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  • A new 77-foot radar tower has been built for the 729th Air Control Squadron to enhance their combat and work capabilities.

    729th ACS receives much needed improvements

    The 729th Air Control Squadron is unique to the Air Force in that it serves as one of four deployable air control squadrons, capable of providing radar air surveillance and command and control of coalition aircraft for combatant commanders. They maintain and operate approximately 200 vehicles and manage more than $250 million in assets. The
  • A 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 pulls beside a KC-135 Stratotanker form the Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing during a training mission May 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Beth Woodward)

    4th FS to deploy with new combat capabilities

    The 4th Fighter Squadron will be the first in the wing to deploy with new technology and with Reservists by their side. For more than four months as part of the Air and Space Expeditionary Force rotation, about 300 personnel from the 4th FS and 30 volunteers from the 419th Fighter Wing will deploy to Southwest Asia in August to work with coalition
  • OVER VIRGINIA -- An F-15 Eagle is joined in formation by F-16 Fighting Falcons during a training sortie here April 19. The F-15 is assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and the F-16s are assigned to the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing in Richmond. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

    CONR Fighters Patrolling Central Florida

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- As part of its continuing Operation NOBLE EAGLE mission, the U.S. Continental NORAD Region (CONR) has increased air patrols in central Florida. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah, and F-15 Eagles from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla., will patrol the greater Cape Canaveral and

  • Pilots, maintainers celebrate July 4th supporting community flyovers

    Flyovers by four Hill F-16s wowed crowds at parade routes and parks in nearly 15 communities July 4th. Pilots from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings flew over Independence Day celebrations in West Point, Centerville, Park City, Provo, Delta, Tooele, Clearfield, Hooper, Riverdale, North Ogden, Vernal, Henefer, Riverton, and Kaysville. Hill F-16s

  • Hometown pilots participate in Stadium of Fire flyover

    Before they were even old enough to drive, the three boys used to look to the skies during the Stadium of Fire 4th of July celebration when the formation of jets would zoom above the Lavell Edwards stadium, in Provo, Utah. Now all three pilots were given a chance to look down at that same event flying overhead in their F-16 Fighting Falcons in a
  • Col. Robert Beletic taxiis to the 388th Fighter Wing ramp from his last flight with the wing before his departure to his new duty station.

    388th FW moves forward

    After two years in the commander's seat, Col. Robert Beletic, 388th Fighter Wing commander, shares his thoughts on the wing's progress, challenges and future. Colonel Beletic relinquished command of the wing to 388th Vice Wing Commander, Col. Todd Harmer, in a ceremony July 6. Colonel Harmer will act as wing commander until the new commander, Col.
  • Senior Airman Manchester performs preventative maintenance on a UPA-59 decoder during a daily inspection of one of the TPS-75 air control and warning radar at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Airman Manchester, a 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron radar maintenance technician, is deployed from Hill AFB, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olufemi A. Owolabi)

    Maintainers help control the sky keeping Balad radars 'rollin'

    Located about 50 feet above the ground are Balad's surveillance radar systems which keep running around the clock, searching the sky in order to maintain air superiority. These systems require daily maintenance to stay running. Airmen of the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron's ground radar maintainers ensure they provide a 24-hour-a-day
  • Technical Sgt. Matt Bennato, an Air Reserve Technician with the 419th Fighter Wing, prepares to launch a 34 Fighter Squadron F-16 May 23. This is the second day Reserve aircraft maintenance Airmen have worked beside active duty Airmen in the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Beth Woodward)

    Reservists join forces with active duty fighter squadrons

    A small group of Reserve F-16 pilots and crew chiefs now work side-by-side with their active duty counterparts here, marking a major milestone in an ongoing integration initiative aimed at increasing the combat capability of Hill's fighter wings. Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing's 466th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit began
  • Staff Sgt. Mario Alvarez, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, receives the 506th Air Expeditionary Group Diamond Sharp Award June 4 from Col. Douglas Tucker, 506 AEG commander (left), and Master Sgt. Ty Jarry, 727 EACS first sergeant, at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Alvarez, a Miami, Fla. native, is deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

    Supply sergeant orders up 506 AEG Diamond Sharp Award

    KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq. -- -- Staff Sgt. Mario Alvarez, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Combat Operations Supply journeyman, earned recognition here as the Diamond Sharp Award winner for the week of May 27 - June 2. Sergeant Alvarez deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and hails from Miami, Fla. He has served in the Air Force
  • Members of the 388th Fighter Wing take advantage of the new pilot gym built primarily to prepare F-16 pilots for the rigors of their highly-maneuverable aircraft and modernized helmets. The gym is equipped with two certified personal trainers and equipment from the Hess fitness center. (Photos by Senior Airman Stefanie Torres)

    388th FW opens pilot gym

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony in the 388th Fighter Wing Headquarters building June 4 marked the opening of the wing's pilot gym--a facility designed to prevent G-induced loss of consciousness. "GLOC is a real threat to F-16 pilots. Over the lifetime of the F-16, we have lost 12 pilots and 16 aircraft to GLOC in the USAF," said 388th FW Commander, Col.
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