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  • Bamboo Eagle strengthens 388th Fighter Wing pilots

    NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- Pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 421st Fighter Squadron, flying the F-35A Lightning II in Bamboo Eagle 25-1, are gaining vital experience with every sortie.Bamboo Eagle, a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center exercise, stretches force elements and

  • 388th Fighter Wing participates in Bamboo Eagle 25-1

    NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base deployed here over the weekend with a number of F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft as part of Bamboo Eagle 25-1.The 421st Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron moved forward to

  • 388th Fighter Wing participates in Red Flag 25-1

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Pilots, maintainers, and support personnel from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are currently deployed here from the 421st Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron as part of Red Flag 25-1.Red Flag is a large

  • Restoration project returns damaged F-35A to Air Force’s operational fleet

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing completed a lengthy project to restore a single F-35A Lightning II from two separate, damaged aircraft, and begin its return to combat status.This is the first time maintainers have successfully pieced together two F-35A structures to

  • 421st Fighter Squadron welcomes new leader

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The "Black Widows" of the 421st Fighter Squadron welcomed a new leader during a change of command ceremony here, Dec. 6. Lt. Col. Bryan Mussler took command as Lt. Col. Nathan Heguy transitions to a new assignment after leading the Widows since June 2022. During Heguy's

  • 388th Fighter Wing completes regional combat exercise from multiple locations

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing participated in an agile combat employment exercise last week, flying and sustaining the F-35A Lightning II from various locations around the mountain west.The exercise dovetailed with Mountain Home AFB’s RAGING GUNFIGHTER exercise. The