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  • Hill fighter wings deploy Airmen, F-35s to Germany

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Pilots, maintainers and support personnel from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing here deployed the F-35A Lightning II to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The jets arrived at Spangdahlem today to bolster readiness, enhance NATO's collective defense posture

  • 388th OSS providing combat intelligence for Red Flag’s joint force

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada --  As part of the 388th Fighter Wing’s ‘lead wing’ role at Red Flag, Airmen from the 388th Operations Support Squadron’s Intelligence Flight are scoping out the Red Air adversary.During three weeks at Red Flag, a friendly “Blue Force” (a variety of fighter, bomber,

  • F-35A maintainers honing agile combat initiatives at Red Flag

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada – F-35A Lightning II maintainers from the 388th Maintenance Group’s 421st Fighter Generation Squadron are using the simulated combat environment of Red Flag to “stress test” their agility.The 388th Fighter Wing deployed 12 F-35A Lightning II’s to Red Flag. Along with

  • Young F-35A maintainers benefitting from Red Flag experience

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada – Tech school and tech orders and on the job training are foundational pieces of any young maintainer’s development, but putting all that knowledge and skill to the test under the pressure of a deployment helps solidify that foundation. Maintainers from the 421st

  • Hill's F-35A Demonstration Team heading to L.A. for Super Bowl LVI flyover

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Five aircraft representing the Air Force’s 75 years as a service will conduct a first-of-its-kind flyover during the National Anthem performance at Super Bowl LVI, Feb. 13, over SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team, led by Major

  • Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 kicks off with allied forces

    Nearly 100 aircraft and 3,000 personnel have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of 2022. Aimed at providing realistic training and increasing combat effectiveness, the exercise will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

  • 388th Fighter Wing heads to Red Flag 22-1 as lead wing with F-35A

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Starting this week, the 388th Fighter Wing is serving as the lead wing at Red Flag, the Air Force’s premier combat exercise, which takes place at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, several times throughout the year.The 421st Fighter Squadron and 421st Fighter Generation

  • 388th Fighter Wing announces 2021's annual award winners

    Mr. Carl SchultzCategory I Civilian of the YearMs. Brittanie KellerCategory II Civilian of the YearMr. Jeremy LeeteCategory III Civilian of the YearSrA Breighton ZakikianAirman of the YearTSgt Thomas CunhaNCO of the YearMSgt Henry MatsuokaSNCO of the YearCapt Anton MartynCGO of the YearMajor Nolan