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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  • SLIDESHOW: Fifth-graders get AF Reserve 101

    It was Air Force Reserve 101 for the fifth-grade class at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in Sandy, Utah, as reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing hosted a special tour here April 19. The students were schooled on the F-16 aircraft before heading to the 419th Explosive Ordnance Disposal shop,

  • IN FOCUS: Tech. Sgt. Michelle Wilkerson

    Public affairs recently sat down with Tech. Sgt. Michelle Wilkerson, unit training manager and clinical laboratory craftsmen in the 419th Medical Squadron, as part of a series  highlighting the wing Airmen. Sergeant Wilkerson helps keep the squadron trained and ready for deployments and promotions.

  • Camp open to teens of AF Reservists

    Teens of Air Force Reservists may apply to attend the Joint Reserve Component's Teen Leadership Summit. The summit is open to 14 to 18-year-old dependents of current military members and is centered on fostering leadership skills and self-confidence. The week-long event will take place at Wahsega

  • Reservists among Hill's CCAF graduates

    Family, friends and colleagues gathered at Club Hill for the Community College of the Air Force Spring 2011 Graduation ceremony Tuesday. The ceremony honored all who had put in the extra time and effort to further themselves and their education by completing the requirements for the CCAFs Associate

  • SLIDESHOW: The swing of things

    Air Force Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing put on their dress uniforms and dancing shoes Thursday to join residents at Chancellor Gardens Assisted Living Center, for their spring dance.View the slideshowThe personnel volunteered after they learned the center was in need of dance partners."Our

  • Two 419th reservists to be honored at Military Salute Banquet

    Two Air Force Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing will be honored at the 2011 Military Salute Banquet in Salt Lake City tonight. The Military Affairs Committee of the Salt Lake Chamber will pay tribute to Utah's outstanding Guard and Reserve members, including Capt. Shad Stromberg and Senior

  • End of an Era: Vietnam vet's service spans four decades

    May 1972 - Nixon was president, soul singer Roberta Flack topped the charts, and gasoline was 36 cents a gallon. In San Francisco, oversized vans decked with flowers and peace signs lined the streets outside the airport where Ken Payne, fresh off a year-long deployment to Vietnam, stepped back onto

  • Deputy SECDEF addresses potential furlough

    Earlier today, Deputy Secretary of Defense, William J. Lynn III, drafted a message to all Department of Defense personnel regarding the potential government shutdown. Read his words at: http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14393

  • Pentagon makes plans in case of shutdown

    Defense officials believe that a government shutdown can be avoided, but they are making prudent plans in the event one does occur, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said April 5 here.Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is formulating guidance for the military services and defense

  • 67th aerial porters support NASA mission

    Three Air Force Reservists from the wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron recently joined with NASA to help transport a satellite and its supporting equipment from São José, Brazil to Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The 419th Airmen and other deployed reservists loaded and unloaded more than 100,000 pounds of