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  • Santa zooms to Hill AFB for early Christmas

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Santa took a break from his busy schedule to visit the 419th Fighter Wing for an early holiday surprise. When the jolly old elf stopped by Hangar 37 for the wing’s annual Christmas party, he arrived in style, flying an F-35 Lightning II in lieu of his traditional

  • Wing delivers 3,500 cookies to reservists, families

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Reservists and their families volunteered to package and deliver more than 3,500 cookies during the 419th Fighter Wing’s annual “Cookies for Airmen” drive. The workers gathered to assemble packages filled with Christmas cookies, many of which were homemade by wing

  • At home or deployed, Airmen celebrate Thanksgiving

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing joined with active duty Airmen in the 388th FW to celebrate Thanksgiving together Nov. 27.With help from local businesses and community leaders, the Airmen enjoyed an array of holiday entrees, desserts, and family-oriented activities

  • 419th Airmen deploy during holiday season

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Members of the 419th Fighter Wing arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sunday to support ongoing F-35A missions in the region. There they joined members from Hill’s active duty 388th FW, who arrived about a week earlier.The deployed team is made up of

  • In Focus: Senior Airman Nicholas Pritchard

    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. Find it on Instagram @419fwIn Canton, Illinois, young Nicholas Pritchard helped his grandfather work on racecars. His parents worked on F-16 Fighting

  • Three of four brothers in 419 FW deploy to Middle East

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Three brothers, all members of the 419th Fighter Wing, all deployed.Tech. Sgt. Andrew Potter, Staff Sgt. David Potter, and Staff Sgt. Samuel Potter are reservists in the wing’s 67th Aerial Port Squadron. The brothers were called to serve in the Middle East at the same

  • F-35 crew chief soars in pursuit of degree

    Senior Airman Colby Cook just wrapped up a deployment to Europe and has his sights set on completing another mission: college. The 25-year old Texas native currently serves with the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

  • Air Force announces new officer developmental categories

    In an effort to enhance the officer talent management system and enable tailored and agile development, the Air Force is expanding the single Line of the Air Force promotion category into six distinct developmental categories, senior officials here announced Oct. 21.

  • AFRC restructures enlisted grade force

    On Oct. 1, more than 3,500 enlisted Reserve Citizen Airmen will see upgrades to their grade authorizations.MAJCOM senior enlisted leaders and other key members reviewed, evaluated and restructured the enlisted grade authorizations as part of the Enlisted Grade Council, established in 2016. The

  • Wing historian helps keep 419th story alive

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Master Sgt. Aaron Jones, the wing historian, has fostered a passion for history since age 10 when he saw the family tree tracing his lineage all the way back to 17th-century Ireland.This single childhood experience piqued his interest and what he now calls “the curiosity