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  • A-10 Thunderbolts from Moody Air Force Base, Ga.'s 74th Fighter Squadron lined the ramp here Aug.1-8 to participate in the Air Force's air-to-ground Weapons System Evaluation Program known as Combat Hammer. Airmen and aircraft from 10 Air Combat Command units dropped over $1.2 million-worth of munitions on the Utah Test and Training Range. With support from the 388th Range Squadron, Airmen in Eglin Air Force Base's 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, 53rd Wing, will collect and analyze data on how these precision weapons performed and their suitability for use in War on Terror deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd)

    Combat Hammer measures how well Airmen, technology put bombs on target

  • Airman 1st Class Jeff Swarthout, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, lowers the canopy of an F-16 during filming with the Blue Man Group July 2. The Las Vegas entertainment act visited Hill AFB to shoot a welcome video for Provo, Utah's Stadium of Fire Fourth of July celebration. The 388th Fighter Wing will perform a four-ship flyover at the event to mark the patriotic holiday and thank community members for their support of the Air Force mission. (Photo by 1st Lt. Beth Woodward)

    Wild blue yonder

  • Col. Jeffrey Snell (right) accepts command of the 388th Range Squadron in a ceremony here June 19. The colonel will direct Department of Defense operations on the 2.3 million-acre Utah Test and Training Range and manage approximately 100 personnel. The 388th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Scott Dennis (left), presided over the unit's change of command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd)

    Range Squadron changes command

  • Col. Stephen Langford (right) accepts command of the 388th Operations Group in a ceremony here June 20. The colonel will direct the flying operations of three, frequently-deployed F-16 squadrons and approximately 200 pilots and support personnel. The 388th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Scott Dennis (left), presided over the unit's change of command. (U.S. Air Force photo by James Arrowood)

    Operations Group changes command

  • The final 388th Fighter Wing Block 40 F-16 to undergo Common Configuration Implementation Program upgrades is handed over to Col. Scott Dennis, 388th FW commander, in a ceremony April 21. Beginning in November 2005, depot workers from the 309th Maintenance Wing, led by Brig. Gen. Art Cameron, invested over 5,500 maintenance hours into each of 388th FW's 72 aircraft. CCIP brings upgraded avionics and communications systems to pilots in combat. Hill's 4th Fighter Squadron was the first to fly CCIP F-16s in combat in August 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd)

    Depot upgrades keep Falcon fighting

    Airmen of the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing received their final Block 40 F-16 to complete the Common Configuration Implementation Program upgrade April 21. The modifications, made by members of Hill's 309th Maintenance Wing, began in November 2005 to enhance the capabilities of the 30-year-old aircraft.The upgrade
  • A Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 ordnance crew member loads a 2,000-pound bomb onto an F/A-18 in preparation for a training mission at the Utah Test and Training Range. Hill welcomed the Beaufort, S.C. unit in January for training in the range's unique airspace and terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deanna Shallenberger)

    Marine F/A-18s train at Utah Range

    From January 13 to February 8, Hill Air Force Base welcomed Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 to the Utah Test and Training Range, allowing the service members experience dropping live ordnance and working in a cold climate. The F/A-18 Hornet squadron, also known as the Bengals, came to Utah, and found valuable training in the UTTR's
  • Staff Sgt. Maria Badure, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the 388th Maintenance Operations Squadron commander's support staff, installs an energy efficient, fluorescent light bulb in the wing pilot gym Feb. 6. 75th Civil Engineering initiated the switch, which is expected to save Hill Air Force Base $450 each year in energy costs.

    Doing the "bright" thing

  • 729th Air Control Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. William Golladay, addresses an audience at a Jan. 10 ceremony that marked the opening of the unit's vehicle maintenance bay, operations center and radar tower facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd)

    77-foot radar tower provides realistic air control training

    The 729th Air Control Squadron, a unit that relays communications between pilots and ground units calling for air support, marked the opening of its new, 77-foot radar tower and operations center here Jan. 10. The $700,000 tower allows 729th ground radar specialists to have a full view of the Utah Test and Training Range and more effectively direct
  • A 388th Fighter Wing Airman is greeted by a loved one at the 4th Fighter Squadron homecoming Jan. 8. The wing's 4th Fighter Squadron deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq in August and flew approximately 1,800 missions in support of ground forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd)

    Friends and family welcome Airmen home

    Approximately 300 Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing returned from a deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq Jan. 8. In August, F-16 Fighting Falcons and associated pilots, maintenance and support personnel from the 4th Fighter Squadron deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The unit's primary mission
  • Chief Master Sgt. Ken Czop, 388th command chief master sergeant, shakes hands with 421st Fighter Squadron Airmen as they deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During their time in the Central Command area of operations, the squadron will maintain security and stability in the region by providing close air support to coalition ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ralph Jackson)

    421st Fighter Squadron deploys to Iraq

    Approximately 300 personnel from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing deployed Dec. 29 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Airmen will make up the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and deploy to the region for at least 120 days as a part of the Air and Space Expeditionary Force rotation. The primary mission
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