HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The recent completion of 100-percent dormitory inspections required by the Department of War's "Barracks Task Force" order found suitable living conditions in Hill’s dormitories.
In October 2025, the Secretary of War asked the services to investigate living conditions in unaccompanied housing for servicemembers, which led to Air Force leaders ordering a full check of every single dorm room for unsafe or unhealthy conditions.
That check found that almost all housing was satisfactory or better. Out of thousands of unaccompanied housing rooms across the Air Force, 37 service members had to move because of serious problems, none of those were at Hill Air Force Base, said Paula Mize, chief of the Housing Branch at Hill Air Force Base’s 75th Civil Engineer Group.
The Air Force has set aside $40 million to spend between November 2025 and March 2026 on quick repairs, but renovations on Hill’s dorms are already in the works. Building 349 is currently being updated with an estimated completion by fall 2026 and Building 363 will follow.
“While the floorplans won’t change, we’re working to modernize them a bit, installing new flooring, fixtures, cabinets, removing the bathtubs and replacing them with more modern showers,” Mize said. “While all of our facilities are clean, safe and comfortable, like a lot of military infrastructure, they are in need of an update.”
The Air Force is also working on an enterprise-level housing maintenance and repair tracking system where Airmen can submit direct work order requests and track their status, which is scheduled to be implemented by the end of 2026. They will receive messages when work starts, when it finishes, and a survey to say if the job was done right.
In the meantime, Airmen should work with their Airman Dorm Leaders if they have issues with their dorms.
“We have a team of three dorm leaders and they are really wonderful. They care about the Airmen,” Mize said. “And Airmen can always call, email or stop by our office if they need help.”
Another action directed by the task force was to ensure internet connectivity to every room, at the cost of the government.
“We are in the process of getting bids for campus internet,” Mize said. “Every room and common area will have free basic Wi-Fi, and Airmen will have the option to purchase upgraded Wi-Fi if they’d like.”