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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  • 419th MDS takes training to Pacific

    HONOLULU, Hawaii -- More than 50 reservists from Hill Air Force Base’s 419th Medical Squadron completed two weeks of annual training at military installations across Oahu, Hawaii. The women and men took time away from their civilian careers to assist as medical, dental, optometry, and lab

  • Reservists add fuel to fight

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Five reservists from the 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel shop are training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for two weeks as part of their annual training requirement.  While here, the team from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, will refuel a wide

  • Air Force Ball set for Sept. 17

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The 2016 Team Hill Air Force Ball will be held Sept. 17 at the Davis Conference Center located at 1651 N. 700 W. in Layton. Team Hill is invited to enjoy an elegant dining and entertainment experience. The social hour begins at 5 p.m., followed by the dinner and program

  • Reservists volunteer aboard USS Missouri

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Air Force reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing volunteered on the USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor today. While doing their two-week annual training at Oahu's joint base, about 15 Airmen took time on their day off to help clean the historic Navy ship —

  • Hill celebrates F-35A combat readiness

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The base hosted a ceremony Aug. 5 in celebration of the recent announcement that the F-35A Lightning II is ready for combat.Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, declared the fifth-generation fighter aircraft was ‘combat ready’ Aug. 2.During the ceremony,

  • Air Force declares F-35A ‘combat ready’

    JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – The F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ today by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command. Carlisle lauded the aircraft’s performance, noting that the aircraft had met all key criteria for reaching initial

  • Hill's fighter wings host Fox News

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Maj. Jayson Rickard, F-35 pilot in the 419th Fighter Wing, gives Fox News reporter Allison Barrie an up-close look at the new Gen III helmet during a visit here July 19. Barrie toured the active duty 388th FW and Reserve 419th FW to learn more about the fifth-generation

  • Reservists lead F-35 ops on drill weekend

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – This weekend marks the first time reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing conducted F-35 operations independent of their active duty counterparts.  Reserve Airmen have been integral to the F-35 mission at Hill AFB, working side by side with the active duty 388th Fighter Wing

  • Major takes command of LRS

    The 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron welcomed a new commander at a ceremony here today.Maj. Justin Crump, who previously served as operations officer for the 67th Aerial Port Squadron, assumed command of the 419th LRS from Lt. Col. Eric Hidden.  “I promise you I will lead by example,” Crump said

  • 419th reservist to compete in elite NATO competition

    1st Lt. Sterling Broadhead is one of 12 Air Force reservists selected to represent the United States in the 2016 Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Skills Competition to be held in Madrid, Spain, next month.  Broadhead currently serves as executive officer for the 419th Fighter