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  • They just might be superheroes

    On May 25, the commander of the 421st Fighter Squadron, Lt. Col. Paul Schulze, welcomed Wasatch Front Make-A Wish kids to be pilots for a day; a program proudly coordinated by Electronic Combat Pilot Capt. John Loveman, also from the 421st FS.Schulze spoke proudly of Loveman and the squadron of

  • F-16 Crash at Utah Test and Training Range, pilot ejects

    A 388th Fighter Wing pilot ejected safely from his malfunctioning F-16 fighter jet Friday morning during a flight over western Utah's Test and Training Range.At the time of the accident there was one person on board. The pilot successfully ejected and was evaluated by medical personnel. Emergency

  • Few objections to F-35s at Weber hearing

    If last night's public hearing was any indication, Weber County residents don't seem too opposed to the F-35 coming to Hill Air Force Base. On Wednesday, Air Force officials held the second of three public hearings for the environmental impact statement on basing for the F-35 fighter jet at Hill,

  • F-16 static display added to Hill Memorial Park

    On April 10, 1977, the Air Force announced the 388th Fighter Wing as the first operational unit to be equipped with the new F-16 fighter jet. Twenty-five years later, the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings worked collaboratively to preserve the combat heritage of Hill AFB by putting a 388th FW flag-ship

  • ACC commander visits 388th, 419th FW Airmen

    "It's so good to be back. I feel like I'm back home," said the commander of Air Combat Command to nearly 500 Airmen during an "all call" here April 20.Gen. Mike Hostage, who served as the 388th Fighter Wing commander from April 1998-January 2000, visited here April 18-20 to receive updates on the

  • Flyover salutes three-time war veteran at funeral

    Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 388th Fighter Wing flew over a funeral in Garland, Utah, April 6 to salute a U.S. Air Force officer who died March 30.The flyover for Lt. Col. Heber Marsh Butler, 90, followed his burial with military honors accorded by the Combined Veterans of Box Elder County at

  • A real class act

    In September 2011 the 419th Fighter Wing and 466th "Snakes" Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) deployed with 12 F-16's to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of South Korea, as a Theater Security Package (TSP). Then on Dec. 1, 2011, the 421st "Black Widows" AMU, the active duty counterpart to the 466th AMU, took

  • Airmen welcomed back to Hill Air Force Base after Korea deployment

    Mandi Gable stood in a hangar, waiting for her husband and father of their two boys to come home."There they are! Woohoo!" Drew Gable, 10, shouted, pointing up at the sky as four F-16 Fighting Falcons flew in to Hill Air Force Base as the sun began to set.Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Gable, of the 421st

  • Team Hill, local community helps 388th FW family in crisis

    A major step forward was just taken by a local Air Force family whose home they were renting turned out to be contaminated with methamphetamine.Tech. Sgt. DuWayne Douthett, his wife Wendy and their two children moved into their home nearly a year ago only to find out in January it contained harmful