Members of the U.S. Army prepare to fly airmail on March 19, 1934. (U.S. Air Force)


Commentary: Airmail in the U.S. military
Amy Kemp Butler, Ogden Air Logistics Center History Office
Courageous pilots taking off into clouds without knowing when the clouds would break, flying through rain and snow while being pelted in the face, flying without any type of guide or any communication with ground personnel, crashing due to weather or engine loss resulting in loss of life, running into and killing livestock in attempts at safe crash landings, and many other heroics and... Read more
309 MXW Brig. Gen. John Cooper salutes 573 AMXS SMS Gary Meacham at the presentation of a Bronze Star Medal (Julie Lehr)


309th Maintenance Wing senior master sergeant gets Bronze Star
Bill Orndorff, 309th Maintenance Wing Public Affairs
In recognition of his efforts during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Senior Master Sgt. Gary L. Meacham was presented the Bronze Star medal Feb. 24 by Brig. Gen. John Cooper, 309th Maintenance Wing commander. Meacham received the award for meritorious achievement as squadron superintendent of the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron, 321st Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, 321st Air Expeditionary... Read more


OO-ALC Yearly Award Winners honored at event
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times editor
The Ogden Air Logistics Center award winners for 2009 were recognized March 4 at Club Hill as 46 award winners from each of the wings and directorates at Hill Air Force Base, received medallions as honored guests or representatives standing in for them. The keynote speaker at the ceremony was the Adjutant General, Utah National Guard, Maj. Gen. Brian Tarbet. Those taking top honors at the OO-ALC... Read more


Commentary: Triumphing over adversity not about labels
Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas, Commander, Nuclear Weapons Center
I've spent quite some time with the 898th Munitions Squadron in the aftermath of its inspection results and subsequent decertification. What follows is my way to think about readiness and to put these events in perspective. They apply to any mission area. For most of you this is new ground -- the inspections, the root cause analysis, the decertification -- all of it. Some of you have lived this... Read more
Isa Thomas awaits the outcome of an inbounds throw by his Spurs teammates at a Youth Center basketball game Feb. 27.


Youth players acquire team skills
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times editor
Youth Center basketball league play concluded recently with a video broadcast at the Base Theater showing highlights of the season at an awards ceremony. Garry Navas, Youth Sports and Fitness director, said Hill Air Force Base is the only base to do such an end-of-the-year video. Navas finds that participation in youth sports contributes a lot to the development of the young athletes. "I think it... Read more


Job Fair Wednesday morning
A Job Fair is set for Wednesday, March 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Club Hill. Approximately 50 employers will be there. A list is available in advance by stopping by the Airman and Family Readiness Center. For more information, call the Airman and Family Readiness Center at (801) 777-4681. On March 18, an education fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Club Hill. For more information,... Read more


Hubbard Memorial Golf Course program takes top Air Force level honor
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times editor
The Hubbard Memorial Golf Course program is the Air Force Golf Program of the Year 2010. The program was considered for this honor as a result of taking the top spot at the Air Force Materiel Command for the fiscal year 2009 level after a 75th Force Support Squadron nomination from Hill Air Force Base. This is the first time the program has won at the Air Force level, said golf pro and Course... Read more


Fever, diarrhea and vomiting, oh my!
1st Lt Lindsey Honeycutt, 75th Medical Group, RN, 75th Medical Group
The stomach flu has hit us this season but with basic preventative care we can keep our children and ourselves healthy. What is the stomach flu? According to the Centers for Disease Control, the stomach flu is viral gastroenteritis and is an infection caused by a variety of viruses often resulting in vomiting and diarrhea. Many different viruses can cause gastroenteritis, but your health care... Read more


Hill Airman and Family Readiness Center gets a new director
Catherine McNally, Hilltop Times staff
He may be a newcomer, but Tom Badman, the Airman and Family Readiness Center's new director, is already hard at work to make Hill's AFRC an exceptional service provider for the base community. "Our key goal is to assist every organization in becoming more mission capable, more mission ready," Badman said in regards to his goals for the center. Badman, who has worked as a Community Readiness... Read more
TSgt Cody De Los Reyes, 67th Aerial Port Squadron, cradles his 8-month-old daughter as wife, Keri, looks on.(Bryan Magana)


Hill reservists grateful after return from Haiti
Five reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing who returned Feb. 26 from a month-long deployment to Haiti said their homecoming was "bittersweet." They and 10 other Air Force Reservists from the 67th Aerial Port Squadron helped restore airfield operations at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince. The team loaded and unloaded nearly 2,000 aircraft, processing more than 12,... Read more

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