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  • Hill maintainers support F-35A first Asia appearance during Seoul ADEX 17

    Twenty-seven Hill maintainers and accompanying support equipment loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 13, bound for Northeast Asia’s largest air show to support the F-35A’s first time on Asian soil.Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, also known as Seoul ADEX 17, offers a venue

  • Reservist takes command of UTTR

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Col. James “Flash” Frickel took command of the Utah Test and Training Range during an assumption of command ceremony here Oct. 2.    The UTTR is located in Utah’s northwest desert and contains the largest block of overland contiguous special use airspace in the

  • 388 Bomb Group holds 68th annual reunion

    Ten World War II veterans, original bomber crew members from the 388th Bomb Group, attended the 388th Bomb Group reunion recently in San Diego, along with 70 family members.

  • Hill’s 4th FS/AMU receives first F-35A

    Hundreds cheered the historic arrival of the 4th Fighter Squadron’s and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit’s first F-35A as tail number 5133 landed on base Wednesday and taxied into Hotel Row. It was a big event as Staff Sgt. Timothy Ericksen, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief for Hill’s

  • Hill Airmen make cameo at Salt Lake Comic Con

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Airmen from the 419th Fighter Wing and 388th Fighter Wing represented Utah’s “hometown heroes” during a press conference at Salt Lake Comic Con Sept. 21.   Lt. Col. Mathew Miller, 419th Operations Support Flight commander, gave a brief overview of the fighter wings and

  • F-35As fly earlier and later than usual

    The 388th and 419th Fighter Wings will participate in an exercise, Sept. 18-21, which will include early-morning takeoffs and after-dark landings. Local residents may hear flying between 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

  • Hill AFB bids farewell to 'Viper'

    Hill AFB officially ended an era Friday at a Viper Out ceremony celebrating 38-years of the F-16 at the base. Current and former military members, pilots, maintainers, civic leaders and friends packed Hangar 37 to bid farewell to the plane dubbed the Viper, because of its appearance at take-off. The

  • Airmen prep for survival scenarios

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – More than 250 Airmen in the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings prepared for survival scenarios today during ATSO training, short for "ability to survive and operate."   The Airmen tested their ability to don and safely remove survival gear, which includes mask, gloves,

  • Hill AFB, UTTR evaluation exercises close

    Evaluation exercises Combat Hammer and Combat Archer ended August 18 at Hill AFB and the Utah Test and Training Range. Both are part of the Weapons System Evaluation Program, or WSEP.