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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  • From The Top: Everyone has a role to play as 'communication ambassadors'

    I just returned from a visit with the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I am truly proud of the many sacrifices and commitments made by each of you.  Every opportunity I get to meet with senior leaders, the general public, the media and Congress, I tell them the great things you are doing for our

  • Total Force Integration: Demolishing barriers, building superhighways

    So...who's the new guy and what's his agenda? First, let me say I am excited to be here at Hill AFB and to be part of the 419th Fighter Wing. I have followed Hill's Total Force Integration transition since the beginning. Arriving from the Fighter Associate Program at Langley AFB, Va., I have had

  • Airmen's spirits high in Kirkuk

    On Aug. 2, the third and final 419th Security Forces Squadron team deployed for Kirkuk, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Thirty-five 419th SFS personnel joined other Reserve and active duty units and will monitor base defense during the six-month deployment. The first two 419th SFS teams

  • Services Airman to compete in Armed Forces Triathlon

    A member of the 419th Fighter Wing will join the U.S. Air Force Triathlon team in its summer showdown at the Armed Forces Triathlon Championship at Ventura Naval Base, Calif., July 28. Senior Airman Jolene Wilkinson, a 419th services technician, was one of only 12 Airmen selected in the battle for

  • Runner's High

    Capt. James Harrison, the 419th Fighter Wing Operations Group Executive Officer, is well known for his affinity for fitness. In addition to being the group's fitness monitor, Captain Harrison is also a competitive marathon runner. "I thought, 'I'll run one and see if I like it,'" Captain Harrison

  • Unified Command

    You may not know they exist, but the men and women of the Hill Air Force Base Consolidated Command Post control the information that makes the Air Force work and affects Airmen every day. Staff Sgt. Cherelyn Childers of the 419th Fighter Wing knows that well enough. As part of her job as a Command

  • Annual training requirements shortened to 90 minutes

    After examining how much time Airmen spend on annual ancillary training, Air Force leaders have decided that time should be allocated more efficiently. In effect as of Oct. 1, ancillary training requirements will be reduced to 90 minutes, as opposed to almost nine hours per Airman spread throughout

  • Good guys vs. bad guys: explaining war to an 8-year-old

    When an 8-year-old recently asked me out of the blue, 'Why do you have to go to Iraq?' it stopped me in my tracks. I remember thinking how can I possibly answer such an immense question without somehow tainting her view on this unpredictable world. When I deployed to Southwest Asia in 2002, a fellow

  • Citizen Airmen must be prepared to meet TFI challenges, shape future

    As we approach full partnership with the 388th FW under Total Force Integration, I encourage each of us to think about the influence we as Reservists can and should have on those in the active component. TFI is first and foremost about transformation and shaping a future different from the past as