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  • Hill Airmen keep F-35As flying

    After the discovery of faulty insulation on coolant lines caused a temporary flight restriction for 10 of Hill’s 15 F-35As, repaired jets are beginning to fly again.Two aircraft returned to flight Oct. 24 and three more are scheduled for completion by Nov. 4.Maintainers from the 388th and 419th

  • Fighter wings conduct night flying Oct. 11-20

    The 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will conduct night flying Oct. 11-20.Local residents may hear F-35s and F-16s flying during the night hours as pilots continue to sharpen their night-time combat flying skills. The 388th FW and Reserve 419th FW are required to train at night to

  • Hill’s Air Force Ball set for Sept. 17

    The 2016 Team Hill Air Force Ball will be held Sept. 17 at the Davis Conference Center located at 1651 N. 700 W. in Layton. Team Hill is invited to enjoy an elegant dining and entertainment experience. The social hour begins at 5 p.m., followed by the dinner and program at 6 p.m.Tickets are priced

  • Air Force releases criteria for basing new F-16 training squadrons

    The Air Force released basing criteria Aug. 11 that will be used to select candidate bases to establish additional permanent formal training units using F-16 Fighting Falcons from Hill Air Force Base, Utah.“As a former F-16 pilot and squadron commander at Hill, I know for many the F-16 has been

  • F-35A from Hill set to visit Abbotsford International Air Show

    The Air Force's combat-coded F-35A Lightning IIs will be on display for an international audience this weekend.Active-duty and reserve Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings here are flying the aircraft to the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 12-14. The

  • F-35A combat readiness celebrated at Hill AFB

    Hill AFB hosted a ceremony Aug. 5 in celebration of the recent announcement that the F-35A Lightning II aircraft is ready for combat.Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command, declared that the fifth-generation fighter aircraft was ‘combat ready’ Aug. 2.During the ceremony, Carlisle

  • Air Force declares the F-35A ‘combat ready’

    The F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ today by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command.Carlisle lauded the aircraft’s performance, noting that the aircraft had met all key criteria for reaching initial operational capability: Airmen

  • F-35A program has come a long way thanks to Hill Airmen

    Airmen of the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings have been hard at work preparing the aircraft for combat readiness since receiving the first operational F-35A Lightning IIs in September 2015.Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command has said he expects the jet to reach “initial