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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  • F-35A deploys to Europe for first time

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- F-35A Lightning IIs, Airmen and accompanying equipment arrived at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, today, marking the aircraft’s first overseas training deployment to Europe.The F-35As are from the 34th Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing and the Air Force

  • SVF to host 70th anniversary celebration lunch

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Hill reservists are invited to attend an Air Force 70th anniversary celebration April 23 at 11 a.m. in Hangar 37 where the 419th Sustainment Services Flight will serve lunch and host a trivia contest as they compete for a command-level award.   Part of a timed event known

  • New hours for Hill's West, Roy Gates

    The Hill AFB West Gate will become a 24/7 access entry control point starting April 17. When the change occurs, the Roy Gate's new hours will be 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday and it will be closed on weekends and federal holidays.

  • Load competition preps maintainers for combat

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Tech. Sgt. Aaron Ramirez and Senior Airman Michael McDaniel, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, load a bomb into a weapons bay of an F-35A Lightning II during a competition here April 7.   Reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing participate quarterly in weapons load

  • Wing leaders discuss F-35 role in national security

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Col. David Smith, 419th Fighter Wing commander, and Col. David Lyons, 388th FW commander, took part in a panel discussion on F-35A capability and performance during a national security conference March 31 in Salt Lake City.   Hill’s fighter wing commanders participated

  • Miller discusses priorities with House Caucus

    WASHINGTON -- Leaders from each branch of service spoke about their top priorities at the caucus-sponsored breakfast. Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, the chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, focused on manpower and budget as the top priorities for the Air Force Reserve.

  • 419th reservists train for elite NATO competition

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Four reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing are training to be selected to compete in the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition to take place August 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic. Maj. Mark Eilertsen, Capt. Sterling Broadhead, Capt. Juan

  • Are your running shoes spying on you?

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Five or 10 years ago, such a statement might have been appropriate for a cartoon matinee or slapstick farce, but in a new world defined by the Internet of Things, this statement isn’t just a possibility, but an actual cyber vulnerability to be aware of. Companies today are

  • Maintainers compete for Load Crew of the Year

    Maintainers from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings went head-to-head at a bomb-loading competition at Hill AFB Feb. 24 to determine the load crew of the year. Teams consisted of previous load-crew-of-the-quarter winners.