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  • Boot drive for Operation Heroes runs July 9-12

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Members from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings will host a boot drive to collect military combat boots of all conditions for Operation Heroes at Hangar 37 July 9-12.Operation Heroes is a non-profit organization that gives back to Utah’s Gold Star families, or families

  • Hill fighter wings to fly F-35s over Utah July 3

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – A 33-year holiday tradition lives on as pilots from the Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing and active-duty 388th Fighter Wing perform flyovers for 12 cities across Utah this Fourth of July weekend.Spectators may catch a glimpse of four F-35A Lightning II jets in

  • 4th FS, 421st FGS welcome new commanders

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Lt. Col. Greg Farrell took command of the 4th Fighter Squadron during a change of command ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, today. Farrell previously served as the director of operations for the 421st Fighter Squadron.The FS also bid farewell to Lt. Col. Joshua Arki, who

  • Hill Airmen return home after multinational exercises in Europe

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Aircraft and Airmen from the 4th Fighter Squadron returned to Utah this week after deploying the F-35A Lightning II to Europe a little more than a month ago. The squadron, compromised of active duty Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing and Reservists from the 419th FW here,

  • New commander at Utah Test and Training Range

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Lt. Col. James Buessing assumed command of the Utah Test and Training Range today during a ceremony here. Buessing takes over after Col. Brad Bashore transitioned to command the 388th Operations Group.The UTTR is a Department of Defense (DoD) Major Range and Test

  • 34th FS, 388th OSS welcome new commanders

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Lt. Col. Tanner Gibson took command of the 34th Fighter Squadron during a change of command ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, on June 6, 2021. Lt. Col. Tanner Gibbson previously served as the director of operations for the squadron.The FS also bid farewell Lt. Col. Aaron

  • F-35 Demo Team meets F135 Engine Team

    Members of the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team visited Tinker Air Force Base to meet and thank the men and women of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Heavy Maintenance Center for their work on the F135 engine that powers their aircraft.

  • AF breaks down updated fitness test scores

    Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.

  • Hill Airmen, F-35 tested during concurrent exercises at Tyndall AFB

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Airmen from Hill’s fighter wings recently deployed the F-35A Lightning II to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for concurrent training exercises –  one a large-scale, joint-force air war, called Checkered Flag, the other an air-to-air weapons evaluation, Combat Archer.Since