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  • Graphic of enlisted stripes

    Wing announces enlisted promotions for November

    Congratulations to the following 419th Fighter Wing reservists who were promoted Nov. 1:Aircraft Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt. Kyle BinghamMaster Sgt. Benjamin JankeMaster Sgt. Christopher RobertsSenior Airman Sarah JohnsonSenior Airman Rodney MarkhamSecurity Forces SquadronMaster Sgt. Errol Flynn67th Aerial Port SquadronMaster Sgt. Gary
  • a photo of a weapons load crew

    Weapons evaluations begins at Hill, F-35s deploy to Tyndall

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Communities surrounding Hill Air Force Base will notice an increase in flying over the next two weeks as the Air Force conducts a weapons evaluation here.Next week, F-35’s from the base's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing, along with F-16s from Shaw AFB, S.C., AC-130 gunships from Hurlburt
  • Senior Airman Aboli Echi-Aboli, air terminal operation center representative in the 67th Aerial Port Squadron

    In Focus: Senior Airman Aboli Echi-Aboli

    The “In Focus” series is a monthly feature that puts the spotlight on some of the 419th Fighter Wing’s best and brightest Reserve Citizen Airmen. Senior Airman Aboli Echi-Aboli, 31, was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States in 2012 to pursue a college education. While completing his bachelor’s degree in computer information technology at
  • A photo of the 421st Fighter Squadron returning to Hill AFB following a deployment.

    Airmen return to Utah after six-month deployment

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Hundreds of Airmen from the expeditionary 421st Fighter Squadron returned here Sunday following a six-month deployment to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.The deployment, in support of the United States Air Force Central Command mission, included Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force
  • Lt. Col. Jennifer Fiederer, 419th Mission Support Group commander, salutes Maj. Justin Thompson, the new commander of the 67th Aerial Port Squadron, during an assumption of command ceremony Oct. 18, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

    Thompson takes command of 67th Aerial Port Squadron

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Maj. Justin Thompson assumed command of the 67th Aerial Port Squadron Oct. 18, 2020, during the 419th Fighter Wing’s unit training assembly.During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Jennifer Fiederer, 419th Mission Support Group commander, gave remarks to the reservists in the 67th APS.  “What you guys do on a day-to-day basis is
  • Lt. Col. Jayson Rickard, the new commander of the 419th Operations Support Squadron, renders his first salute to the OSS during a change of command ceremony Oct. 18, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

    Operations Support Squadron welcomes new commander

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Lt. Col. Jayson Rickard assumed command of the 419th Operations Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Erik Fiederer Oct. 18, 2020, during the wing’s training weekend here.  During the ceremony, Fiederer called Rickard a “benchmark example” of being a leader during good and bad times, and turning adversity into an
  • Maj. Gen. Brian Borgen, 10th Air Force commander, speaks with Senior Master Sgt. Dolores Beard, superintendent of plans and programs in the 419th Security Forces Squadron

    Wing hosts 10th Air Force commander

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Maj. Gen. Brian Borgen, 10th Air Force commander, visited the 419th Fighter Wing during the October training weekend to get an update on the wing's mission and to visit with Airmen.Wing leaders gave Borgen an update on how F-35 operations here have evolved since the 419th became the first Air Force Reserve unit to
  • An Airman directs an F-35A Lightning II pilot to stop for a hot pit refuel with the aid of marshalling wands

    Overnight flying expected from Hill AFB this week

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Communities surrounding Hill Air Force Base will hear increased activity during night-time hours next week as a number of aircraft will depart after midnight and return in the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 20 and Oct. 23.The departure and return times are necessary for the aircraft to make round-trip flights in support of an
  • The 419th Tactical Fighter Wing says goodbye to the F-105 Thunderchief at Hill Air Force Base June 4, 1984. The farewell was complete with a 24-ship flyover to commemorate the occasion. The event saluted an aircraft that played an important part in USAF history and focused on the continuing modernization of the Air Force Reserve. (File photo)

    In History: Wing's epic 24-ship flyover

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- On June 4, 1983, the 419th Tactical Fighter Wing, as it was then known, hosted a farewell tribute to the F-105 Thunderchief. The highlight of the day was a perfect 24-ship formation flyover at Hill AFB.The rare operation produced a memorable formation befitting a proud heritage, as by then the 419th had flown the “Thud”
  • Chief Master Sgt. Paul Strazz, 419th Fighter Wing command chief

    Commentary: Mind your own 'business'

    I hope you’re having a good Air Force day, if not try minding your own business.“Your business is never really good or bad ‘out there.’ Your business is either good or bad right between your own two ears.” – Zig ZiglarBecky never understood why her new restaurant wasn’t doing well. She spent every last dime she had going to culinary school.
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