HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Though the seeds to establish the installation were planted well before the world’s deadliest conflict began, Hill Air Force Base will always be closely tied to the Second World War.Hill celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. According to Hill’s 75th Air Base ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Hill Air Force Base turns 80 this year and the beginning of one of the installation’s most important missions can be traced back eight decades as well.Today, Hill’s active-duty 388th and reserve 419th fighter wings tandem to operate the Air Force’s premier F-35 ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Despite a 30-day extension to the Department of Defense’s “stop movement order,” officials with Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing say they expect airmen deployed in the Middle East to begin coming home soon.Earlier this week, Secretary of Defense Mark ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — This year marks the 80th anniversary of Hill Air Force Base.And during those eight decades, an abundance of important events have unfolded to make Hill one of the largest military installations in the United States.There was the mid-20th century emergence of the 388th ...
OGDEN — Terry Schow says the United States military was good to him.It paid for his college education. It allowed him to buy a home. It taught him crucial life lessons too numerous to mention here.So naturally, the longtime Ogdenite and Army veteran says, it’s only right that he’s ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Daylight savings ushers many things — like spring and Easter, to name a few — but at Hill Air Force Base it sets off one significant mission: night flying.Hill's active duty 388th and reserve 419th fighter wings are set to conduct local F-35 night-flying missions ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Medical personnel from Hill Air Force Base have deployed to the New York City area to help in the fight against COVID-19.The medical professionals — nurse practitioners and registered nurses who work full-time in the local community and serve part-time in the Air Force ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Hill Air Force Base’s biennial air show has been canceled.In a press release, base spokesman Donovan Potter said the 2020 Warriors Over the Wasatch Air and Space Show, which has been scheduled for June 27 and 28, has been canceled due to growing concerns over the ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — After a COVID-19 scare over the weekend, Hill Air Force Base's child care facilities will all reopen Tuesday.The base had temporarily shut down it's three child and youth development centers after one child and a staff member exhibited symptoms of the novel coronavirus ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Hill Air Force Base has named the lead pilot for their new F-35 aerial demonstration team.On Feb. 29, Capt. Kristin Wolfe was tabbed as the new F-35A Demonstration Team’s pilot and commander for the 2020 and 2021 air show season, according to a press release from ...