Hill Air Force Base

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.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — A new commander will take charge of the 75th Air Base Wing for 2013.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The 388th and 419th Fighter Wing pilots will conduct night flying missions during a “surge” exercise today through Thursday.

Local residents may hear F-16s flying during the night hours as pilots practice nighttime combat flying operations.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Col. Sarah E. Zabel, commander of the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill Air Force Base, will be moving to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Okla.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — With no planes in sight, the only thing with wings in Hangar 37 on Hill Air Force Base’s flightline was the turkey.

The men and women of Hill’s two fighter wings will get a pair of Thanksgiving feasts this year. As an added bonus to what they’ll eat today, Hill’s 388th and 419th Fighter Wings held a combined Thanksgiving feast in one of the base’s airplane hangars Wednesday afternoon.

The massive meal fed more than 1,500 people, including airmen and their families. The meal featured 48 turkeys, 30 hams, 140 boxes of stuffing, 70 boxes of potatoes and nearly every food item one could desire on Thanksgiving Day.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker Sr., commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, received his second star at a promotion ceremony Friday at Hill Aerospace Museum.

Baker assumed command of the complex in July. He entered the Air Force in 1979 as an enlisted member and was commissioned in 1985 through Officer Training School after graduation from Southern Illinois University.

Before assuming command at Hill, Baker served as the commander, Air Force Global Logistics Support Center at Scott AFB, Ill.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The 477th Fighter Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has a new commander.