HILL AIR FORCE BASE — NASA engineers are testing a landing system that will bring Mars rock samples to Earth, dropping them on the Utah Test and Training Range. A series of Mars Sample Return Earth Entry System drop tests conducted March 1-3 at the UTTR were a success, according to a NASA ...
OGDEN — “My mom had so much faith that they were going to bring David home one day,” Kevin Jordan said of his uncle, who was declared missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950. According to U.S. Army records, Cpl. David Milano never returned with his unit after retreating during battle at Chosin ...
OGDEN — Northern Utah veterans will soon have the option to have their final resting place closer to home. A state-run veterans cemetery is planned to start taking shape in the next two to three years, according to Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs Executive Director Gary ...
OGDEN — “Today is going to be a different kind of history class,” said Yukio Shimomura, a former internee of the Topaz War Relocation Center in central Utah. Shimomura, an Ogden High School alumnus, shared his story with an auditorium of 11th graders at OHS on Thursday, of the day his ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Night-flying operations out of Hill Air Force Base have commenced and are to last through April 11. "During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed by approximately 10:30 p.m., but days and times may vary based on a number of factors including weather, airspace ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The American Red Cross of Utah recently opened a permanent fixture on Hill Force Base, its first service desk on Northern Utah’s base community. Active-duty military, reservists, veterans and their families now have in-person access to Red Cross Service to the Armed ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The South Gate Visitor Control Center at Hill Air Force Base will close March 14 for renovations needed to increase security, according to the base. For approximately one month, all customer services will be provided at the west gate VCC located inside building ...
OGDEN — Golden Hours Senior Center, home to the Golden Veterans group, is actively seeking more members. Steve Ross, the group’s only Gulf War veteran, said he wants to build up membership so more veterans can experience the support and camaraderie that he does. Golden Veterans meet every ...
SPANGDAHEM AIR BASE, Germany — The Hill Air Force Base F-35 fighters deployed last week in the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions to bolster NATO defense efforts in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have returned to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. The U.S. Air Force deployed six Hill AFB ...
Six Hill Air Force Base fighters have deployed to the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions of Eastern Europe to aid in NATO defense efforts as the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolds. “We are facing a dynamic environment, and the deployment of F-35s to NATO’s eastern flank enhances our ...
