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    388th FW guidance for COVID-19

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The 388th Fighter Wing recently issued the following guidelines to it's members here to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. These wing-wide steps, in combination with CDC guidelines can help isolate any eventual cases, decrease the chances of widespread sickness within the wing and the community, and preserve combat
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    Hill AFB increases health protection condition level

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Effective immediately, Hill AFB has changed its Health Protection Condition level from Zero to Alpha as a precautionary safety measure in response to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State of Utah.This HPCON change is consistent with existing precautionary measures, and provides critical information for base

  • Statement by the Department of Defense on domestic travel restrictions

    New travel restrictions for service members, DoD civilians, and their families assigned to DoD installations, facilities and surrounding areas within the United States and its territories.
  • Staff Sgt. Brandon Bunn, a 388th Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector and car enthusiast, gets in his 1998 Nissan 240SX on Antelope Island, Utah, Feb. 2, 2020. His 240SX has a 2JZ-GTE engine from the fourth-generation Toyota Supra and gets more than 500 horsepower to the wheels, reliably. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jarrod M. Vickers)

    388th FW Airman Finds Solace in Cars

    Pantera plays faintly in the background as metal clangs against metal. A dim shop light paints the bare drywall and Brandon can see his breath, even with the garage door shut. “The stress relief of tuning out the world and turning wrenches is unlike anything else,” said Staff Sgt. Brandon Bunn, a 388th Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector.
  • Danielle Lankford was named the 2020 Armed Forces Insurance Hill Air Force Base Spouse of the Year. She is the spouse of Staff Sgt. Joshua Lankford, 388th Maintenance Group. The AFI Spouse of the Year award recognizes military spouses who make a tangible and measurable difference in their communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

    388th FW spouse recognized for work with military spouse career development

    Following hundreds of nominations nationwide and a national vote yielding more than 23,000 votes, Danielle Lankford has been named the 2020 Armed Forces Insurance Hill Air Force Base Spouse of the Year.
  • A photo of Capt. Kristin "BEO" Wolfe

    Behind the Helmet of the F-35A Demonstration Team’s newest pilot

    Curious about the origin story for the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team's newest pilot and team commander? Check out this feature to learn more about Capt. Kristin "BEO" Wolfe, F-35A Demo Pilot and former F-22 pilot.
  • A photo of Capt. Kriten Wolfe, F-35A Demonstration Team pilot.

    388 FW pilot to lead F-35A Demonstration Team

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Following official certification by the commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Holmes, Capt. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe has taken over as the new F-35A Demonstration Team’s pilot and commander for the 2020 and 2021 air show season, Feb. 29, 2020.The certification took place during the Air Force’s Heritage Flight Training
  • A photo of an F-35A maintainer working on the aircraft.

    Synergy-centered maintenance key to F-35A reliability and high mission capability rates

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – As capable as the F-35A has proven itself to be on the battlefield – seeking out and evading or killing high-end threats – it can be just as capable in reliability and quick combat 'turns' when maintainers leverage the synergy designed into the maintenance systems.When you listen to Col. Michael Miles, 388th Maintenance
  • Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, points during his F-35A “full warfighting capability” ceremony presentation.

    Commanders of ACC, AFRC visit Hill AFB to celebrate F-35 success

    Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, and Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, paid a visit to the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing to help commemorate a key milestone in F-35A Lightning II operations here.
  • A photo of a weapons loading competition at Hill Air Force Base.

    Weapons load competition brings out the best

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings participated in the Load Crew of the Year competition Feb. 7, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The load crew competition requires teams of three Airmen to load weapons onto a F-35A Lightning II as quickly and accurately as possible within a 37.5 minute
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