AFMC Command News

  • EOD robots are potential confined space lifesavers

    Generally, Liquid Fuels Maintenance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians don’t perform duties simultaneously for safety’s sake, but that’s what happened Feb. 8 near building 825 on Hill AFB.To avoid sending a human into a potentially dangerous confined space to perform a structural integrity

  • Commentary – Strong Women Shaped My Life

    Women’s History Week originated in Santa Rosa, California in 1978. The week corresponded with International Women’s Day and in 1987, Congress passed Public Law 100-9 affirming March, Women’s History Month.

  • Hill Aerospace Museum receives a Raptor

    Christmas came early for the Hill Aerospace Museum as a wrapped-up F-22 Raptor arrived at Hill Dec. 9 on a C-5 transport aircraft. The F-22 was previously assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and is slated to be added to the collection of aircraft on display at

  • Thanksgiving Holiday Safety

    Thanksgiving provides an amazing opportunity to gather with our families and friends. The holiday weekend is packed with a multitude of traditions. Observing our traditions with safety in mind ensures the imagery, memories and associations we have with this holiday remain positive and can be

  • Missile Mishap Response Team train, focus on future

    When it comes to mishap response and preparedness, training exercises are important, especially in the military, where the phrase “train like you fight” is routinely put into practice.This is why a highly specialized team of military members and civilians with the Minuteman III Systems Directorate

  • 2022 FEHB open enrollment for eligible civilian employees

    The 2022 Federal Benefits Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Program, and the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program will run Nov. 14 through Dec. 12. During the annual Open Season, eligible employees can enroll, change plans or

  • Updated statement on F-35 Crash at Hill AFB

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – At approximately 6:15 p.m. yesterday, an F-35A Lightning II from the 388th Fighter Wing crashed at the north end of the runway at Hill Air Force Base. On and off-base emergency crews responded immediately.The pilot ejected from the aircraft, was taken to a local hospital

  • Social media cybersecurity: it takes all of us

    October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of cybersecurity and good cyber hygiene.The Department of Air Force overall theme for this year is: Cybersecurity starts with all of us.The following is cybersecurity information concerning social media, presented by the National

  • Periodico De Hoy: Hispanic Heritage Month

    Every year, American observes National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15- Oct. 15, celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.National Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 as

  • Progress made on a salvaged F-35’s, repurposed for training aids

    Airmen at Hill AFB are currently involved in transforming a salvaged F-35A fuselage and F-35B cockpit into sectional training aids. Significant progress is being made on the two condemned aircraft, which were both involved in mishaps during the last several years, then scrapped after being

  • Base team reduces muscular-skeletal and mental health issues

    One of the first multidisciplinary medical operational support teams in the Air Force is working to reduce muscular-skeletal and mental health issues at Hill Air Force base.The five-person team, consisting of an exercise physiologist, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, physical therapist