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  • Keep on truckin': F-35 pilot requalifies to refuel aircraft

    Several F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived here as part of a Theater Security Package. For one pilot, the Spangdahlem flightline was familiar territory. U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Slotten, 421st Fighter Squadron F-35A pilot, who was stationed here in 2004 as an Airman first class fuels distributor

  • F-35A to participate in 'Gunfighter Flag' exercise

    MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- The 34th Fighter Squadron, from Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing, will fly the F-35A Lightning II alongside other Air Force units in Gunfighter Flag here next week.The exercise, similar to larger combat exercises like Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nevada,

  • Largest off-station F-35A operation to date

    MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Since May 30, the 388th Fighter Wing’s 34th Fighter Squadron has been flying out of Mountain Home in what has been the largest off-station F-35A Lightning II operation to date.The squadron, normally stationed at Hill AFB, Utah, is functioning as a detachment

  • Hill's fighter wings join Utah communities celebrating July 4

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – This July Fourth, F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Hill’s 388th and 419th Fighter Wings will roar over celebrations across Northern Utah.Eight pilots and about two dozen F-35 maintainers from both wings volunteer to work during the holiday to get the jets off the

  • 388th Airmen fastest among Alpha Warrior athletes

    Hill Air Force Base hosted the Air Force Alpha Warrior Western Regional Competition June 21. Four athletes competed at the event, consisting of the top performers from Hill and Travis Air Force Base, California.

  • 388th FW Airmen fly in three-nation F-35 exercise

    Airmen deployed to the Middle East from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flew alongside F-35 Lightning IIs from the United Kingdom and Israel during Exercise Tri-Lightning, which took place over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 25, 2019.Tri-Lightning was a one-day defensive

  • 388th Fighter Wing welcomes new commander

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 388th Fighter Wing here received a new commander today as Col. Steven G. Behmer assumed command of the Air Force’s only operational F-35A Lightning II unit.“We will continue to make sure this wing is singularly focused on deploying combat power,” Behmer said. “It’s

  • F-35 transported via C-17

    An F-35 Lightning II was loaded into a C-17 Globemaster by 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porters recently at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Tech. Sgt. Allen Fanter, from the 388th Maintenance Group, helped coordinate the movement. This was the first-ever F-35 wing removal and shipment via air

  • 388th, Norwegian F-35 maintainers push program with first 'cross-servicing'

    For the first time outside the U. S., Norwegian and American F-35 Lightning II maintainers worked together on their aircraft June 17, 2019.A team of five maintainers and four pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing's 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Norway for the historic cross-servicing