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Life Support

Staff Sgt. Joseph Hicks, 419th Operations Support Flight, trains coworker Nolan Cooney on how to inspect an F-35 helmet to ensure it is in working order. Hicks is the first reservist at Hill Air Force Base to work with the new high-tech helmet. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Flyover

The 419th Fighter Wing has provided July Fourth flyovers to communities across the Wasatch Front for the past three decades. (Archive photo)

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F-35As return to Mountain Home for deployment test

An F-35A seperates from formation to land at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, for a training exercise June 6-17. Mountain Home AFB's airspace allows Hill Air Force Base's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and reserve 419th Fighter Wing to fully test the aircraft in preperations for declaring initial operational capability later this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alaysia Berry/Released)

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MDS exercise

Tech. Sgt. Jared Walker and Senior Airman Kaitlyn Whalen, 419th Medical Squadron, prepare a “litter carry” during a mass casualty exercise of a downed aircraft. During the scenarios, volunteers wore make-up to simulate injuries and received care from Reserve personnel. (Courtesy photo/Senior Airman Barbara Aguirre)

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MDS exercise

Senior Airman Natalie Korth and Master Sgt. David Pischke, 419th Medical Squadron, carry a “wounded” Airmen during a mass casualty exercise here June 10. The scenario tested their ability to treat injured personnel in a wartime environment. (Courtesy photo/Senior Airman Barbara Aguirre)

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CES Change of Command

Col. Michael Rothermel, 419th Mission Support Group commander, passes the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron flag to Maj. Mark Eilertsen as he assumes command of the CES June 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nathan Campbell)

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OG Change of Command

Col. David Smith, 419th Fighter Wing commander, passes the 419th Operations Group flag to Col. David Castaneda during a change of command ceremony here June 12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christina Judd)

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Fire truck

Airman 1st Class Franky Martinez, 419th Fighter Wing fire fighter, shows off the bells and whistles of a base fire engine during a tour here June 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Todd Cromar)

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Two-time veteran

(U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Holcomb)

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Wheels up: Hill shop improves F-35 tire change process

Tech. Sgt. James Speicher, right, an air reserve technician with the 419th Maintenance Squadron, rolls an F-35 Lightning II wheel into a tire changing machine May 20, 2016, while Senior Airman Joseph Sprowls, of the 388th Maintenance Squadron, looks on in the wheel and tire shop at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The machine depicted is a legacy tool which has been adapted via a fabricated bead breaker to be used in changing F-35 tires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Todd Cromar)

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F-35As return to Mountain Home for deployment test

An F-35A rests on the flightline after arriving at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, June 3, 2016. While there, the F-35A will be testing three key mission sets: suppression and destruction of enemy air defense, air interdiction missions and basic close air support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alaysia Berry/Released)

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Pushing the limits

(U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Holcomb)

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Homecoming

Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing return to Hill Air Force Base on May 10 after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support Mission. While deployed, pilots and maintainers generated more than 2,800 sorties and the aircraft spent more than 10,000 hours in the skies, dropping more than 100 guided bombs in support of coalition troops on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Happy homecoming

Tech. Sgt. Cliff Calhoun, a reservist in the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, embraces his wife and daughter upon returning from deployment to Afghanistan. About 300 Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing returned to Hill Air Force Base on May 10. While deployed, the Airmen supported F-16 operations in the region as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support Mission. Most of the Airmen were deployed for six months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bryan Magaña)

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Flying in fours

Four F-35 Lightning II aircraft prepare for takeoff at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 4. Hill's active duty and Reserve F-35 pilots recently began flying routine four-ship configurations, just as they would in combat. This marks a key milestone in getting the Air Force's newest fighter jet to reach Initial Operational Capability later this year, at which time it will be combat-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Holcomb)

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Maintainer's dream

Staff Sgt. Aaron Ramirez, a reservist in the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands beside an F-35 Lightning II at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 26. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

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AFRC First Sergeant of the Year

Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Mason, 419th Maintenance Squadron, accepts Air Force Reserve Command’s First Sergeant of the Year award from Lt. Gen. James Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of AFRC, during a ceremony in Jacksonville, Florida, April 16. (Courtesy photo)

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Warm welcome

Staff Sgt. Tim Zupancic embraces his wife, Stephanie, after his return from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia. “We’ve only been married nine months,” Stephanie said. “It’s been a long six months without him.” Zupancic and three other reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing’s explosive ordnance disposal flight returned home April 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bryan Magaña)

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Tutoring

Senior Airman Daniel Gomez-Moyado (right), 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron, preps high school students for a Spanish test at an American school outside his deployed location in Southwest Asia. Gomez-Moyado and fellow reservist Senior Airman Manuel Medrano have volunteered their off-duty time on weekends to tutor teens in Spanish speaking and comprehension skills. (Courtesy photo)

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Tutoring

Senior Manuel Medrano (front left), 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron, preps high school students for a Spanish test at an American school outside his deployed location in Southwest Asia. Medrano and fellow reservist Senior Airman Daniel Gomez-Moyado have volunteered their off-duty time on weekends to tutor teens in Spanish speaking and comprehension skills. (Courtesy photo)

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