An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Anthony Pham)

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  • New gas mask offers more comfortable fit

    Senior Airman Jesse Betts, a material management journeyman with the wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron, reviews gas mask paperwork with Senior Airman Andrew Williams of the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Betts and his shop routinely issue gas masks and ensure they are in good repair. The shop

  • Wing to honor outstanding Airmen at banquet Feb. 23

    The 419th Fighter Wing Annual Awards Banquet will be held Feb. 23 at Layton's Davis Conference Center, 1651 North 700 West.The banquet will feature keynote speaker Mr. Brad Barton, a motivational speaker, author, magician, and 419th FW honorary command chief.Social begins at 6 p.m. with a cash bar,

  • Hill fighter squadrons train with Marines

    U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 466th Fighter Squadron and 421st Fighter Squadron practice air-to-sea maneuvers over the Pacific Ocean Jan. 25 near Miramar Marine Corps Base, Calif. The F-16s flew and trained in support of the Marines Integrated Training Exercise 13-1. Marines

  • New surcharge on Visa purchases

    As of January 27, merchants in the United States and U.S. Territories are permitted to impose a surcharge on any credit card transaction that uses a MasterCard or Visa branded card, which includes the Government Travel Charge Card, both Individually Billed Accounts (IBAs) and Centrally Billed

  • AF Reserve announces revised force structure actions

    Air Force Reserve Command is moving forward with force structure changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2013.In response to concerns raised by state governors and Congress regarding the FY13 President's Budget submission - and subsequent Congressional marks placing

  • Air Force leaders deliver budget guidance to force

    Air Force leaders delivered guidance to the force recently, telling them to begin planning for the uncertain budget environment ahead, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said Jan. 11 in a press briefing."Even though we're not presuming this worst case will occur, prudent planning for the

  • Air Force leaders will deliver budget guidance to force in days

    Air Force leaders will deliver guidance to the force in a few days to begin prudent planning for the uncertain budget environment ahead, Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said here Jan. 11.Donley and Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the Air Force chief of staff, briefed Pentagon reporters Jan. 11, on the

  • Reservists to get help with travel vouchers

    Air Force Reserve Command is adding resources and changing business practices to make travel voucher processing easier for reservists.Throughout FY13 the command will increase the number of Defense Travel System travel technicians to assist reservists with their travel vouchers, according to Michael

  • New resource helps troops, families plan deployments

    The Defense Department launched a new resource to help troops and their families plan for the "before, during and after" of deploying.Barbara Thompson, director of DOD's office for family policy, explained "Plan My Deployment" during an interview with the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press

  • Q&A: MDS commander talks healthy living

    Col. Laurence Nelson, 419th Medical Squadron commander, started his military career in 1984 as an Army Private. From there, he went to medical school, commissioned with the active duty Air Force and eventually made his way to the 419th Fighter Wing in 2000. In his civilian career, he's an eye