'Prime BEEF' Reservists train in Dominican Republic

The 419th Fighter Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron's "Prime BEEF" team recently spent 17 days in the Dominican Republic building a bare base alongside the Army National Guard and the Dominican Republic Army. The team provided humanitarian relief as part of Combined Joint Task Force Barahona. The

419th Fighter Wing hangar transferred in best interest of Team Hill

The most well-known and historic 419th Fighter Wing building recently changed hands to accommodate a growing Ogden Air Logistics Center workload. The landmark hangar, which was built by Air Force Reserve Command in 1959 at a cost of $900,000 is now being used by ALC 309th Maintenance Wing personnel

Skin Cancer

Tech. Sgt. Jason Thomas, a reservist with the 67th Aerial Port Squadron here, is in a fight for his life against a disease he believes could've easily been prevented. The Ogden police officer was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer, about three years ago, and says he wants to

Exercise marks ‘end of era’ for Reserve wing

About 50 Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots joined 419th Fighter Wing pilots in a training exercise here June 2-4. Jets and pilots from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Texas, and the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Fla., joined 466th pilots in

419th F-16s take part in July 4th events

Silence fell on parade routes and parks across the Salt Lake Valley July 4 as a four F-16s ripped through the skies overhead. As part of a more than 15-year tradition, 419th Fighter Wing pilots flew a four-ship formation over nearly 20 communities on Independence Day to pay tribute to the nation's

419th EOD member serves tour at White House

Most military service men and women have only a basic understanding of the duties Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians perform. Most people know these explosive experts respond to base or forward deployed location emergencies, "able to detect monitor, evaluate and decontaminate explosive,

419th FW takes Cope Thunder by storm

Members of the 419th Fighter Wing recently joined more than 800 United States and allied forces at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to join in Cooperative Cope Thunder 06-3. Cooperative Cope Thunder is the Air Force's largest multilateral air combat exercise in the Pacific. Pilots from the 466th

Reserve Recruiters: Opening Doors to a New Way of Life

For the last four years, Air Force Reserve Recruiting has met their recruiting goal. Colonel Francis Mungavin, director of recruiting service at Air Force Reserve Command headquarters calls it the “grand slam,” and according to Tech. Sgt. Shawn Moore, a recruiter at the 419th Fighter Wing it is a

Honor Guard Visits Local Schools

Integration Builds on Wing's Strengths

The ongoing association between the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings here will make both organizations stronger by capitalizing on the strengths of each, said Lt. Gen. John Bradley, commander of Air Force Reserve Command. General Bradley, who recently visited the 419th FW to welcome wing personnel