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  • New life for restored F-35 jet leads to valuable emergency training

    The 388th Maintenance Group recently hosted a first of its kind, F-35 crash recovery course here, using a newly-retired, now reassembled F-35A Lightning II. The F-35 Joint Program Office’s five-day Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery course included 29 maintainers from across the F-35

  • 388th Fighter Wing Conducts Phase II Readiness Exercise

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH – Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing completed a Phase II readiness exercise, Sept. 13-15, 2022, on Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The exercise, which simulated a forward operating base while already deployed, consisted of 3 days of operations which included chemical warfare

  • Hill AFB Fighter Wings will night fly in Sept.

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- After Labor Day weekend, the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings will conduct local night-flying operations with the F-35A Lightning II on most weekdays in September.During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed by approximately 11 p.m., but exact

  • Repair Airmen save Air Force money, time - even for units outside 388th FW

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- A three-person shop in the 388th Logistics Support Squadron is saving big bucks for the Air Force.The Airmen in the 388th Maintenance Group’s Air Force Repair Enhancement Program shop have repaired more than 370 items over the past year, saving more than $1 million along

  • Update: Hill fighter wings conducting night flying this week 

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings will conduct local night-flying operations with the F-35A Lightning II this week.During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed by approximately 11:45 p.m. However, exact days and times may vary based on a

  • Airmen, jets return to Hill following European deployment

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Pilots, maintainers and support personnel from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings returned to Hill Monday after deploying the F-35A Lightning II to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

  • Air Force Unveils New Airpower Ad in Theaters

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The U.S. Air Force plans to unveil their latest commercial titled “Own the Sky” in theaters during moviegoers’ long-awaited release of Top Gun: Maverick. The heart-pounding, adrenaline inducing ad gives the audience a sense of what it might feel like to be

  • Hill fighter wings conducting night flying over next two weeks 

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings will conduct local night-flying operations with the F-35A Lightning II on most weekdays starting this week through May 5.During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed by approximately 11 p.m., but exact days