HILL AIR FORCE BASE — There’s no precise data on this, but of the hundreds of fighter pilots who have come through Hill Air Force Base over the years, it’s probably safe to assume only one of them has been able to see his family’s farm from the cockpit.But oftentimes, when Lt. Col. ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — After 22 years in the Air Force and four deployments, Arnold Munroe isn’t exactly a greenhorn when it comes to combat.But the Hill Air Force Base Senior Master Sgt.’s prowess on the battlefield was tested earlier this year. And according to the Air Force, he passed ...
LAYTON — For the first time in nearly a decade and a half, there will be no Northern Utah Veterans Day parade.Dennis Howland, a Vietnam combat veteran, longtime veterans advocate and chief organizer of the annual parade, said the COVID-19 pandemic will put a halt to the 2020 celebration.“We ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — For the next two weeks, Northern Utah residents will see an increase of military air traffic.Residents along the northern Wasatch Front will likely notice different planes — and more of them — flying in and out of Hill Air Force Base while the installation’s two ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — After a six-month stint in the Middle East, hundreds of airmen from a Hill Air Force Base fighter squadron returned to Utah on Sunday.The homecoming marked the completion of Hill’s third combat mission in less than two years, as the Air Force’s only fully-operational ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Juggling, apparently, just comes naturally for some people.Case in point: Robert Sanford.In his day job, Sanford serves as a full-time circuit court judge. When his days at the courts are through, he’s a dedicated husband and father. He’s also an Air Force reservist ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — F-35s at Hill Air Force Base will be keeping some unusual hours this week while participating in an unspecified military exercise.Micah Garbarino, spokesperson with Hill’s 388th Fighter Wing, said communities surrounding the base will hear increased jet activity during ...
OGDEN — Technically speaking, Vickie McCall was never in the military.But she’s served the armed forces about as much as one person could, short of actually putting on the uniform.McCall was recently honored by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, earning the ...
SOUTH OGDEN — When Sara Garcia was a senior at Ben Lomond High School in 1964, she had an epiphany — a vision of what she wanted to do with her life.It was quite a bit different from that of your average 17-year-old high school female, especially in the mid-1960s.“I can still remember it ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — For Darrel Atkin Jr., the Air Force has given him a chance to see the world, but it’s also shown him a different view of home.Atkin is a staff sergeant at Hill Air Force Base, currently assigned to the 388th Maintenance Group — the outfit tasked with keeping the ...
