NATO exercise last deployment for Hill F-16s

ALBACETE AIR BASE, Spain – Eight F-16 aircraft and more than 200 Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th FW from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are currently at Albacete Air Base, Spain, to participate in the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme through May 19.   TLP

Airmen from 388th, 419th Fighter Wings deploy F-35A to Estonia

Alongside F-35A, some Airmen on first overseas deployment

Zachary Kasperek grew up in Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie, playing with G.I. Joes and fighting with friends over who shot who in their imaginary games of war.He always wanted to join the military.After the Sept. 11 terror attacks, military recruiters started calling his older brother.

F-35 deploys to Europe for the first time

F-35A Lightning IIs, Airmen and accompanying equipment arrived at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, today, marking the aircraft’s first overseas training deployment to Europe.

Hill’s F-16s: Celebrating 40 years of combat airpower, part 2

In honor of the F-16, whose operational service here is coming to a close this year, we continue our two-week tribute to the men and women of the 388th Fighter Wing and Team Hill who have supported Viper’s combat mission for the past 38 years.

Developer begins construction on USTAR innovation center at Hill AFB, foresees ‘Silicon Hill’

Developers at Hill Air Force Base are breaking ground on another new construction project this week, creating more space for new jobs near the base. Air Force and Utah officials, participated in a ceremony March 3 to mark the progress at Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park.  The new 21,000

Maintainers compete for Load Crew of the Year

Maintainers from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings went head-to-head at a bomb-loading competition at Hill AFB Feb. 24 to determine the load crew of the year. Teams consisted of previous load-crew-of-the-quarter winners.

F-35A stealth brings flexibility to battlespace

Stealth isn’t new in the Air Force. But, stealth combined with the multirole capabilities of the F-35A is proving to be a game changer in the Nevada desert.Units from across the Air Force have converged here for Red Flag 17-01, the Air Force’s premier air combat exercise, which pits a friendly force

Youngest maintainer at Red Flag launches America’s youngest jet

The future belongs to the young. Nathan Kosters, the youngest F-35 crew chief in the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, was born in 1996. “The Macerana” was No. 1 on the charts (somehow), “Independence Day” topped the box office and the F-16 Fighting Falcon had already been flying for 22 years.

New hours for South Gate Visitor Control Center

The South Gate Visitor Control Center will adjust its hours of operations beginning March 1, 2017. The new hours will be 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. The VCC will be closed at all other times, including weekends and federal holidays. The VCC will be open on AFMC Family Days.