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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  • Reservists gain weapons safety training at Hickam

    Tech. Sgt. Sean Small, NCOIC en-route munitions Pacific Air Forces at the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, and Tech. Sgt. Jeramy Burkholder, 419th Fighter Wing weapons safety specialist, host a weapons safety class for members of Hill AFB's 67th Aerial Port Squadron on annual tour here. The class

  • 67th aerial porters ramp up in Pacific theater

    When a C-5 Galaxy aircraft wasn't able to fly, reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron teamed up with active duty and civilians at Hickam's materials ramp to quickly offload the aircraft and prepare its cargo to be loaded onto another aircraft. These Airmen typically don't

  • Reservists help keep active duty in touch

    Master Sgt. Dan Turley, 419th Communications, uses his tools to make sure phone wires are transmitting sound and working properly. The phones connected to these wires are used to communicate weather conditions to aircraft on and off the flight line at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Ten reservists

  • SLIDESHOW: Training at the terminal

    A group of Airmen from the 419th Fighter Wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron are completing annual tour training at Hickam's air passenger terminal, nicknamed "the gateway to the Pacific." The terminal is a busy stop on journeys in or out of the Pacific theater and is a prime location for the

  • Reservists invited to family summit, employer fair

    The Utah Veterans and Military Employment Coalition, a partnership of several veterans benefits and services organizations, employers and civic leaders, has partnered with the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute to expand their annual Generations Conference. This year's decade-old program

  • Reservist, best-selling author team up for action-thriller

    During his six-month deployment to Afghanistan last year, Staff Sgt. Mike Kupari, 419th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, was waiting for a package. Not a care package from family or friends, or the explosive kind EOD experts are trained to detonate, but one from coauthor Larry Correia that contained

  • Air Force Reserve plans to change about 3,000 jobs in FY13

    The Air Force Reserve announced about 3,000 job changes on March 6 that will realign affected reservists into growing new career fields and help the Total Force reduce manning by 9,900 Airmen in fiscal 2013. As some Air Force reservists have to move or travel to new jobs, the Air Force Reserve plans

  • 419th Top 3 hosts food drive

    The 419th Fighter Wing's Top 3 Council is hosting a food drive here through May 1. The drive will support the base's Airman's Attic and the Family Connection Center Food Pantry, a Layton-based non-profit organization that serves low-income families throughout Davis and Morgan counties. Collection

  • Get One Now promotion offers free Daughtry tickets

    The 419th Fighter Wing recruiting office is promoting a special Get One Now event through May. While supplies last, reservists who refer a qualified applicant to wing recruiters using the Get One Now site will receive two free tickets to the Daughtry concert at Salt Lake City's Abravanel Hall June

  • IN FOCUS: Tech. Sgt. Heath Weber

    Tech. Sgt. Heath Weber, F-16 crew chief in the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, joined the wing in 2009. Since then, he's racked up months of dedicated training and become a valuable asset to the wing. Those who work with Weber note his commitment to learning and perfecting his job, so public