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Automate your Tricare Prime fees

As early as 2010, Tricare Prime beneficiaries who pay enrollment fees will be required to make their payments electronically.

TriWest Healthcare Alliance
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Information, Tickets and Tours gets you access to relaxation options

It's time to pack your bags, catch the last bit of summer on the beach, check out a Broadway show, sleep in until 10 a.m. at a bed and breakfast, and then hit the local slopes this winter.Sound like too much work or even too much money? Luckily for Team Hill, the Information, Tickets, and Travel office is ready and willing to help everyone plan ahead for the end of this season and the next, plus hand out some great military discounts while they're at it.
Hilltop Times correspondent
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Practical concerns when it comes to the flu, getting well and avoiding illness

As the Hill Air Force Base flu vaccination campaign continues for both active duty and "high risk" beneficiaries, many are asking the question, "What else can I do to protect my family and myself from the flu?" and "What do I do if I get sick?"To avoid the flu, observe these simple rules:
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75th ABW Sports Day

The 75th Air Base Wing will be hosting its sports and fun day, called the "75th ABW Buffalo Run and Roundup," Thursday, Sept. 23 at the Warrior Health and Fitness Center, and will go from noon until 4 p.m.

The sports day provides a series of events and activities to promote fitness, esprit de corps and quality of life for the wing.

Other squadrons and organizations at Hill Air Force Base are also invited to attend.

The planned events are grouped as individual, team and recreational activities, with individual events having both male and female categories.

75th Force Support Squadron
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Military charities and support groups are hurting; Round Up can help turn that around

The wind seems to have been taken from the sails of charities that benefit military members, and these stranded lifeboats need a breath of fresh air from its fellow Airmen at Hill Air Force Base. One of the few large-scale fundraisers at Hill AFB that benefits more than 13 programs that help Hill Airmen and their families will kick off Oct. 2 at Club Hill, starting at 6 p.m.
Hilltop Times staff
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Dentist brings 31 years of experience to Air Force, New Horizons Guyana

DIAMOND, Guyana -- After 31 years of dentistry in his own private practice, Lt. Col. (Dr.) Darryl Bybee, 75th Dental Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, traded a comfortable office and a tie for a school with no air conditioning and an Airman battle uniform in a country in South America."It was time for a change," said Dr. Bybee.His story begins at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., where after three years as a chemical engineering major, a veterinarian friend suggested he take a look at medical career fields.
Joint Task Force Guyana Public Affairs
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Darryl Bybee, dentist, 75th Dental Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, performs a filling on a Guyanese women
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AFMC leaders nuclear sustainment focus continues

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Sustaining the Air Force nuclear arsenal was emphasized by Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, as he led his center and wing commanders along with AFMC headquarters senior staff through two days of in-depth discussions during AFMC's semi-annual senior leaders conference here Sept. 1 and 2.Hoffman used the conference to reinforce AFMC's vital role as caretaker of the nuclear arsenal.
Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs
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Seasonal flu vaccines begin regular distribution

Flu season is upon us and while it may seem as though the flu season never went away with H1N1 affecting much of the U.S. this year, the regular influenza season starts this month and runs through May. Medical experts agree this is a vital time frame to get vaccinated from the various strains of seasonal influenza, but while vaccination helps mitigate flu symptoms, experts say prevention is the most important thing individuals can do to avoid catching the flu.
(ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force) Col. Patrick Higby, 75th Air Base Wing commander, receives the nasal spray flu vaccine.
(ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force) Above, Col. Calvin Williams, 75th ABW vice commander, receives an inoculation.
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MWDs 'out of the doghouse' at JBB

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- On a deployment, a multitude of distractions can make sleep challenging for some servicemembers: F-16 engines roar on the flight line, helicopter blades thunder through the air.Seventy-pound Labrador retrievers take up half the bed.For Air Force and Army military working dog handlers at JBB, the deployed environment requires not only working, but living with a canine comrade.
332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
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Impact edged weapons study group expands free training to others

In the past three months, Hill Air Force Base has been occasionally filled with sounds and smells other than jet engines and fuel. The clashing of steel blades and the distinct smell of burning rattan, an aroma caused by the friction of wooden sticks colliding at a fervent pace, punctuate the air surrounding four Airmen who occasionally congregate to learn and practice the art of Sadiq Kali Silat.
Hilltop Times staff
Professor Darrell Sarjeant (right), founder of Sadiq Kali Silat from Oklahoma City, Okla., demonstrates bladed entries & tactics
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