Making his first visit to the Beehive State as president, Joe Biden spent time Thursday addressing a group of invited guests at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City. In remarks to the crowd, Biden celebrated the anniversary of the PACT Act's ...
The crash of an F-35A last year at Hill Air Force Base that destroyed the fighter jet occurred after the craft flew through turbulence caused by the airplane in front of it, according to a U.S. Air Force statement. That set off a chain of events that left the pilot unable to properly control ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Michael Gette knew early on he wanted to serve his country. Then, at the age of 7, he attended an air show and was awed by an F-15 demonstration. “For me, for some reason, I always had a desire to serve the country,” he said. “When I saw the air show and F-15 ...
A loud boom Monday afternoon prompted alarm and questions in western Weber County. Turns out it was most likely the detonation of old U.S. Navy or Air Force rocket motors, to occur through the summer at the Utah Test and Training Range, or UTTR. Reps at the National Weather Service office in ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As development of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system proceeds out of Hill Air Force Base and other military installations, U.S. lawmakers are pursuing legislation aimed at solidifying the defense program. The U.S. Air Force in 2020 announced a $13.3 ...
OGDEN — Community members showed up Sunday to pay their respects and to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend with patriotic pride and reflection during Myers Mortuary’s annual Memorial Day sunset services at Evergreen Memorial Park. Since 1987, Myers Mortuary has been hosting multiday ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Strong, late-season winter weather means more weekday night flights well into the spring. According to a press release from the 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office at Hill Air Force Base, the active duty 388th and reserve 419th fighter wings will continue local ...
The Hill Air Force Base F-35 aircraft that deployed last year to Europe in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine helped locate missile sites in the zone, aiding the overall NATO effort. "We weren't crossing the border. We're not shooting anything or dropping anything," Col. Craig ...
LAYTON — Dennis Howland is inviting the public and Vietnam veterans to attend a special ceremony observing the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. A remembrance and pin ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica at Layton Commons Park, 437 N. ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Don't say goodbye to the Minuteman III ICBM system just yet. The nuclear defense system, managed primarily out of Hill Air Force Base, is still a key pillar of U.S. defense and the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Boeing Co. a $1.6 billion contract for ...
