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  • 419th boasts impressive PEP results

    Eight reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing will sew on another stripe after being selected through the promotion enhancement program, better known as PEP. The annual PEP board gives Airmen the opportunity to be promoted based on all-around performance. Airmen submit packages that include enlisted

  • MilPDS scheduled for upgrade in December

    The Military Personnel Data System will be upgraded and migrated to the Defense Information Systems Agency's Defense Enterprise Computing Center in December. MilPDS will be unavailable during the upgrade project, which is scheduled to take 23 days to complete.MilPDS is a personnel records database

  • Commanders share wing missions, kidney donation

    While Total Force Integration has spawned many resource-sharing initiatives, two wing commanders at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, have taken it to a whole new, and very personal, level. When Air Force Reserve Col. Keith "K2" Knudson, 419th Fighter Wing commander, was diagnosed with kidney failure last

  • F-35A reaches 'huge milestone' in program development

    Air Force officials begin their F-35A Lightning II Operational Utility Evaluation Sept. 10, an instrumental step in beginning Joint Strike Fighter pilot and maintenance training for the service. Two 33rd Fighter Wing pilots at Eglin AFB, Fla., along with two Air Force test pilots, will conduct the

  • Reservist shares insight on deployed life

    Maj. Rodney Hammond, the new 419th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, gave Hill Airmen a glimpse of an "outside the wire" deployment during a presentation here Aug. 24. In 2010, Hammond and about 30 fellow reservists from the 419th CES deployed to Afghanistan for six months as part of the 577th

  • Safety gives tips for Labor Day weekend

    With Labor Day weekend on the horizon, some members may have adventurous plans for their time off. While a break is well deserved, Air Force leadership and the 419th Safety Office want Airmen to be safe.Air Force leadership announced that more than 40 Airmen have died in off-duty mishaps this year

  • New instruction puts spotlight on standards, culture

    When referencing fundamental standards, Airmen now have a single source: Air Force Instruction 1-1, Air Force Standards.As one of the capstone acts of his 39-year career, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, put his signature on the brand new instruction, which communicates in one

  • Reservists and the election: Dos and don’ts

    The 2012 elections are just months away. Local, state and national races are heating up and campaigns are in the final push to Election Day. We've got you covered on the dos and don'ts for reservist and civilian employee involvement in the political process."The overriding principle is neutrality,"

  • Four Airmen bound by oath, blood

    Members of the Reserve can be considered brothers and sisters in uniform, but four brothers in the 419th Fighter Wing are literally bound by oath and by blood.Andrew, David, Timothy and Samuel Potter all joined the wing within the past four years. Growing up, they all say they considered joining the

  • Flightline eatery reopens under operation of reservists

    Tech. Sgt. Andrew Gonzales, 419th Services Sustainment Flight, serves lunch at Fast Eddie's to Senior Airman Edna Razo from the 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Fast Eddie's, an eatery located on the flightline, was set to be closed on UTA weekends, but the 419th SSF recently came up with a plan