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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  • Exercise, exercise

    During this weekend's 419th Fighter Wing unit training assembly, members of the wing's mission support group pitched in to help set up for this week's base-wide Operational Readiness Exercise. Many of the wing's reservists will participate in the exercise alongside their active duty counterparts.

  • 419th reservist designs memorial for fallen Iraqi comrades

    On Feb. 23, members of the 506th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team gathered on their compound at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq for an unveiling ceremony of a memorial wall to honor three Iraqi men killed in an improvised explosive device attack last year.Tech. Sgt. Eric

  • Bagram's Warrior of the Week a 419th reservist

    Staff Sgt. Michael Greer, 34th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is Bagram Airfield's Warrior of the Week. The Moss Point, Miss. native is an aircraft armament systems specialist deployed from the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Sergeant Greer's primary duty is to load and unload

  • Staff sergeant headed to Air Force Rugby Mini camp

    In a sport which resembles a cross between soccer and football and injects some of the intensity and scrappiness of wrestling, rugby takes hardy athletes. Staff Sgt. Dustin Ballingham, line recruiter for the 419th Fighter Wing, is no exception.The staff sergeant is soon heading off to the Air Force

  • Wing honored with AF Outstanding Unit Award

    The 419th Fighter Wing was recently named as a recipient of the prestigious Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The honor was given to Utah's only Air Force Reserve wing for exceptionally meritorious service from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009. During this timeframe, the wing distinguished itself in

  • Wing announces Employer Appreciation Day 2010

    This year's Employer Appreciation Day is set for June 5. Reservists are encouraged to invite their civilian employers to the annual event, where they'll meet wing leadership, tour work areas and get a taste of the wing's mission. Employers can also look forward to learning more about the F-16 during

  • Yellow Ribbon event at Snowbird resort a success

    Last weekend, about 100 reservists and family members were treated to a getaway at Cliff Lodge in Snowbird, Utah with free hotel, food and daycare courtesy of Air Force Reserve Command.The 419th Fighter Wing's first-ever Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event was part of a congressionally directed

  • 419th invites members to join Facebook fan page

    419th Fighter Wing personnel, along with their family and friends, can now connect via Facebook, the popular social networking site. The wing's official page went online this week and already has more than 100 users, or "fans." It is available at http://tinyurl.com/419fw-fan. Members must access the

  • 419th reservists win Air Force-level awards

    Three outstanding Airmen from the 419th Force Support Squadron have won Air Force-level awards for excellence in their career fields for 2009. Education and Training SNCO of the YearMaster Sgt. Marites Ramoneda-Thomas, Chief of 419th Education and Training, briefed more than 200 Airmen in a

  • PHOTO ESSAY: Haiti from the Airmen's perspective

    This photo series (right) is a first-hand look at operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in the aftermath of the enormous earthquake there Jan. 12, as well as the living conditions of the Citizen Airmen who voluntarily deployed to help in the multinational humanitarian effort. Photos were taken by