Questar Gas project to interrupt traffic
Questar Gas Company has a gas line replacement project that will affect Browning Street near the intersection with Foulois Road requiring excavation and repair of asphalt. Starting approximately March 10 through April 5, Browning Street near the intersection with Foulois Road will be closed intermittently for construction. The contractor will close the road for 15-20 minute intervals. Flaggers... Read more
Ray Matheney talks about being a B-17 engineer and POW during World War II at the Hill Aerospace Museum. (Beth Schlanker)


Talking planes
Loretta Park, Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau
ROY -- Ray Matheney lied about his age to serve in World War II, like many teenagers did back then. Matheney, now 84, spoke before a packed house at Hill Aerospace Museum's Plane Talk on Feb. 6. He recently published a book, "Rite of Passage: A teenager's chronicle of combat and captivity in Nazi Germany," about his service in World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. He was 17 and had... Read more


Hilltop Times online exclusive! Valentine's Ball to benefit deployed troops
Catherine McNally, Hilltop Times correspondent
For most of us, Valentine's Day is a time to spend with our loved ones, whether they be girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife or even the whole family. Sometimes duty calls and our soldiers are not able to spend Valentine's Day with their loved ones. That's where the Valentine's Sweetheart Benefit Ball, Dance Party and Concert comes in. The purpose of the ball is to raise money to send packages to... Read more
Chief Petty Officer (Ret) Glen Paulsen is someone TSgt Paul Cocanour filmed, shown here just before the Korean War.


In their own voices
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times editor
When Tech. Sgt. Paul Cocanour, 419th Maintenance Squadron Phase Dock coordinator, was attending Westminster College, he recalled the stories his grandfather told him about flying Search and Rescue missions over the "hump" in B-25s during World War II. As a wedding videographer earning extra money for school, he always intended to visit Seattle and capture his war experiences on video but before... Read more
Volunteer Cliff Lawrence talks at the Hill Aerospace Museum about flying B-52s in World War II.


Learn, teach about aircraft by volunteering
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times editor
Like planes? Got a little spare time on your hands? Well, if you're like Cliff Lawrence and Dick Van Allen, both war veterans and volunteers at the Hill Aerospace Museum, you could rub elbows with some interesting characters -- not to mention that they could tell you about some pretty interesting experiences of their own. While a conversation with either can start out fairly matter-of-fact, any... Read more


Telework -- is it right for you and your organization?
As some of you may already be aware, telework arrangements are currently being used throughout the federal government as an employment incentive. Some rationale for adding this flexibility is "to increase employee productivity and satisfaction, increase attractiveness as an employer in competing with private industry, accommodate persons with disabilities, complement Continuity of Operations... Read more
Cris Crismon, OO-ALC Manpower, and A1C Robby Hedrick, 75 ABW Public Affairs, execute a 5-step attack maneuver.


Hill Airman passes his martial arts title to Ogden Air Logistics Center civilian
Lee Anne Hensley, Hilltop Times staff
Airman 1st Class Robby Hedrick, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs specialist, granted his title of Utah Director for Sadiq Warrior Arts to Cris Crismon, of the Ogden Air Logistics Center Manpower division, during the inaugural Utah Filipino Martial Arts Workshop held in West Haven, Feb. 4. The workshop was hosted by the Sadiq Warrior Arts Federation, and instructional sessions were taught by... Read more


Work will close one outbound lane at South Gate
Barbara Fisher, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Starting Feb. 20, one lane of the South Gate's outbound traffic lanes will be closed on a few weekends through June 20, to allow Hill environmental engineers to install groundwater monitoring devices and collect water samples. The lane to be closed will be the outbound, left-most turn lane, as shown in the accompanying diagram on page 3. The closure is necessary to allow a drill rig and a crew to... Read more
AAFES Utah Exchange General Manager Don Sydlik and 75 ABW Commander Col Patrick Higby cut the ribbon. (Alex R. Lloyd)


AAFES opens gun counter at BX
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times editor
The Army and Air Force Exchange gun counter grand opening Feb. 9 marks the extension of the Hill Air Force Base main store and includes an additional 1,485 square feet of camping, hunting, fishing and gun accessories as well a wide assortment of ammunition. The Hill AFB Base Exchange expansion joins 13 other AAFES sites in offering firearms, ranging from handguns to hunting rifles. The counter... Read more
Bebe Daniels and Lt. Col. Henry H. Arnold, Long Beach, Calif., 1932. (U.S. Air Force)


Commentary: Aviation after World War I breaks distance barriers
Amy Kemp Butler, Ogden Air Logistics History Office
At the beginning of World War I airplanes were still in their infancy, but by the time the war was over they had become more durable and reliable, and more forgiving of error and inexperience. By then they could carry heavier loads and travel greater distances at higher speeds than at any time before. This led to a greater number of pilots and ground crews and helped some of them set new speed... Read more