F-35s grounded after crack found in engine

Robert Burns The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 22, 2013 - 6:17pm

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Friday grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade in one plane.

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Developer wants $2.8M to make Hill Air Force Base 'BRAC-proof'

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 22, 2013 - 7:01am

SALT LAKE CITY — A key developer at Hill Air Force Base is requesting $2.8 million in state funding to continue an effort to make the local base what he termed “BRAC-proof.”

Jeffrey Woodberry, of Sunset Ridge Development Partners LLC of Salt Lake City, appeared before a legislative economic development appropriations committee Thursday to request funding for the Military Installation Development Authority and for Falcon Hill.

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Hatch: Sequestration would be devastating to Hill

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 12:06am

SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Orrin Hatch sounded a warning note about the impact sequestration will have on Hill Air Force Base during appearances Wednesday in the State Legislature.

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New report on F-16 crash refutes earlier claim of maintenance error

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 15, 2013 - 8:00am

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — A new Air Force investigation has found that the engine failure that caused a Hill Air Force Base F-16 to crash last spring likely could not have been detected by maintenance workers — a finding that is contrary to the initial crash report.

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Ogden lawmaker asks for $750,000 to 'protect' Hill AFB

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 11:31am

SALT LAKE CITY — A local lawmaker has formally requested the Legislature appropriate $750,000 this session as part of an ongoing effort to secure the future of Hill Air Force Base.

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Bishop to Utah lawmakers: Act now to protect Hill's future

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 12:37am

SALT LAKE CITY — Congressman Rob Bishop, R-Utah, during appearances Monday morning in the House and Senate, called on state lawmakers to actively look at options to protect the future of Hill Air Force Base.

Bishop warned that the possibility of sequestration could lead to a loss of as many as one-third of the federal military programs and hit the work line for F-16s at Hill.

He also suggested that another round of Base Realignment and Closure Commission could be in the future.

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Col. Bryan Radliff talks Wednesday about his responsibilities as newest commander of the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base. Radliff is going to Luke AFB in Arizona to learn to fly the F-16 aircraft flown by the 419th.

419th Fighter Wing commander to train in his wing's plane

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 11:18pm

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Starting a new job can bring with it a host of difficult and new responsibilities, but learning how to fly an F-16 is almost never one of them.

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Hill AFB colonel up for promotion

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 12:01am

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force announced today that President Barack Obama nominated 35 colonels to the Senate for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.

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Hill AFB part of team supporting Lockheed GPS satellite contract

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 11:12am

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to sustain the ground control segment for the GPS satellite constellation.

The U.S. Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Center awarded Lockheed Martin a $100 million contract to support the GPS ground control segment. The contract’s period of performance is from January 2013 through June 2019.

Hill Air Force Base will provide support work as part of the contract.

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Col. Kolbe takes command of 75th

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Last updated Friday, January 11, 2013 - 11:14pm

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — A new leader took charge of the 75th Air Base Wing Friday at Hill Air Force Base.

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Hill ‘mayor’ to relinquish command in ceremony

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, January 5, 2013 - 12:01am

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The “mayor” of Hill Air Force Base is leaving after a little more than 18 months on the job.

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Hill still faces possible furloughs

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 4, 2013 - 12:14am

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Congress may have avoided the fiscal cliff by passing a last-minute tax deal, but Hill Air Force Base’s civilian workforce hasn’t escaped the possibility of facing furloughs.

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