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  • Deputy SECDEF addresses potential furlough

    Earlier today, Deputy Secretary of Defense, William J. Lynn III, drafted a message to all Department of Defense personnel regarding the potential government shutdown. Read his words at: http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14393

  • Pentagon makes plans in case of shutdown

    Defense officials believe that a government shutdown can be avoided, but they are making prudent plans in the event one does occur, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said April 5 here.Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is formulating guidance for the military services and defense

  • 67th aerial porters support NASA mission

    Three Air Force Reservists from the wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron recently joined with NASA to help transport a satellite and its supporting equipment from São José, Brazil to Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The 419th Airmen and other deployed reservists loaded and unloaded more than 100,000 pounds of

  • Two 419th reservists among Hill's top performers for 2010

    Team Hill's 2010 top performers were honored at a luncheon at Club Hill on March 23. Nominees were selected from the entire base including all tenant organizations.Maj. Gen. Andrew Busch, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, congratulated the nominees and winners and noted the support the various

  • Hill's consolidated command post a model for success

    As more Air Force Reservists team up with their active-duty counterparts, Hill's consolidated command post has become a model for how joint operations not only succeed, but excel.Working together since 2007, 419th Fighter Wing and 75th Air Base Wing command post personnel, or controllers, have

  • Preparing for Battle: Afghanistan-bound Airmen to get new uniform

    As of March, Airmen deploying to Afghanistan are receiving a new uniform as part of their deployment gear.The new uniform is the result of a joint initiative that ensures all outside-the-wire deployers in Afghanistan, regardless of branch of service, have the best ground combat uniform in order to

  • Hill's reservists in the AOR

    Senior Airman Hilarie Maine, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, ensures a missile is secured on the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon before takeoff during an end-of-runway check March 9. Airman Maine is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan for six months alongside about 30 other reservists from

  • COMMENTARY: Live your country's motto

    Lt. Col. Craig Rogers, the 419th Fighter Wing Chaplain, is set to retire this June after more than 25 years with the wing. He recently sat down with public affairs to talk about the one thing he knows best: spirituality.What is a chaplain's role in a military organization?Chaplains are here to

  • Brothers reflect on deployment together

    Airmen leave several things behind when they deploy: their home, belongings and, most importantly their friends and family. The sting of saying farewell can be extremely difficult, but for two 419th Fighter Wing Airmen, it was softened because the person next to them on the plane was their