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  • 388th Fighter Wing awarded for William Tell performance

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --  388th Fighter Wing was recognized with the “Major Richard I. Bong Fighter Integration Trophy” after participating in the Air Force’s first William Tell Air-to-Air Weapons Competition in 19 years.From Sept. 11-15, at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Ga., carefully

  • Utah Test and Training Range has vital role in OSIRIS-REx recovery mission

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Members of the 388th Fighter Wing’s Utah Test and Training Range are playing a key role in recovering NASA’s first-ever asteroid sample return on Sept. 24.Launched in 2016, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer, or

  • Rosie Project presents opportunities for 388 FW spouses

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Spouses in the 388th Fighter Wing recently learned about a new program aimed at opening doors to IT careersThe Rosie Project (named after the iconic Rosie the Riveter campaign) is a collaboration between Hill Air Force Base and Weber State University. The 421st Fighter

  • 388th, 419th FW Airmen head to renewed William Tell competition

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings here will test their flying and tactics at William Tell 2023, an air-to-air dominance competition being resurrected after nearly 20 years. Named after a fabled Swiss archer, the Air Combat Command event will test aircrew

  • Hill’s 388th Fighter Wing welcomes new commander

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 388th Fighter Wing welcomed a familiar face as the new commander today when Col. Michael L. Gette assumed command of the base’s F-35A Lightning II flying unit during a change of command ceremony here.Gette has served as the vice commander of the 388th Fighter Wing for

  • Every Airman ‘in the fight’ as 388th maintainers build warrior mindset

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Maintainers in the 388th Fighter Wing are cultivating a mindset that will make the F-35A Lightning II even more lethal and survivable in a “high-end” fight – embracing agile combat employment concepts that make every Airmen a warfighter.Since the United States National