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  • F-35A from Hill set to visit Abbotsford International Air Show

    The Air Force's combat-coded F-35A Lightning IIs will be on display for an international audience this weekend.Active-duty and reserve Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings here are flying the aircraft to the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 12-14. The

  • F-35A combat readiness celebrated at Hill AFB

    Hill AFB hosted a ceremony Aug. 5 in celebration of the recent announcement that the F-35A Lightning II aircraft is ready for combat.Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command, declared that the fifth-generation fighter aircraft was ‘combat ready’ Aug. 2.During the ceremony, Carlisle

  • Air Force declares the F-35A ‘combat ready’

    The F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ today by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command.Carlisle lauded the aircraft’s performance, noting that the aircraft had met all key criteria for reaching initial operational capability: Airmen

  • F-35A program has come a long way thanks to Hill Airmen

    Airmen of the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings have been hard at work preparing the aircraft for combat readiness since receiving the first operational F-35A Lightning IIs in September 2015.Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command has said he expects the jet to reach “initial

  • ACC's top leader meets 388th FW Airmen

    Air Combat Command’s top leader conducted an all-call here April 7 with Airmen assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing.  U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of ACC, thanked 388th and 419th FW Airmen for the phenomenal progress they’ve made toward initial operational capability for the F-35.

  • 388th Fighter Wing has X-ray vision

    Well, X-ray vision not quite in the way most would imagine, but a form of X-ray vision nonetheless.Usually the stuff of sci-fi movies, fictional superheroes, or comic books ads, the digital upgrade to a base Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) laboratory's X-ray system has greatly improved the workflow

  • Maintenance team keeps F-16s airworthy

    388th Fighter Wing maintainers are working with their Reserve counterparts to support F-16 operations at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Deployed maintainers checked for corrosion on aircraft assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and completed an 8,000-hour rotary actuator time change

  • Newest Chiefs recognized during ceremony

    The designation as a "1-percenter" commonly carries less-than-desirable connotations, depending on the context and demographic to which it is applied.In the United States Air Force, being part of the top one percent distinguishes Airmen who have achieved the highest enlisted rank, chief master

  • Hill's F-35s drop first weapons

     Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings dropped laser-guided bombs at the Utah Test and Training Range this week, marking the first time an F-35 combat unit has employed weapons from the F-35A.Lt. Col. George Watkins, 34th Fighter Squadron commander, said employing weapons on the F-35 allows

  • Airmen make Valentine’s Day sweet for seniors

    Airmen from Hill AFB made Valentine’s Day a little sweeter for local senior citizens.  Chancellor Gardens, an assisted living facility in Clearfield, hosted a dance for its residents Feb. 11. As in years past, men and women from Hill AFB served as partners on the dance floor, swaying to live music