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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  • Commentary: Tenth Air Force commander

    I’ve been in the seat as Tenth Air Force commander for almost five months and the Reserve Citizen Airmen of this diverse unit have been extremely busy.In July, Master Sgt. Johann, a sensor operator from the 926th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, was named one of the Outstanding Airmen of the

  • In Focus: Staff Sgt. Beryl Castillo

    IN FOCUS: Staff Sgt. Beryl Castillo UNIT: 419th Force Support Squadron TITLE: Customer support chief FUN FACTS: Originally from Lima, Peru, Beryl immigrated to the U.S. at age 19. She and her mother came to the U.S. to pursue higher education and the American dream. The 9/11 attacks motivated her to

  • Reservist takes command of UTTR

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Col. James “Flash” Frickel took command of the Utah Test and Training Range during an assumption of command ceremony here Oct. 2.    The UTTR is located in Utah’s northwest desert and contains the largest block of overland contiguous special use airspace in the

  • Security forces practice deployed procedures

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Senior Airman Matthew Parker, a fire team member in the 419th Security Forces Squadron, challenges a vehicle at the entry control point during a training exercise here Sept. 9. The training was conducted to prepare Airmen for future deployments and consisted of entry

  • Hill Airmen make cameo at Salt Lake Comic Con

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Airmen from the 419th Fighter Wing and 388th Fighter Wing represented Utah’s “hometown heroes” during a press conference at Salt Lake Comic Con Sept. 21.   Lt. Col. Mathew Miller, 419th Operations Support Flight commander, gave a brief overview of the fighter wings and

  • Final operational F-16s depart Hill

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The last six operational F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft lifted off from the runway here Sept. 21 at approximately 11 a.m. on their way to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, where they will continue flying.Several military and civilian Airmen watched as pilots stepped to the jets

  • Hill AFB bids farewell to 'Viper'

    Hill AFB officially ended an era Friday at a Viper Out ceremony celebrating 38-years of the F-16 at the base. Current and former military members, pilots, maintainers, civic leaders and friends packed Hangar 37 to bid farewell to the plane dubbed the Viper, because of its appearance at take-off. The

  • Earth, wind and fire: Reservists own the skies

    ROBINS AFB, Ga. – For the first time in the nearly 70-year history of the Air Force Reserve, all three special mission units have been called to action simultaneously due to a series of catastrophic events that have effected wide swaths of the U.S.Reserve Citizen Airmen from across the country are

  • Fitness lifestyle takes commander to fourth Ironman

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 419th Fighter Wing commander is leading by example when it comes to physical fitness. Col. David Smith recently finished his fourth Ironman Triathlon last month in Mont-Tremblant in Quebec, Canada.   Ironman is a competitive triathlon that draws world-class athletes

  • Airmen prep for survival scenarios

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – More than 250 Airmen in the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings prepared for survival scenarios today during ATSO training, short for "ability to survive and operate." The Airmen tested their ability to don and safely remove survival gear, which includes mask, gloves, boots,