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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  • IN FOCUS: Senior Airman Melinda Gunn

    Public Affairs recently sat down with Senior Airman Melinda Gunn, a medical technician in the 419th Medical Squadron, as part of its In Focus series, which shines the spotlight on the 419th Fighter Wing's outstanding Citizen Airmen. Where are you from? Salt Lake City, Utah. Why did you join the Air

  • Portrait of an artist: 419th Reservist shares his talent

    A lot of great photography graces the walls of the 419th Fighter Wing headquarters building, much of which has been taken throughout the wing's long history by its own Reservists. Staff Sgt. Clayton Harper, Health Services Management Assistant at the 419th Medical Squadron, is one of those

  • COMMENTARY: Trusting God in troubled times

    Times of economic uncertainty in the world have been devastating for many. Because of these uncertainties, some may have a hard time gaining hope for a bright future. While we hope for a speedy recovery from our economic conditions, may we continue to put our hope and trust in our creator and our

  • ARPC explains procedures for validating early retired pay

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials are finalizing procedures for validating the receipt of retired pay before Citizen Airmen turn 60 years old. Since Jan. 28, 2008, Guard and Reserve Airmen can reduce the age they receive retirement pay by three months for each aggregate of 90-day period of

  • Wing personnel must become familiar with recall alert system

    419th Fighter Wing members are urged to become familiar with the AtHoc recall system, which is used by Air Force Reserve Command and Hill Air Force Base to pass on critical information or to recall personnel to duty. Alerts may be sent via email or by phone at any time and personnel are expected to

  • Still in the fight

    A sergeant drives around the flightline here supervising crew chiefs, making sure jets are prepped properly for the fight in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In uniform, one would never look twice at the senior master sergeant ... until he puts on a pair of Air Force PT shorts. "I was in a

  • Mission support offices to move, limit services March UTA

    The following mission support offices are scheduled to move into Bldg. 180 this month: Military Equal Opportunity, Family Readiness, Judge Advocate General, Chaplains, Force Support Readiness, the Mission Support Group orderly room and MSG commander's staff. Due to the move, some offices may limit

  • Deployment history to be removed from promotion briefs

    Air Force officials here recently announced that deployment history data will be deleted from duty qualification briefs for officer selection and preselection and from senior noncommissioned officer evaluation briefs. This total-force initiative will apply to all active-duty members, Reserve and

  • 419th Fighter Wing welcomes AFRC commander

    Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, spoke at the 419th Fighter Wing's Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards banquet Saturday. "It's great to be back," General Stenner said to a crowd of more than 400 wing personnel and their

  • AFRC commander shares vision with Hill's Reserve wing

    This weekend, the 419th Fighter Wing welcomed Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command. Before speaking at the wing's annual awards banquet Saturday, the general toured unit facilities and met with some of the Airmen who uphold the