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.

‘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.

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

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

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

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