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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  • 419th hosts mass enlistment ceremony

    Air Force Reserve recruiters from the 419th Fighter Wing held a mass enlistment ceremony for new members Oct. 3 in the Hill Aerospace Museum. Col. Walter "Buck" Sams, 419th FW commander, swore in 35 new reservists in front of an audience of family and friends. Similar mass enlistment events are

  • Q & A: New vice commander shares experience, goals

    419th Public Affairs staff recently had the opportunity to learn more about the wing's new vice commander, Col. Robert Lindell.Why did you join the Air Force/Reserve?I've wanted to be a pilot since I was five years old. I joined the Air Force in college to get to pilot training. After 14 years

  • COMMENTARY: Everyone a mentor, protégé

    Every day, you are teaching leadership and ethics, good or bad, to the people around you. We all remember people in our past who were great leaders and the attributes that made them that way. It is up to supervisors and those in leadership positions to pass those lessons on to the next generation

  • Thousands of checks to alleviate student financial burden

    Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has authorized checks for up to $3,000 to be given to students who have applied for educational benefits and who have not yet received their government payment. The checks will be distributed to eligible

  • 419th maintainers support Afghan election

    A small group of maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing helped make history last month when they readied F-16 aircraft for missions in support of the Afghan Presidential election Aug. 20. "I worked on the flightline for 12 hours straight on the day of the election and we were very busy," said

  • Eat and greet: Commander takes questions

    Col. Walter Sams, 419th Fighter Wing commander, dines with members of the wing Sep. 12. A handful of reservists were chosen from the line at the dining facility and invited to eat lunch with the commander and the command chief and were given the opportunity to ask questions to wing leadership

  • COMMENTARY: Utah Airmen vital to Afghanistan operations

    The men and women of the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings arrived in Afghanistan and made history as the first U.S. F-16's to operate out of this country. The 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron's "Black Widows" landed quietly one late afternoon in July and the booming sound of the afterburner has

  • Wing breaks ground at site of future heritage park

    Airman Chris Azevedo, 419th Civil Engineer Squadron, begins preparations for F-105 Thunderchief and F-16 Fighting Falcon static displays that will be placed in a heritage park near the corner of Wardleigh Road and E Avenue. The park, which will be completed in the spring of 2010, is dedicated to the

  • Supporting those who stay home

    Most people in the Reserve face deployment at some point in their career. Although this is never easy, it can be particularly difficult for those with families. Families worry about the member, the military member worries about their family, and the extended separation itself can be a trial. The

  • Remembering 9/11

    Members of the 419th Fighter Wing bow their heads during a moment of silence led by Chaplain Lt. Col. Craig Rogers in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during Commander's Call on Sep. 13, 2009.