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Exercise, Exercise, Exercise

Airman 1st Class Alexander Armitage, avionics technician in the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, dons mission oriented protective posture gear during an exercise Sept. 16, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The gear protects Airmen from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents that could be used in a contested environment. Reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing participated in a two-week exercise where they practiced donning MOPP gear to prepare them for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Pham)

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An Airman directs an F-35A Lightning II pilot to stop for a hot pit refuel with the aid of marshalling wands Sept. 14, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Airmen from the 419th Fighter Wing and 388th Fighter Wing practiced hot pit refueling during a base-wide, Total Force exercise. Exercises such as night flying operations are crucial to prepare the Airmen for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phil Cowen)

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Exercise, Exercise, Exercise

A slow shutter speed captures Airmen conducting a hot pit refueling of an F-35A Lightning II during night operations Sept. 14, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The effect was chosen to highlight how quickly the Airmen move into action to complete the task at hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phil Cowen)

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Exercise, Exercise, Exercise

An Airman monitors an F-35A Lightning II during a hot pit refuel Sept. 14, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing participated in a two-week exercise to simulate a deployed environment. Exercises such as night flying operations are crucial to prepare the Airmen for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Pham)

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Senior Airman Deneen Clark and Staff Sgt. Aften Garcia, weapon loaders in the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare an F-35A Lightning II to receive flares during an exercise Sept. 14, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Flares are an aerial infrared countermeasure used by the fifth-generation fighter jet to counter a heat-seeking surface-to-air missile or air-to-air missile. Pilots and maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing are required to train at night to maintain combat readiness and all-weather capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Pham)

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Exercise, Exercise, Exercise

Tech. Sgt. Brian Hansen, a reservist in the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, guides a GBU-39 bomb into an F-35A Lightning II weapons bay Sept. 14, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The team moved quickly and methodically to load an inert bomb onto the jet before it conducted a simulated targeting mission. Reservists participated in a two-week exercise to simulate a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Pham)

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Exercise, Exercise, Exercise

Staff Sgt. Justin Crosby, a reservist in the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares an F-35A Lightning II to receive munitions Sept. 14, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The team moved quickly and methodically to load an inert bomb onto the jet before it conducted a simulated targeting mission. Reservists participated in a two-week exercise to simulate a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Pham)

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Capt. Dylan Meador, F-35 pilot in the 388th Fighter Wing, performs post-flight checks after leading two consecutive offensive counter-air sorties during an exercise Sept. 14, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Pilots the 388th FW and 419th FW participated in a two-week exercise that included night flying, surge operations, and roughly 80 sorties per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Pham)

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Senior Airman Nicholas Zurinsky and Staff Sgt. Shaka Battle, both 388th Fighter Wing, participate in Combat Hammer exercise, August 12, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 34th Fighter Squadron, along with Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing, recently completed the Weapons System Evaluation Program West (WESP), employing a variety of munitions with the F-35A Lighting II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Staff Sgt. Shaka Battle and Senior Airman Irvin Padilla, both 388th Fighter Wing, participate in Combat Hammer exercise, August 12, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 34th Fighter Squadron, along with Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing, recently completed the Weapons System Evaluation Program West (WESP), employing a variety of munitions with the F-35A Lighting II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Staff Sgt. Shaka Battle and Senior Airman Nicholas Zurinsky, both 388th Fighter Wing, participate in Combat Hammer exercise, August 12, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 34th Fighter Squadron, along with Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing, recently completed the Weapons System Evaluation Program West (WESP), employing a variety of munitions with the F-35A Lighting II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Airman 1st Class Hunter McCanch, 388th Fighter Wing, checks weapons during an exercise called Combat Hammer, August 12, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 34th Fighter Squadron, along with Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing, recently completed the Weapons System Evaluation Program West (WESP), employing a variety of munitions with the F-35A Lighting II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Patrolling the skies outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, a pair of F-16 Vipers, flown by 1Lt Brian "Deuce" Wilder (bottom) and Lt Col Michael "Skeeter" Rothstein (top) have played a vital role in the nation's Homeland Defense mission by providing nonstop aerial deterance over the U.S. capitol in Washington, DC, as well as securing the skies around Salt Lake city during the 2002 Olympic Games. The F-16's are based out of the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah.

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F-16c mission

Airmen from the 388th prepare an F-16C sitting alert at an isolated part of Hill AFB for an Operation Noble Eagle sortie during the Olympics in February 2002.

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F-16 mission

An F-16 flies over Salt Lake City as part of Operation Noble Eagle security for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The 388th Fighter Wing provided aerial security for all the XIX Olympics venues along the Wasatch Mountain Range in northern Utah.

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F-35A Lightning IIs fly over Alaska Aug. 17, 2021. The 4th Fighter Squadron, from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently returned from three weeks of training in Alaska, including Red Flag 20-3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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An F-35A Lightning II flies over Alaska Aug. 17, 2021. The 4th Fighter Squadron, from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently returned from three weeks of training in Alaska, including Red Flag 20-3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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An F-35A Lightning II, from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and an F-16 aggressor, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly over Alaska Aug. 17, 2021. The 4th Fighter Squadron, from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill, recently returned from three weeks of training in Alaska, including Red Flag 20-3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Peterson, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals an F-35A Lightning II during an F-35 Crew Chief Upgrade training course at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 21, 2020. The course was jointly developed by the 372nd and the 388th Maintenance Group to help alleviate training backlogs for new maintainers. The three-week course will help participants progress from 3-level to 5-skill level. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Peterson, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals an F-35A Lightning II during an F-35 Crew Chief Upgrade training course at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 21, 2020. The course was jointly developed by the 372nd and the 388th Maintenance Group to help alleviate training backlogs for new maintainers. The three-week course will help participants progress from 3-level to 5-skill level. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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