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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  • Commercial success: 419th pilot featured in AF Reserve ad

    The 419th Fighter Wing hosted Blaine Warren Advertising as they filmed an Air Force Reserve public service announcement here May 25. The commercial, due to air nationally in the fall, features 419th pilot Maj. Bart Wilbanks as he reunites with his family, played by local actors. Stay connected -

  • Air Force leaders discuss leveraging Reserve strengths

    The Air Force Reserve faces many challenges, such as providing the training that Citizen Airmen need to support warfighting capabilities and maintaining full-time support to joint partners with a part-time force. With tightening budgets, leaders have had to brainstorm innovative ways to meet the

  • 67th aerial porters back from Balad

    Staff Sgt. Stacy Souza, 67th Aerial Port Squadron, pulls her son in for a hug after a five-month deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Rick Souza, Sergeant Souza's husband, played "Mr. Mom" to his three children while his wife was away, and left for basic military training four days after she

  • Wing's top employer gets taste of Reserve mission

    Lt. Col. Andrew Chudy (right), 419th Operations Group Deputy Commander, discusses the differences between the F-16 and a commercial airliner with Mr. Brian Cink, Delta Airlines Western Region Pilot Flight Operations Manager. Mr. Cink was named the 419th Fighter Wing's Employer of the Year for 2010

  • VIDEO: Reservist climbs her way to success

    It's a tough workout climbing 15 feet in the air using only silk as help. "It's definitely a total body exercise and lots of endurance," said Tech. Sgt. Davina Wong, an aerial silk artist and Air Force Reservist in the 419th Fighter Wing.View the video. In a studio near Hill Air Force Base, Sergeant

  • Top 3 raises more than $500 for wing events, Airmen

    Senior Master Sgt. Matt McElreath, 67th Aerial Port Squadron, watches his golf ball creep toward the hole as teammates Senior Master Sgt. Noah Rosales, retired Chief Master Sgt. David Sill and Mr. Matt McIntosh look on. The 419th Fighter Wing's Top 3 organization hosted a golf tournament May 6,

  • Yellow Ribbon offers getaways for deploying, returning reservists

    The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program offers free vacations to eligible reservists and their families. Many 419th Fighter Wing personnel who are deploying or have recently returned from deployment are eligible to attend the following Yellow Ribbon events:-- June 10-12 in Bellevue, Wash.-- July

  • Top 3 hosts golf tourney for good cause

    The 419th Fighter Wing's Top 3 will host a golf tournament fundraiser at the Hubbard Golf Course here May 6 at 9 a.m. The tournament is open to all ranks and family members. Cost is $200 per four-person team (includes golf, cart, prizes and food). Funds raised will go to support Top 3 programs and

  • Communication helps children cope with deployments

    For service members and their families, preparing for an upcoming deployment is another of the many challenges unique to military life. Letting children know that they can talk about their fears and worries when preparing for a deployment helps them prepare for stressful situations in the

  • 419th and 388th Airmen return home

    More than 200 Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings received a warm welcome home April 23 after a seven-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.Family and friends gathered in the hangar together and anxiously awaited their loved ones' return, who had been gone since September to