ACC commander visits Hill AFB

Gen. William M. Fraser III, the commander of Air Combat Command, visited Hill Air Force Base Aug. 30 and 31 to meet with Airmen and gain a first-hand look at how Hill maintains operational readiness.The 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, 4th Fighter Squadron and 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit were just

Wing’s new JAG warms up for challenge

The 419th Fighter Wing's new judge advocate general, Maj. Elizabeth Shifrin, is hitting the ground running - quite literally. Not only is she involved in the legal affairs of the Air Force Reserve and her local community, she is also an avid marathon runner.After running competitively throughout

419th maintenance personnel head to Afghanistan

COMMENTARY: History holds key for ORI success

What you are about to read may sound like a history lesson. But after reading various accounts of the Revolutionary War, I've found it is amazingly applicable to the next two months as the 419th Fighter Wing and its Team Hill counterparts prepare for the upcoming Operational Readiness

Key Spouse program supports families of deployed reservists

Life as an Air Force Reservist comes with many challenges for Airmen as well as their families. Those challenges are all too familiar for spouses of the Airmen in the 419th Fighter Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron. While trying to figure out how to balance family, work and military responsibilities,

SLIDESHOW: Employer Appreciation Day 2010

During the September UTA, civilian employers of reserve Airmen got a taste of the 419th Fighter Wing and its mission at the Employer Appreciation Day event. With the help of the local Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve organization, attendees learned about their rights and responsibilities as

Tricare Retired Reserve health coverage launches

For the first time, members of the Retired Reserve who are not yet age 60, the so-called "gray area" retirees, can purchase Tricare health coverage for themselves and their eligible family members with the Sept. 1 launch of Tricare Retired Reserve. "This new program offers a health coverage

Wing welcomes six new Citizen Partners

Veterans encouraged to submit claims for retroactive stop loss

In working closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense staff on a congressional action involving veterans submitting claims for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay, major command and wing level officials are working to inform veterans who were affected by stop loss. Eligible Airmen include

419th recruiter makes Air Force rugby team

Tech. Sgt. Dustin Ballingham, line recruiter for the 419th Fighter Wing, said he was excited to hear he had made the Air Force Rugby Team. The Air Force Reserve recruiter who had played rugby at Weber State University for two and a half years and who now plays on a Division I team in Utah, made his