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‘All wars’ veteran memorial coming to Weber County with $25,000 price tag

OGDEN — The George E. Wahlen Veterans Home will soon be the site of the only “all wars” memorial in Weber County honoring all veterans of all branches in all wars. “I want this to represent everybody,” said Terry Schow, chairman of the Weber County Veterans Advisory Committee. The ...

Hill F-35A to join first-of-its-kind Heritage Flight flyover at Super Bowl LVI

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — In a tribute to the Air Force’s 75 years as a U.S. military service branch, five aircraft from four bases across the country — Including Hill Air Force Base — will be performing the first live flyover at Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13 over SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, ...

VR simulation allows Hill museum visitors to pilot A-10 ‘Warthog’

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The ability for ordinary folks to fly over mountains and valleys in Utah’s West Desert in an A-10 Thunderbolt II is now a reality — a virtual reality — at Hill Aerospace Museum. For $15, users can experience four individual flight segments: take off, low-level ...

Rapidly increasing omicron variant cases leads HAFB to tighten protocols

HILL AIR FORCE BASE —U.S. Air Force Col. Jenise M. Carroll, commander of Hill Air Force Base, issued an immediate transition to Health Protection Condition Charlie on Friday evening in response to record numbers of the COVID-19 omicron variant sweeping across the world. Cancelation of ...