Officials from Hill AFB, Utah, and Sunset Ridge Development Partners held a ceremony to welcome one new building on the base while simultaneously breaking ground on another. The event celebrated the completion of a brand new 35,000-square-foot facility for the 75th Security Forces Squadron and the start of construction for a new commercial office building on the base’s west side. “This ribbon-cutting and ground-breaking event signifies the bright future in store for Hill,” said Col. Sarah Zabel, 75th Air Base Wing commander, during the January ceremony. Both projects fall under the Falcon Hill initiative, which aims to bring revitalized infrastructure, including new buildings, roads, and utilities, to Hill. Zabel said Falcon Hill “benefits the base and the communities outside the gate by stimulating growth in northern Utah.” (Hill report by Rich Essary)
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.