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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  • In Focus: Master Sgt. David Sudak

    The “In Focus” series is a monthly feature that puts the spotlight on some of the 419th Fighter Wing’s best and brightest Citizen Airmen. Find it first on Instagram @419fw   IN FOCUS: Master Sgt. David Sudak UNIT: 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron TITLE: Production Superintendent FUN FACTS: Like

  • UPS named 419th Employer of the Year

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The 419th Fighter Wing named UPS its Employer of the Year during its annual awards ceremony Feb. 11.   Each year, the 419th FW recognizes a civilian employer who has shown exceptional support of reservists who work in their organization. These employers go above and

  • Standout Airmen awarded at annual banquet

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- More than 350 people attended the 419th Fighter Wing’s annual awards ceremony Feb. 11, 2017, at Layton’s Davis Conference Center to honor the wing’s top performing Airmen of 2016.   Airmen and their families, as well as business leaders and wing alumni, enjoyed dinner

  • Airmen, seniors celebrate early Valentine’s Day

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Air Force reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing celebrated an early Valentine’s Day Feb. 9 with residents of Chancellor Gardens, an assisted living facility in Clearfield.   Chancellor Gardens transformed a cafeteria into a dance hall to set a festive mood for its

  • F-35A stealth brings flexibility to battlespace

    Stealth isn’t new in the Air Force. But stealth combined with the multirole capabilities of the F-35A is proving to be a game changer in the Nevada desert.Units from across the Air Force have converged here for Red Flag 17-01, the Air Force’s premier air combat exercise, which pits a friendly force

  • Interoperability is key to F-35A combat success

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The F-35A Lightning II can carry thousands of pounds of bombs, but its ability to gather and share information is just as deadly. Pilots from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings brought this fifth-generation technology to Red Flag 17-1 air combat exercise here.The F-35

  • Red Flag proves ‘intense’ for F-35A pilots

    Red Flag 17-1 is living up to its reputation as a grueling and rigorous test of fighter pilot skills, according to Hill Air Force Base F-35A pilots participating in the premier air-to-air combat exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., from Jan. 23 to Feb. 10.   The three-week exercise has friendly

  • F-35A, maintainers proving reliable at Red Flag

    When it comes to the F-35A, much is made of the edge its fifth-generation technology gives pilots, but America’s newest fighter aircraft is also proving capable in the hands of maintainers.

  • Reservists take on ‘enemy’ at F-35A Red Flag debut

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Nine Air Force Reserve F-35A pilots and 16 maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing are taking on the world’s greatest aggressor fleet during Red Flag 17-1 held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.    The reservists joined about 200 personnel and 13 F-35A Lightning IIs from

  • In Focus: Senior Airman AJ Arteaga

    “In Focus” is a monthly feature that puts the spotlight on some of the 419th Fighter Wing’s best and brightest Citizen Airmen. Find it first on Instagram @419fw IN FOCUS: Senior Airman AJ Arteaga UNIT: 419th Operations Support Flight TITLE: Aircrew flight equipment technician FUN FACTS: AJ is a