Hill Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force base located in northern Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and near the towns of Layton, Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, and Sunset. It is about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. Hill Field was opened in 1940, operating as a vital maintenance and supply base during WWII. In 1944, Hill Field became responsible for long-term storage of aircraft and equipment. In 1947 the Army Air Corps became the United States Air Force and in early 1948 Hill Field was renamed Hill Air Force Base. Hill AFB has continued its history in providing support following WWII, through maintenance of aircraft, during time of peace and conflict to the present. Hill Air Force Base has grown from being a small air field to a thriving US Air Force Base that is ranked as the largest employer in Utah.

In the areas surrounding Hill Air Force Base are many things to do that will appeal to a variety of interests and ages. These attractions include Hill Aerospace Museum, Treehouse Museum, SeaQuest-Utah, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Adams Canyon Trail, Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park, Ogden’s George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park, and Ogden Nature Center, to name a few.

There are many places near Hill Air Force Base that many military families call home. Some of the smaller Utah towns nearby Hill AFB are Ogden, Layton, and Sunset and are the places suggested by the housing office on base for those who wish to live off-base.

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