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  • 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.

  • New tail commemorates final Hill AFB F-16

    The last operational Hill AFB F-16 Fighting Falcon, set to leave in September, will depart for reassignment to Holloman AFB with a new tail design commemorating the jet’s 38 years here.

  • Hill, Robins to provide F-35 software sustainment

    Hill has earned another big piece in the future of sustaining the F-35, America’s newest fighter jet. The base already provides depot level modifications and maintenance on the Air Force’s entire F-35 fleet. Now, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex’s 309th Software Maintenance Group will be part of an

  • F-35As fly in weapons evaluation

    Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings supported and flew their F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Combat Hammer, the first operational air-to-ground weapons evaluation for the Air Force’s newest fighter jets.