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  • Jesse James soars with Viper West

    With the Viper West F-16 Demonstration Team at Hill Air Force Base there is always action, but now they have the lights and camera to document it. In preparation for his upcoming Spike TV stunt-themed show, "Jesse James is a Dead Man," James, Spike TV and Base Productions filmed James' ride in an

  • Depot upgrades keep Falcon fighting

    Airmen of the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing received their final Block 40 F-16 to complete the Common Configuration Implementation Program upgrade April 21. The modifications, made by members of Hill's 309th Maintenance Wing, began in November 2005 to enhance the

  • Marine F/A-18s train at Utah Range

    From January 13 to February 8, Hill Air Force Base welcomed Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 to the Utah Test and Training Range, allowing the service members experience dropping live ordnance and working in a cold climate. The F/A-18 Hornet squadron, also known as the Bengals, came to

  • 77-foot radar tower provides realistic air control training

    The 729th Air Control Squadron, a unit that relays communications between pilots and ground units calling for air support, marked the opening of its new, 77-foot radar tower and operations center here Jan. 10. The $700,000 tower allows 729th ground radar specialists to have a full view of the Utah

  • Friends and family welcome Airmen home

    Approximately 300 Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing returned from a deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq Jan. 8. In August, F-16 Fighting Falcons and associated pilots, maintenance and support personnel from the 4th Fighter Squadron deployed in support of