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  • Three brothers, Mr. Fred, Woody and Norton Johnson, are presented the flag from a member of the Hill Air Force Base Honor Guard to carry to the Washington Monument for a ceremony there Sept. 15.

    A heroes' sendoff: WWII vets honored at Hill before trip to D.C.

    Today's generation may best understand the history and sacrifice behind a worldwide conflict through old war movies. But to the 130 WWII veterans who donned their military uniforms once again and packed their bags to come to Hill Air Force Base Sept. 14, the pictures of war are forever embedded in their mind from first-hand experience. A
  • Col. Scott Dennis, 388th Fighter Wing commander, addressed the wing during the 388th FW assumption of command ceremony July 30 in Hangar 37. Col. Dennis spent a year as commander of the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group at Balad Air Base, Iraq, before his assignment with the wing.

    388th FW commander reveals important concepts for wing

    With 22 years of service as a fighter pilot in the Air Force, Col. Scott Dennis, the 388th Fighter Wing commander, imparts three important concepts to the wing; 1) Own the mission; 2) Make each day your finestl hour as you serve your country; and 3) Make the wing better. The commander took lead of the 388th July 30, during an assumption of command
  • F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va. soar over the Utah Test and Training Range during the Weapons System Evaluation Program Aug. 12-23. The program, better known as ?Combat Hammer,? analyzes the bomb from the time it is built to the time it is deployed to determine how successful it might be in combat.

    Munitions put to test by Combat Hammer

    Those around Hill Air Force Base may have noticed an increased number of sorties and a diverse group of aircraft flying west to the Utah Test and Training Range recently. From Aug. 12-23, approximately 250 sorties and six types of aircraft took part in the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadrons' Weapons System Evaluation Program, better known as "Combat

  • SERE training to be required for all Airmen

    WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley met Aug. 10 at the Pentagon with several Air Force leaders to discuss the road ahead for survival, evasion, resistance and escape training. Air Force leaders plan to broaden the focus of SERE training for all Airmen due to the threat of isolation and capture for Airmen supporting
  • A new 77-foot radar tower has been built for the 729th Air Control Squadron to enhance their combat and work capabilities.

    729th ACS receives much needed improvements

    The 729th Air Control Squadron is unique to the Air Force in that it serves as one of four deployable air control squadrons, capable of providing radar air surveillance and command and control of coalition aircraft for combatant commanders. They maintain and operate approximately 200 vehicles and manage more than $250 million in assets. The
  • A 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 pulls beside a KC-135 Stratotanker form the Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing during a training mission May 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Beth Woodward)

    4th FS to deploy with new combat capabilities

    The 4th Fighter Squadron will be the first in the wing to deploy with new technology and with Reservists by their side. For more than four months as part of the Air and Space Expeditionary Force rotation, about 300 personnel from the 4th FS and 30 volunteers from the 419th Fighter Wing will deploy to Southwest Asia in August to work with coalition
  • OVER VIRGINIA -- An F-15 Eagle is joined in formation by F-16 Fighting Falcons during a training sortie here April 19. The F-15 is assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and the F-16s are assigned to the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing in Richmond. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

    CONR Fighters Patrolling Central Florida

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- As part of its continuing Operation NOBLE EAGLE mission, the U.S. Continental NORAD Region (CONR) has increased air patrols in central Florida. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah, and F-15 Eagles from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla., will patrol the greater Cape Canaveral and

  • Pilots, maintainers celebrate July 4th supporting community flyovers

    Flyovers by four Hill F-16s wowed crowds at parade routes and parks in nearly 15 communities July 4th. Pilots from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings flew over Independence Day celebrations in West Point, Centerville, Park City, Provo, Delta, Tooele, Clearfield, Hooper, Riverdale, North Ogden, Vernal, Henefer, Riverton, and Kaysville. Hill F-16s

  • Hometown pilots participate in Stadium of Fire flyover

    Before they were even old enough to drive, the three boys used to look to the skies during the Stadium of Fire 4th of July celebration when the formation of jets would zoom above the Lavell Edwards stadium, in Provo, Utah. Now all three pilots were given a chance to look down at that same event flying overhead in their F-16 Fighting Falcons in a
  • Col. Robert Beletic taxiis to the 388th Fighter Wing ramp from his last flight with the wing before his departure to his new duty station.

    388th FW moves forward

    After two years in the commander's seat, Col. Robert Beletic, 388th Fighter Wing commander, shares his thoughts on the wing's progress, challenges and future. Colonel Beletic relinquished command of the wing to 388th Vice Wing Commander, Col. Todd Harmer, in a ceremony July 6. Colonel Harmer will act as wing commander until the new commander, Col.
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