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  • Airman 1st Class Bryan Lira Ayala competes in the Alpha Warrior Western Regional Competition June 21, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Lira Ayala won the competition with the fastest time and will move on to the super regionals at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

    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.
  • Gold Star Mother Cathy Powers with her “AMMO family” June 21, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Munitions Airmen assigned to the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings and the 649th Munitions Squadron ran a 5K with Cathy whose son, Senior Airman Bryce Powers, passed away April 26, 2013, after a vehicle accident in Japan. Cathy's goal is to run a total of 1,000 miles while visiting all 50 states to raise funds to sponsor veteran’s wreaths to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery in December. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

    ‘AMMO’ Airmen run with Gold Star mother to honor veterans

    Munitions Airmen assigned to the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings and the 649th Munitions Squadron joined Gold Star Mother Cathy Powers during a 5K run June 21 to honor her son Senior Airman Bryce Powers and other veterans.
  • A photo of F-35's from the US, Israel and UK.

    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 counter air exercise involving friendly and
  • Col. Steven G. Behmer spoke to the Airmen of the 388th Fighter Wing after taking command of the Air Force’s only operational F-35A Lightning II unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

    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 not just about the aircraft. The F-35A doesn’t go
  • F-35 transported via C-17

    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 transport. The $200,000 four-year project culminated in the transport of the aircraft to Hill's Ogden Air Logistics Complex. There it will become the Air Force’s first F-35 aircraft battle damage trainer.
  • F-35 Lighting II maintainers from both the United States Air Force and Royal Norwegian Air Force work together at Orland Air Base, Norway, to turn two American jets after a sortie June 17, 2019. The visit marked the first time American F-35s have landed in Norway, which operates its own fleet of the fifth-generation fighters, and served as valuable training for the Norwegian maintainers. A fleet of F-35s is currently deployed to Europe as part of the European Deterrence Initiative, as as a way of proving the U.S. Air Force's ability to rapidly deploy fifth-generation fighters to European bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Austin M. May.)

    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 event, during which the maintenance teams received and turned two American F-35As after their arrival from Finland.
  • These aircraft are in Europe to participate in exercises and conduct training with Europe-based aircraft in support of a Theater Security Package.

    Hill’s fighter wings demonstrate global reach with F-35A

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- From Europe to the Middle East and the high desert of Idaho, the Air Force’s first combat-coded F-35A Lightning II squadrons demonstrated their global reach this week.In a seven-day span, Airmen from Hill Air Force Base’s active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings have been on the ground in nine different
  • Staff Sgt. William Richardson, an F-35A crew chief with the 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, is from St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He joined the Air Force to "see the world." The current F-35A deployment to Europe is allowing him to do just that. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)

    Air Force career opens world to F-35A maintainer

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Staff Sgt. William Richardson doesn’t mind that it is a cliché. He joined the Air Force to see the world. And with this F-35A Lightning II deployment to Europe, he’s doing it.Richardson, an F-35A crew chief in the 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, was born on the tiny island of St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • The F-35A flew alongside two Finnish F-18 Hornet aircraft as part of a Theater Security Package.

    Hill F-35s fly with Finnish F-18s

  • U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxi on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 11, 2019. Multiple F-35s arrived as part of a Theater Security Package. The aircraft have a unique combination of stealth, speed, and agility, making them some of the best dominance fighters in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Seelye)

    Hill F-35As arrive at Spangdahlem

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- The U.S. Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, Airmen, and associated equipment to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, at Hill AFB, Utah, to participate in exercises and conduct training with other Europe-based aircraft as part of a Theater
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