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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  • Wing announces enlisted promotions for June

    Congratulations to the 419th Fighter Wing reservists who were promoted June 1: Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Master Sgt. James LemonSenior Airman Hannah PetterssonFighter WingMaster Sgt. Lance CressallMaintenance SquadronMaster Sgt. Jonathan CrockerTech. Sgt. William HeyderTech. Sgt. Craig

  • In Focus: Staff Sgt. Madison Watkins

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Staff Sgt. Madison Watkins, 27, is an Air Force reservist in the 419th Force Support Squadron, where she serves on orders to help improve and revamp the training program. Born and raised in small-town Oklahoma, Watkins moved to Utah on a whim, closing her eyes and

  • Hill Airmen, F-35 tested during concurrent exercises at Tyndall AFB

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Airmen from Hill’s fighter wings recently deployed the F-35A Lightning II to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, for concurrent training exercises –  one a large-scale, joint-force air war called Checkered Flag, the other an air-to-air weapons evaluation, Combat Archer.Since

  • Reservist named Utah’s Company Grade Officer of the Year

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – A reservist in the 419th Fighter Wing was named Company Grade Officer of the Year for the State of Utah on May 15.Capt. Mark Tappendorf was presented a trophy by Gov. Spencer Cox during Utah’s Servicemember of the Year awards, which took place in conjunction with the

  • Fighter wings host county employees from across Utah

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing and active duty 388th Fighter Wing hosted a group of commissioners and other county employees from across Utah on May 11. During the visit, the group got an up-close look at the F-35. Leaders from both wings highlighted the jet’s

  • Hill's fighter wings deploy F-35 to France

    MONT-DE-MARSAN AIR BASE, France -- U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft and Airmen from the 4th Fighter Squadron, compromised of active duty Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing and reservists from the 419th FW, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrived at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base, France, May

  • In Focus: Senior Airman Mikayla Starksen

    The “In Focus” series is a monthly feature that puts the spotlight on some of the 419th Fighter Wing’s best and brightest Reserve Citizen Airmen.Senior Airman Mikayla Starksen, who is currently 36 weeks pregnant, is expecting to give birth to her first child on June 8, but she hasn’t let that slow

  • Utah governor tours Hill AFB

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is briefed by Col. Craig Andrle, 388th Fighter Wing vice commander, during a tour of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 5, 2021. The tour provided the governor an overview of missions performed at Hill. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

  • Hill fighter wings will continue night flying into May

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will continue local night-flying operations on most weekdays through the third week of May.During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. These times may

  • Reservists conduct wing-wide exercise

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 419th Fighter Wing participated in a wing-wide readiness exercise May 1 to assess the wing’s ability to maintain effective command and control while in a contested, degraded, and operationally limited environment.“The biggest takeaway from this exercise is