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  • Hill fighter wings to perform F-35 flyover at Weber State Saturday

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Two F-35A Lightning IIs, flown by pilots from the active duty 388th and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wings here, will perform a flyover of Weber State University’s Stewart Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m.The flyover will take place prior to kickoff of the Wildcats’ last

  • 388th Airmen win Air Combat Command Maintenance and Training Awards

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Two 388th Maintenance Group schedulers along with the Maintenance Training Section were recently recognized by Air Combat Command for their outstanding work.The Air Combat Command Maintenance Management and Training Awards recognize the best maintainers in ACC, which is

  • F-35A maintainers at Hill training for more combat flexibility

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 388th Maintenance Group is using two programs to train multi-capable Airmen, maintainers who will provide more combat flexibility with the F-35A Lightning II.As the first active-duty, combat-coded F-35A unit in the Air Force with multiple European, Pacific and Middle

  • 388th Operations Group welcomes new leader

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Col. Brad Bashore took command of the 388th Operations Group during a change of command ceremony here today. Col. Bashore is transitioning to the group from commanding the Utah Test and Training Range.The OG also bid farewell to Col. Joshua Wood, who has served as the

  • 388th Fighter Wing offers motorcycle training for Airmen   

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – One of the sure signs of the spring thaw in Utah is motorcycle riders back out on the roads.The 388th Fighter Wing Safety Office is offering motorcycle safety courses to ensure that Airmen are trained properly and riding within Air Force regulations.On March 19, the wing

  • Weapons evaluations begin next week at Hill AFB

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Communities surrounding Hill Air Force Base will notice an increase in flying over the next two weeks as the Air Force conducts a weapons system evaluation here.From March 9-18, A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron will be

  • CSAF visits Hill's fighter wings

    Today, Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., received briefings on the F-35A Lightning II during a visit to Hill Air Force Base. Brown met with leadership and Airmen from the active-duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings. As the Air Force’s first combat-coded F-35 wings, Airmen

  • 34th FGS maintainers provide fifth-generation airpower at Red Flag

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Hill Airmen recently returned from Red Flag 21-1, a large-scale, highly-complex Air Combat Command exercise in the Nevada desert.Maintainers from the 34th Fighter Generation Squadron, alongside Reservists from the 466th Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed 12 F-35A