'Sex Signals' to highlight safe, healthy interactions
1ST LT. KANDIS LUTZ, Deputy SARC
March 28, 2013
Sexual Assault Awareness Month begins April 1, kicking off a month-long series to increase awareness and get people involved as part of the solution to the sexual assault problem in our communities.The first event is “Sex Signals,” a nationally renowned production which explores social pressures in dating as well as how these, and other factors, can lead to sexual assault. Throughout this... Read more


Alsup named 448th SCMW director
MIKE W. RAY, Tinker Public Affairs
March 28, 2013
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Steven K. Alsup was promoted to director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, and was appointed to the Senior Executive Service, during a special ceremony March 8. The SES constitutes less than 1 percent of the total civilian workforce in the Air Force, said Ross Marshall, executive director of the... Read more


Secure messaging for patients
75th Medical Group
March 28, 2013
The 75th Medical Group began patient registrations for MiCare, the military’s online confidential secure messaging service at Hill AFB on March 5. This system is already deployed at 28 military treatment facilities (MTFs) throughout the country and has been shown to significantly reduce the number of phone calls between... Read more


Community Assessment Survey 2013 needs your input
Julie Pinchak, AFMC 75 ABW/CVB
March 28, 2013
“A Strong Community Depends on You” is the theme of the 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey. This important survey is sponsored by the Air Force Integrated Delivery System (IDS). Its goal is to make known the opinions and needs of the entire Air Force Community including active duty members, Reservists, Air National Guardsmen, ... Read more


Commentary: Commentary: Sequestration impacts our mission, people and bases
GEN. JANET C. WOLFENBARGER, Air Force Materiel Command, Commander
March 28, 2013
As commander of Air Force Materiel Command, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, I lead an organization of some 80,000 military members and civilian employees whose work touches every aspect of the Air Force. Hill Air Force Base is one of the bases in my command.When the warfighter calls for a new capability, we think it, we build it, we break it, we make it better, we deliver it to... Read more


Spring cross country to begin soon at Hill
March 28, 2013
The 2013 Cross Country Season will begin soon with new 5K Walk and 10K options added.The season runs Thursday, April 4-May 23.Each cross country run will be held at 4:30 p.m. and can occur on or off the base.There will be eight weeks of competition.Each team hosts a race, and lays out a course, approximately 5K in length.Contact your squadron sports rep, sign up at the Health and Wellness Center... Read more


Four shops in the 309th EMXG qualify for gold VPP status
Bill Orndorff, Ogden Air Logistics Complex
March 28, 2013
Identifying and fixing safety hazards in their areas has earned four 309th Electronics Maintenance Group shops gold-level status in the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).The Ground Power Generators and Harness Shop, and the Air Cooled Generators Shop, both part of the 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron, were the first units within the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and on Hill AFB to be so... Read more


Dedication to duty ... and derby
Tech. Sgt. Eric Burks, 2nd Combat Camera Squadron
March 28, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY — With seconds ticking away, the skater zips through and around a sea of defenders, all focused on either slowing her progress or knocking her out of bounds.Approaching a group of blockers holding the inside line, she takes to the air and perfectly executes an “apex jump,” narrowly landing in bounds as she skates past the last defender.The crowd inside the converted warehouse... Read more


Qmatic system improves service times at 75th MDG pharmacy
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times Editor
March 28, 2013
 The transition to the new Qmatic system at the 75th Medical Group pharmacy hit a few bumps in its first week, but now customer wait-time has been reduced by 54 percent and the average is still falling, said Capt. Jason Bingham, 75th MDG pharmacist.  Previous to its installation Jan. 28, customer waittimes averaged 1 hour with the potential to wait for... Read more


One Fightergator from Vietnam War talks about his perspective
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times Editor
March 28, 2013
Former U.S. Air Force Capt. Bob “Kid” Hanrahan spoke at the Hill Aerospace Museum Plane Talk on Saturday, March 23, as one of the last in the series of spring talks hosted there. The last plane talk will be this Saturday at 1 p.m. until the series starts up again in October.  Hanrahan was a Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) or Fightergator who flew in... Read more