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U.S. Secretary Donley: Airmen vital to missions in Iraq and Afghanistan

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airmen remain a vital part of the joint mission, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley observed during his recent visit to installations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.The secretary used the opportunity to speak with Airmen and receive mission updates in Iraq and Afghanistan. Secretary Donley also met with regional senior leaders in both countries.
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Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley thanks members of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing
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USAA reclaims familiar top spot as 'Military Spouse Friendly Employer'

PITTSBURGH -- USAA tops the list of America's most "Military Spouse Friendly Employers," according to the October 2009 issue of Military Spouse magazine. USAA ranked No. 2 last year and has appeared on the list for three consecutive years.The third annual list recognizes companies which have made the greatest effort and have had the greatest success in hiring from the talent pool of 1.1 million spouses of military troops, 93 percent of whom are women.
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Utah WASP only female member of state aviation Hall of Fame

On Sept. 10, 1942, the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron was activated to support the Army Air Forces with Nancy Harkness Love (1914-1976) as the commander. This was a small group of women pilots serving noncombat missions. They would ferry planes to Army Air Forces stations affording the service the ability to deploy more men to combat and still get planes and related equipment delivered to the necessary training and maintenance sites.
Ogden Air Logistics Center History Office
Alberta Hunt Nicholson
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If take-off were a murder, 'whodunit' lists lots of suspects

Col. Scott Zobrist, 388th Fighter Wing commander, and I stood on the tarmac, a stone's throw from the runway. The hiss of a taxiing F-16 broke the serenity of a crisp summer night. The aircraft had just completed the final checks prior to take-off: Four high explosive missiles and a deadly gun system were armed. The jet is ready to provide combat air support wherever it is called upon for America's interests. The pilot lines up on the runway, the engine roars and soon the jet is in full afterburner.
388th Fighter Wing command chief
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Fun for Airmen and volunteers helping with 'End of Summer'

All Airmen, grade E-4 and below, are invited to an End of Summer Bash because, "We just want to make sure our Airmen know that they are greatly appreciated and their families." said Staff Sgt. Leguiya Jordan, of the 75th Force Support Squadron.Events are planned throughout a three-day period starting with a picnic at Centennial Park on Sept. 30, beginning at 4:30 p.m. including free food, a DJ, prize giveaway, and a bouncy castle for the kids.
Hilltop Times editor
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Living history

Surf, sand and palm trees might sound like paradise to a frostbitten soldier lying in a frigid European foxhole, but not for Sgt. Russell Jones, a World War II veteran who retired in 1967 from Hill Air Force Base. Underneath the appeal of the South Pacific Islands creeps unseen risks such as malaria, dengue fever and tropical dysentery which resulted in more casualties than battle wounds according to the "U.S. Army Center of Military History" by Judith Bellafaire.
419th Fighter Wing Public Affair
Sgt. Russell Jones, retired member of the Army Air Corps, pauses at a Hill Air Force Base site in a recent tour.
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A date to remember with ceremony and gatherings

A series of events are planned at Hill Air Force Base and nearby communities in honor of Sept. 11, 2001.Capt. Laura Desio, Ogden Air Logistics Center assistant to the Judge Advocate General, will speak at the 4 p.m. Warrior Call at the Base Theater. Her remarks will be centered on her experiences while deployed to Baghdad as part of the Law and Order Task Force where she worked extensively with the attorneys for the Central Criminal Court for Iraq as well as on detainee issues.
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Bystander intervention key to values

Hello Team Hill, this installment of SARC's Remarks focuses on bystander intervention.One of the cornerstone concepts of bystander intervention is that sexual assault does not normally occur "out of the blue" or in isolation from other supporting influences. Sexual assault is most often a crime that is committed by a person who believes that the social and cultural climate supports their acts or, at a minimum, will shield them from being detected or from receiving harsh consequences.Social climate can be understood by drawing a comparison to plant life.
Sexual Assault Response Counselor
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Golf pros: Timing and tempo outplay others

Thirty teams consisting of 150 amateur and professional contestants played in this year's annual Commander's Cup event at Hubbard Golf Course on Hill Air Force Base. Six of the professionals from the Nationwide Tour, who are on their way to Willow Creek Country Club to compete in this year's Utah Championship, also competed.The winning team consisted of amateurs David Turner, Chris Riding, Jim Willis, Scott Reading and golf pro Guy Lester.
530th Commodities Maintenance Squadron
DeAnn Simonich with Northrop Grummon, supporting the 526th ICBM, gets ready to take her putt
players wait on Hole 14 for their chance to come up with the winning longest drive.
Josh Teater and his Nationwide Tour competitors practice their swings during the clinic held before the tournament where they sh
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Last dental rotation for New Horizons Guyana 2009 mostly manned by Hill personnel

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The third and final rotation of dentists and dental technicians for New Horizons Guyana 2009 arrived in August and began seeing patients at the Diamond Secondary School.Of the 18 Airmen on this two-week rotation, 14 are from Hill Air Force Base; two are from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.; one is from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; and one is from Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
Joint Task Force Guyana Public Affairs
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