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Members of the 388th Maintenance Squadron Crash and Recovery section, look on as members of the Royal Danish Air Force operate a high-pressure air lift system used in recovery operations. The training took place recently at Hill Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Nathan Poblete)

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An Airman from the 388th Maintenance Squadron Crash Recovery Section looks on as high pressure air bags are used to lift an F-35 during training here. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Nathan Poblete)

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Airman First Class Lowell Minick, 388th Logistics Support Squadron, Deployable Spares Packages apprentice, recently became a United States citizen during a ceremony here. Minick and his family moved to the U.S. from Venezuela. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st. Lt. Nathan Poblete)

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T-7A Red Hawk Arrival at Edwards AFB Reflects Integrated Team Effort

The first T-7A Red Hawk, piloted by USAF test pilot Maj. Jonathan “Gremlin” Aronoff and Boeing test pilot Steve “Bull” Schmidt, soars over Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 8, prior to arrival. The T-7A will replace the 1960s-era T-38 aircraft by providing advanced pilot training capabilities for aviators learning to fly both tactical and bomber aircraft. (Air Force photo by Bryce Bennett)

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T-7A Red Hawk Arrival at Edwards AFB Reflects Integrated Team Effort

The first T-7A Red Hawk, piloted by USAF test pilot Maj. Jonathan “Gremlin” Aronoff and Boeing test pilot Steve “Bull” Schmidt, soars over Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 8, prior to arrival. The T-7A will replace the 1960s-era T-38 aircraft by providing advanced pilot training capabilities for aviators learning to fly both tactical and bomber aircraft. (Air Force photo by Bryce Bennett)

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A 388th Fighter Wing F-35 pilot works with a team from Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, and the contractor Airon, who are testing a new system designed to provide female pilots a better solution for bladder relief in the cockpit. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Nathan Poblete)

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Airmen assigned to the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings are met by wing leadership upon their return to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 30, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Airmen assigned to the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings reunite with family and friends upon their return to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 30, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Airmen assigned to the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings reunite with family and friends upon their return to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 30, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Airmen assigned to the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings reunite with family and friends upon their return to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 30, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 34th Fighter Generation Squadron sit on the flight line before the first day of William Tell commences at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, Sept. 11, 2023. William Tell simulates real combat scenarios, challenging participants in air-to-air combat, aerial gunnery and air-to-ground targeting, including the combat and control aspects relating to participating aerial assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish)

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Recovery teams participate in helicopter training in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and will return to Earth on September 24th, landing under parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

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OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Training

The Utah Test and Training Range's Stuart Wylie, who will serve as the on scene commander for the recovery mission, surveys the area around a practice sample capsule. Recovery teams participated in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the UTTR. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and will return to Earth on September 24th, landing under parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

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On Aug. 30, 2023, the OSIRIS-REx team held their final rehearsal before a sample of asteroid Bennu lands on Earth on Sept. 24. Pictured here are capsule recovery team members of from OSIRIS-REx and from the military packing up a mock capsule. The capsule had just been delivered to this location by helicopter. About 30 minutes beforehand, the helicopter had dropped the capsule from 7,000 feet above the surface of the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range. The capsule descended by parachute to the ground, while infrared, radar, and optical instruments on the ground and on airplanes practiced tracking its descent, as they will do when the real capsule lands. Credit: NASA/Molly Wasser.

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This graphic shows the events that happen between the time the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases its sample capsule to the time it lands in the Utah desert. Credit: Lockheed Martin.

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A training model of NASA's OSIRIS-REx return capsule is lowered by helicopter to Utah Test and Training Range recovery team members during a field rehearsal at the UTTR, Aug. 29, 2023. The actual sample of rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu will land on the range Sept. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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A helicopter transports a training model of NASA's OSIRIS-REx return capsule during a recovery rehearsal at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range, Aug. 29, 2023. The actual sample of rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu will land on the range Sept. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Spouses in the 388th Fighter Wing recently learned about a new program aimed at opening doors to IT careers. The 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 Generation Squadron, invited Aniza Brown, who spearheads the project to speak 388th FW members here.

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Two teams from the 388th Fighter Wing are heading to William Tell 2023 with the F-35A Lightning II. William Tell is a fighter competition to be held at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Ga. after a nearly 20-year hiatus. Pilots, maintainers and intelligence Airmen will compete as teams in near-peer combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Nathan Poblete)

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U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrive in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility July 25, 2023. U.S. Air Force F-35’s have deployed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility to help defend U.S. interests, promote regional security and safeguard freedom of navigation. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sommers)

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