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  • Hill's F-35s drop first weapons

     Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings dropped laser-guided bombs at the Utah Test and Training Range this week, marking the first time an F-35 combat unit has employed weapons from the F-35A.Lt. Col. George Watkins, 34th Fighter Squadron commander, said employing weapons on the F-35 allows

  • Airmen make Valentine’s Day sweet for seniors

    Airmen from Hill AFB made Valentine’s Day a little sweeter for local senior citizens.  Chancellor Gardens, an assisted living facility in Clearfield, hosted a dance for its residents Feb. 11. As in years past, men and women from Hill AFB served as partners on the dance floor, swaying to live music

  • Vipers of '91: Hill's F-16s at war

    When the Gulf War began, the footage of precision weaponry striking Iraqi government buildings, military installations, and tanks impressed the nation. Laser guided bombs and high speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs), carried by the new stealthy F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-111 Aardvark caught the

  • 'Black Widows' arrive at Bagram for final F-16 deployment

    Airmen assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing's 421st Fighter Squadron, known as the "Black Widows", arrived at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 28 in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel and NATO's Resolute Support mission.During their six-month tenure at BAF, the squadron will assume the

  • Airman earns Purple Heart, recognized at Hill AFB

    Tech. Sgt. Jesus Soto, an electronic warfare specialist in the 388th Fighter Wing's Component Maintenance Squadron, received the Purple Heart today for injuries sustained during an attack on Nov. 21, 2005."If I left it up to Jesus, this would have been a very modest ceremony," said Lt. Col. Steven

  • Hill commemorates new era in combat air power

    Hill and the Top of Utah community officially welcomed the F-35 Lightning II at a ceremony Oct. 14, an event that formally marked the beginning of F-35 operations for the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings.Members of the Utah congressional delegation, Lockheed Martin, and the Air Force addressed a crowd

  • First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB

    The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power today as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As.Hill's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will be the first combat-coded units to fly and maintain the Air Force's newest

  • 421st FS pilot inspires area kids

    Local kids visited Hill yesterday to learn more about military aviation, as part of Utah Valley University's Road Scholars program.The group, which included adolescents who are interested in aviation careers and their family members, discussed military aviation with a 388th Fighter Wing pilot and

  • Hill's LANTIRN pod shop closes its doors

    The divestiture of one of the 388th Fighter Wing's premier maintenance back shops has concluded, marking the end of an era that supported test, training, and real-world defense operations since the late 1980's.While the draw-down across the Air Force began in late 2011, it has only recently wrapped