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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  • Hill to require ID card updates for all personnel

    Hill Air Force Base joins a growing list of installations implementing the Defense Biometric Identification System as a heightened security measure for base entry. DBIDS is designed to easily verify those who are authorized base access using portable scanners at the gates. All personnel must

  • IN FOCUS: Senior Airman Jesse Peay

    Without Senior Airman Jesse Peay, 419th Civil Engineer Squadron, wing personnel would be left in the dark - literally. As an electrical power production apprentice, Peay is responsible for making sure the base has power and that back-up generators are functional. I recently sat down with Peay to get

  • Wing gears up for jam-packed Family Day

    The 419th Fighter Wing is gearing up for a jam-packed Family Day Sept. 10, with even more events lined up for reservists and their families, including a free concert and meet-and-greet with country music artist Neal McCoy.The meet-and-greet with McCoy, whose credits include several platinum-selling

  • No changes to military retirement anytime soon, officials say

    The military retirement isn't going to change any time soon, Defense Department officials said. "There's no immediate plan to affect retirement," Navy Adm. Mike Mullen told service members at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 31. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said any changes to

  • Mentorship, volunteering: Top 3’s roadmap for success

    The 419th Fighter Wing's Top 3 council strives to keep a friendly, flexible atmosphere. Senior Master Sgt. Mark Howell, avionics flight chief in the 419th Maintenance Squadron and Top 3 president, hopes a team-like approach will increase the effectiveness of the council's mentoring and volunteering

  • Wing welcomes alumni, reflects on Reserve history

    Last week, the 419th Fighter Wing welcomed back two of its alumni for a tour of Utah's only Air Force Reserve unit. Returning to their old stomping grounds were retired Col. Jonathan Gardener, former commander, and retired Chief Master Sgt. Dale Hansen, his then-senior enlisted advisor.Gardner

  • SLIDESHOW: A different kind of rodeo

    Air Force Reservists from the wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron recently competed with counterparts across the country during the Air Mobility Rodeo competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Along with standard aerial port events such as the 10K forklift obstacle course, pallet build-up, and

  • Ops group welcomes new commander

    Col. Bryan Cook assumed command of the 419th Operations Group during a ceremony here Sunday. Prior to taking this assignment, he served as the 301st Operations Support Flight commander at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Texas. Cook is a command pilot with more than 2,900 total

  • Civilian employers get behind-the-scenes look at Reserve mission

    The 419th Fighter Wing rolled out the red carpet for civilian employers of Utah Air Force Reservists this Saturday during the wing's annual Employer Appreciation Day. Employers traveled from near and far to attend the event - several traveled from Idaho, Nevada, and Colorado. The wing hosts EAD each

  • Maj Morgan takes command of CES

    Maj. James Morgan assumed command of the 419th Fighter Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron Saturday. He had previously been serving as the unit's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight commander. Morgan received his commission in 1995 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Louisiana Tech