U.S. Air Force

Grant L. Barben

Grant  Barben has died. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8  p.m. Friday, January 4, 2013, at the LDS Chapel at 1449 S. Thoroughbred Way, Kaysville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 5, at the same location. Interment, Kaysville cemetery. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

NORAD reports record number of calls for tracking Santa

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: "Where's Santa, and when will he get here?"

So volunteer Sara Berghoff was caught off-guard Monday when a child called to see if Santa could be especially kind this year to the families affected by the Connecticut school shooting.

Larry E. McIntosh

Larry E. McIntosh died Monday, December 10, 2012.  There will be a celebration of life from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 2012  at Lindquist’s Clearfield Mortuary, 1050 S. State St. Post condolences www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

 

This March 30, 2010 photo made available by the U.S. Air Force via NASA shows the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle during testing at the Astrotech facility in Titusville, Fla. On Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, the Air Force launched the top-secret, unmanned mini-space shuttle from Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force via NASA)

Air Force launches secret mini-shuttle again

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A top-secret mini-space shuttle has blasted off from Cape Canaveral.

Joni Follis Conway

Joni Follis Conway died Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 7 at Lindquist’s Roy Mortuary, 3333 W. 5600 South, Roy. The family will meet with friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

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The honor guard walks past a new street sign Tuesday during the dedication of Solesbee Street at Hill Air Force Base in Layton. TSgt. Kristoffer Solesbee died from wounds suffered during an attack in Afghanistan.

Hill renames base street for fallen sergeant

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer Solesbee gave his own life to save countless others — and now a permanent reminder of his sacrifice will always be a part of Hill Air Force Base.

Jerry Lee Breier

Jerry Lee Breier died Sunday, December 2, 2012. There will be a gathering for friends  from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 E. 200 South, Brigham City. In keeping with his casual way of dress, his love of classic cars and the many friends associated with them, please be casual and wear your club gear, etc. In lieu of flowers the family suggest donations to Gillies Funeral Chapel to help offset funeral expenses. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Richard Ward Bush

Richard Ward Bush died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. A memorial will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, December 8, at the Clinton City Recreation, 1651 W. 2300 North. Post condolences at www.aaronsmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition. 

Bo Simmons

Bo Simmons died Thursday, November 29, 2012. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 4, at Lindquist’s Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd., Ogden. The family will meet with friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Lindquist’s Roy Mortuary, 3333 W. 5600 South. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition. 

Air Force concerned about increase in drone crashes

The U.S. Air Force drone, on a classified spy mission over the Indian Ocean, was destined for disaster from the start.

An inexperienced military contractor, operating by remote control in shorts and a T-shirt from a trailer at Seychelles International Airport, committed blunder after blunder during a six-minute span April 4.

The pilot of the unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drone took off without permission from the control tower. One minute later, he yanked the wrong lever at his console, killing the engine without realizing why.

Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker Sr.

Hill commander gets second star

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.

Col. Tyler Otten

Alaska fighter group gets new commander after Hill AFB transfer

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

Lockheed gets $26M Air Force contract to help Jordan

SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $26 million foreign military sales contract to modernize the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s national air command, control and communications infrastructure.

Ellis D. Anderson

Ellis Dee Anderson died Thursday, October 25, 2012, in Brigham City. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Brigham City Cemetery, 300 E. 300 South. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 E. 200 South, Brigham City. Post condolences at www.gilliesfuneralchapel.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter.

Pentagon withholds $47M from Lockheed for F-35 failings

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is withholding $46.5 million from Lockheed Martin, its biggest contractor, because of continued flaws with a business system used to track costs and schedules for the F-35 fighter.

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