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  • 388th AMXS 'Hellhounds' activate, unify F-35 maintenance

    The 388th Maintenance Group consolidated aircraft maintenance into a single squadron during a combined ceremony July 29, 2026. The group stood up the 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and deactivated the 4th, 34th, and 421st Fighter Generation Squadrons.

  • Night flying scheduled for late June, early July

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings are scheduled to conduct local night-flying operations with the F-35A Lightning II starting June 22 and continuing through the first week of July.  Night flying is scheduled to be completed by midnight most days. Exact

  • The unseen mission: 388th OSS is the ultimate wingman

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah –  F-35A Lightning II Fighter jets from the 388th Fighter Wing are a powerful, visible symbol of America’s airpower. Behind every sortie, every exercise, every deployment, and every successful mission is a sprawling, multi-faceted team  of Airmen working tirelessly.For the

  • Hill AFB fighter squadron chosen as top in the Air Force

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The "Rude Rams" of the 388th Fighter Wing’s 34th Fighter Squadron have won the 2025 Raytheon Award, which recognizes the top fighter squadron in the United States Air Force.It was a busy year in 2025, which saw the 34th FS and 34th Fighter Generation Squadron deploy the

  • Dutch F-35s visit Hill AFB to integrate and train with 388th FW

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – For much of March, a contingent of Dutch F-35A Lightning IIs, along with support personnel from across the RNLASF Air Combat Command, have been deployed to Hill Air Force Base for exercise Lightning Forge – flying and training alongside their U.S. Air Force F-35

  • Hill AFB team leads joint effort to fight potential battery fire risk

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – A recent collaboration between military and industry Airmen, engineers, and firefighters aims to protect the entire F-35 fleet from the risks associated with potential battery fires.During a three-day gathering here, firefighters and maintainers tested prototype equipment

  • Night flying scheduled through much of March

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah –  A contingent of F-35A Lightning II aircraft and Airman from the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force recently arrived here to conduct a pre-planned training exercise. During the exercise, the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings will conduct local

  • New pilot announced to lead F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team

    DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Today, Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of Air Combat Command, certified Maj. Sean “Rambo” Loughlin, an F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing's 421st Fighter Squadron, as the new commander of the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team during the