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Volunteers needed for Open Aircraft Day at Hill AFB

CLEARFIELD — With Open Aircraft Day at the Hill Aerospace Museum just weeks away, scheduled for Sept. 17, museum staff are asking for volunteers to assist. With more than 4,000 visitors having attended the event in previous years, at least 25 volunteers are needed to facilitate setup, ...

New ‘bird cannon’ at Hill AFB keeping pilots, aircraft and wildlife safe

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Safety officials with the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill Air Force Base are using a new tactic to scare birds and other wildlife away from the airfield, a propane cannon. During periods of high bird activity, between September and March, a shotgun-like boom will ...

Weber State unveils facility focused on researching national defense matters

CLEARFIELD — Weber State University has formally opened a new facility meant to increase educational opportunities for students and, via the research completed within its walls, bolster U.S. defense. The Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center, or MARS Center, occupies what used to ...

Rummage sale to help pay for memorial at Ogden senior center

OGDEN — Members of the Golden Hours Senior Center are welcoming the greater Ogden community to participate in a rummage sale in front of the facility, located at 650 25th St., next Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The city-run senior center is home to the Golden Veterans group, ...

Attorney expects a trial for man suspected in insider attack

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Thompson ended the hearing for explosives expert Tech. Sgt. David D. Dezwaan Jr. on Tuesday stating a determination in the case would be made no later than next week. Dezwaan is charged with multiple crimes in a suspected insider attack earlier ...

Hill AFB testing change to centralize violence, abuse services

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Forty thousand instances of domestic abuse occurred across all branches of military service between 2015 and 2019, according to a Government Accountability Office study drawing the attention of members of Congress last year. In an attempt to combat domestic abuse and ...