On-the-job training in the cockpit
Mitch Shaw, Standard-Examiner staff
February 7, 2013
Starting a new job can bring with it a host of difficult and new responsibilities, but learning how to fly an F-16 is almost never one of them. Yet, that is exactly what will be required of Col. Bryan Radliff as he takes over command of Hill Air Force Base’s 419th Fighter Wing.  Radliff took over leadership of the reserve wing in early November after the... Read more


National Prayer Breakfast at the Landing
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times Editor
February 7, 2013
In 1952 President Dwight D. Eisenhower and members of Congress established the Presidential Prayer Breakfast. On Feb. 14, Hill AFB will hold a National Prayer Breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., in keeping with the long established tradition under the new name change which occurred in 1970 to better reflect the character... Read more


Long selected as 31st FW CC
February 7, 2013
Col. Scott C. Long, 388th Fighter Wing commander at Hill AFB was selected to command the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy.Commanding the only permanently assigned U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft wing in NATO’s Southern Region, his responsibilities will include supporting air combat operations and maintaining munitions. The 31st FW has approximately 4,200 active-duty military members,... Read more


Team Hill invited to WSU game Feb. 11
February 7, 2013
On Monday, Feb. 11, WSU is hosting a Hill AFB Appreciation Night as the Wildcats play the Idaho State University Bengals. The basketball game begins at 7 p.m. at the Dee Events Center.There will be 500 free tickets available at Information, Tickets and Tours Office on base (up to 4 tickets per person).Team Hill members can also present their government ID and receive up to 4 tickets at the Dee... Read more


Commentary: Commentary: Reflections on loss and moving forward
February 7, 2013
In the past three weeks, the U.S. Air Force lost two Airmen in the line of duty. Staff Sgt. Emily Clayburn died Jan. 14 in an industrial accident at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. According to news reports, she died when a refueling boom fell from a storage rack and struck her. Then on Jan. 28 Capt. Lucas Gruenther went missing on a routine F-16 night training mission, over the Adriatic Sea, nearly... Read more


4 ways to lower your risk for heart disease
Shari Lopatin, TriWest Healthcare Alliance
February 7, 2013
One out of every four women dies from heart disease in the U.S., according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. It’s the top killer of U.S. women and men.Heart disease begins with damage to the lining inside the heart’s arteries. Certain factors contribute to this damage, including smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.However, you can help lower your... Read more


Dancers to honor servicewomen’s contributions
Mikayla Beyer, Hilltop Times Staff
February 7, 2013
With the recent announcement that women will be allowed to serve in combat positions in the American armed forces for the first time, there has been a renewed interest in the history of women who have served. An upcoming event, “Women of Valor,” will pay tribute to those individuals.Organized by Daniel Hudson, Chairman of the Utah Military Veterans Affairs Committee and a Vietnam veteran himself... Read more


Power in perspective for former POWs
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times Editor
February 7, 2013
Just two days shy of the 40th anniversary of the signing of the treaty ending the Vietnam War, two former POWs toured an exhibit Jan. 25 at the Hill Aerospace Museum containing a reproduction of a cell from the Hanoi Hilton.Retired Col. Leon “Lee” Ellis and retired Lt. Col. Jay Hess, Air Force pilots shot down over North Vietnam in 1967 and both held for more than 5 years, visited the Hoa Lo... Read more


Base motorists on Presidents Day morning will face detour near Building 1515
February 7, 2013
Motorists will be subject to a detour on Feb. 18, President’s Day (a federal holiday) on Wardleigh Road due to a bioenvironmental personnel safety survey for a newly installed F-22 radar system in Building 1515.Roads will be closed to ensure personnel safety during the survey and will include portions of travel on Indigo Lane and Georgia Street.The detour will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.... Read more


AFCEA Scholarships awarded to Utah college students
EDWARD DROLLETTE, AFCEA Wasatch Chapter, Vice president of Programs and Scholarships
February 7, 2013
Jan. 24 was no ordinary day along the Wasatch Front. Although Utah is known for the “Greatest Snow on Earth,” new ice — sheets of it — blanketed the area. Traffic was snarled as a rare winter rain combined with an inversion creating an icky commute, with Interstate-15 a slow moving crawl from Nephi to Logan.Driving conditions weren’t the only thing on the agenda for a select few Utah universities... Read more