SALT LAKE CITY -- On Feb. 12, more than 250 engineers, family and friends gathered at the Clark Planetarium to attend the Utah Engineers Council's 2010 awards banquet. The banquet kicked off Engineers Week 2010 with dining, awards and a speaker, Kent V Rominger -- an ATK vice president and a former astronaut.
Hill Air Force Base engineering leaders won both of the top awards targeting engineering...
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Airman 1st Class Melissa Dearstoneââ, 75th Public Affairs Office
The Chiefs Recognition Candlelight Ceremony honoring the 2010 newly selected chief master sergeants was held Feb. 12 at Club Hill.
The ceremony recognized six Team Hill honorees and their hard work, dedication, loyalty and sacrifice as they achieved the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force. The ceremony also included guest speaker Chief Master Sgt. Tammy Elliott, 20th Air Force Command Chief at...
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Senior Airman Daniel L. Bartolucci388th Fighter WingAirman of the Year 2009
Staff Sgt. Richard E. Goode388th FWNon-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2009
Senior Master Sgt. Steven C. Loy388th FWSenior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2009
1st Lt. Elizabeth A. Taylor388th FWCompany Grade Officer of the Year 2009
John B. Nichols388th FWCategory ICivilian of the Year 2009
Michael T. Crudele388th...
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Rick Buhl, 309th Electronics Maintenance Group director
The 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron is one of four finalists for "Aviation Week's" 2009 Laureate Award in the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, or MRO, category. This award was conceived more than 50 years ago to recognize the extraordinary achievements of individuals and teams in aerospace, aviation and defense.
The Ogden team was nominated by the director of the Aerospace MBA program at...
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Team Hill: 419th Promotions
419th Security Forces Squadron:Tech. Sgt. Jason Allen, Tech. Sgt. Travis Payne, Tech. Sgt. Paul Turner, Tech. Sgt. Nathaniel Yeaman
67th Aerial Port Squadron:Staff Sgt. Kristin Schmidt, Senior Airman Dustin Murray
419th Medical Squadron:Chief Master Sgt. Richelle Gaiter, Master Sgt. Jason Reininger
419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron:Tech. Sgt. Joshua Rich, Staff Sgt....
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Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times editor
A small business contracting officer with Hill Air Force Base is among those who received their awards from 2008 at the Air Force level. Lance Hardman received individual recognition in the category for which the Small Business Office at Hill AFB was also honored in reaching center goals.
The honors, earned in 2008 for small business dollars awarded, are handed out in two-year cycles at the...
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The honor had been noted previously but the award was not given until just recently for the Ogden Air Logistics Center Small Business Office at Hill Air Force Base.
The office led the way for all air logistics centers during the time period from Oct. 1, 2007, to Sept. 30, 2008, as it enabled the center to achieve the highest percentage of dollars ever awarded to small businesses. OO-ALC awarded...
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The following is the list of graduates and award winners from Hill Air Force Base who graduated Dec. 17 from the Vosler Non-Commissioned Officer Academy:
Tech. Sgt. David Baker, 775th Civil Engineer Squadron (John L. Levitow Award winner); Tech. Sgt. Charles Carde, 367th Training Support Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Albert Dawman, 388th Fighter Wing; Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Foote (Distinguished Graduate),...
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The following are 419th Fighter Wing personnel who were promoted Dec. 1 to the rank so indicated:
67th Aerial Port Squadron
Master Sgt. Brent Baker, Master Sgt. Riley McFarland, Tech. Sgt. Justin Adams, Tech. Sgt. Cody De Los Reyes, Tech. Sgt. Andrew Evans, Tech. Sgt. Jacob Venable, Staff Sgt. Ruby Contreras, Staff Sgt. Chris McNichols
419th Civil Engineer Squadron
Master Sgt. Benjamin Neff,...
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Lee Anne Hensley, Hilltop Times staff
The 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Professional of the Year awards for 2009 were held Nov. 20 to honor individuals and groups within the fighter wing that performed above and beyond their calls of duty throughout the year.
The event's guest speaker, Maj. Gen. Andrew Busch, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, noted an important Air Force leader who raised the standards for maintenance...
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