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Maintenance Squadron of the Year

The 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, led by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Timothy Howard, was recognized as one of the two Maintenance Squadrons of the Year at the annual Maintenance Professional of the Year Awards held June 9. With about 500 people in attendance, this year marks the first time the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings held a combined ceremony to recognize outstanding Airmen in the active duty and Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kim Cook/Released)

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Fighter Pilots for a Day

Kids and pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing gather May 25 at an event organized by the 421st Fighter Squadron and the Make-A-Wish Foundation to let children learn what it’s like to be a fighter pilot at Hill Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kim Cook/Released)

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421 FS pilot reaches 2,000 F-16 flying hours

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot Maj. Connor Vermeer, from the 421st Fighter Squadron, flew his 2,000th flying hour in the F-16 Fighting Falcon May 3 at Hill. Well wishers, including Lt. Col. Paul Schulze, the 421 FS commander, and his wife Barbara came out for his return after flying his 2,000th hour. (Released/U.S. Air Force Photo/Andrea Mason)

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Air Force holds public hearings for F-35A basing

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - The Air Force is hosting local hearings in Layton, Ogden and West Wendover, Nev., May 1-3 2012, to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the analysis and findings of the Draft F-35A Operational Basing Environmental Impact Statement.

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F-16 static display at Hill AFB

The 388th and 419th Fighter Wings and 75th Air Base Wing personnel converged efforts to place an F-16 Fighting Falcon static display at the Hill Memorial Park April 23. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar/Released)

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ACC commander visits 388th, 419th FW Airmen

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, addresses approximately 500 Airmen during an "all call" at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 20. The trip included updates on the base's missions. Hill also hosted ACC's commander's group, providing 20 civic leaders from across the nation with an opportunity to see how the installation enables the Air Force's combat capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd/Released)

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Flyover salutes three-time war veteran at funeral

Hill F-16 pilots commemorated three-time war veteran Lt. Col. Heber Marsh Butler with a flyover April 6. Butler served 33 years of military service and was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He also has two confirmed aerial victories. (U.S. Air Force photo released.)

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421st Fighter Squadron returns home after S. Korea deployment

Col. Scott Long, 388th Fighter Wing commander, greets the large group of returnees April 7 with a banner to his right welcoming home the Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd)

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Back in loving arms

A husband greets his wife, Sr. Airman Theresa Speer of the 388th Fighter Wing Component Maintenance Squadron, with their baby in arms April 7 as nearly 200 Airmen from the 421st Fighter Squadron return to Hill Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd)

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

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. DuWayne Douthett and his wife Wendy shop for furniture after the Falcons, community leaders who once served as 388th Fighter Wing honorary commanders, provided a donation of nearly $1,500 to assist the family with buying new furniture. In January, the couple learned their home was contaminated with methamphetamine and ended up losing nearly everything. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/Released)

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388th FW honorary commander tour

As part of an interactive tour of the 388th Fighter Wing, eight honorary commanders and their guests paid a visit to the phase dock at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to see an F-16 engine in repair March 23. U.S. Air Force Col. Rick LeBlanc, the 388th FW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Batzer, command chief, hosted the tour of the wing and its operations and maintenance groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Lloyd/Released)

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Squadron of the Year

Lt. Col. Jay Sabia, 4th Fighter Squadron commander, acknowledges the 4 FS achievement upon receiving the 388th Fighter Wing Squadron of the Year honors. Master Sgt. Kristopher Kiger holds the guidon for the 4 FS after the honorary stream was added to it. USA photo by Alex Lloyd.

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4th AMU superintendant leads Airmen at Red Flag

Chief Master Sgt. Robert Thiel, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent, leads the maintenance unit to support the flying mission at Red Flag 12-2 Jan. 23-Feb. 3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (USAF photo by MSgt Ben Bloker)

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Sen. Mike Lee familiarization flight

The 388th Fighter Wing welcomed Sen. Mike Lee Jan. 12, offering an up-close look at the fighter Wing. The high point of the senator’s visit was a familiarization flight in an F-16 aircraft with Col. Scott Long, the wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar.)

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Red Flag

Capt. Mike Broderick (right) breaks from Capt. Brandon Lavalley on the final approach during day three of Red Flag 12-2 Jan. 25 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Red Flag

Captains Thor Boland, Mike Broderick Brandon Lavalley, pilots assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, return from the Nevada Test and Training Range on day three of Red Flag 12-2 Jan. 25 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Red Flag

Capt. Brandon Lavalley (left) and Maj. Derrick Vincent, both pilots assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, fly toward the Nevada Test and Training Range on day three of Red Flag 12-2 Jan. 25 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Red Flag

The sun sets on a 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 on the second day of Red Flag 12-2 Jan. 24 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Red Flag

Capt. Michael Leary, a pilot assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, returns from a mission on day two of Red Flag 12-2 Jan. 24 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Red Flag

First Lt. Matthew Van Baren, a pilot assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, gives a Fighting Fuujins gesture prior to taxi during Red Flag 12-2 Jan. 24 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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