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Col. Walter “Buck” Sams, 419th Fighter Wing commander, performs a preflight inspection on an F-16 Dec. 6. Colonel Sams was crew chief for a day during the December unit training assembly, which required hours of training the week prior to the launch. With assistance from Tech. Sgt. Wendy Baumgardner, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Colonel Sams performed all the tasks that crew chiefs carry out to ensure aircraft take off and land safely –from meeting with the pilot beforehand to checking the cockpit for foreign objects afterward. “He seemed to really enjoy himself,” Sergeant Baumgardner said. “He was excited to be out there with us in the cold launching a jet.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Greer)


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Col. Walter “Buck” Sams, 419th Fighter Wing commander, performs a preflight inspection on an F-16 Dec. 6. Colonel Sams was crew chief for a day during the December unit training assembly, which required hours of training the week prior to the launch. With assistance from Tech. Sgt. Wendy Baumgardner, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Colonel Sams performed all the tasks that crew chiefs carry out to ensure aircraft take off and land safely –from meeting with the pilot beforehand to checking the cockpit for foreign objects afterward. “He seemed to really enjoy himself,” Sergeant Baumgardner said. “He was excited to be out there with us in the cold launching a jet.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Greer)

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Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, perform maintenance on an F-16 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 30. The Airmen ensure the aircraft are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)
The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing formally welcomed the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II during a ceremony hosted by Lockheed Martin at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 14. The ceremony was attended by Airmen, Air Force leaders, Utah elected officials, and members of the local community to mark the beginning of F-35 operations at the two fighter wings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Todd Cromar)
F-16s from Hill Air Force Base fly next to the F-35A Lightning II, the Air Force’s newest fighter jet, in a training mission at Eglin AFB, Fla., in April 2014. On Sept. 2, 2015, Hill AFB received its first operational F-35s. Together, the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing are the first units to fly the combat-coded F-35s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske)
Sept. 12, 2001, just one day after the 9/11 attacks, reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing prepared for possible retaliation against the nation’s enemies. Ultimately, the 419th was the first F-16 unit to fly combat missions in both Iraq and Afghanistan. (File photo)
The 419th participates in Patriot Glacier, the first Air Force Reserve deployment with F-16s, in 1984. Only six months after officially converting to the new aircraft, the wing operated F-16s at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, producing 403 sorties for valuable continuation and mission qualification training. (File photo)
The 419th Tactical Fighter Wing says goodbye to the F-105 Thunderchief at Hill Air Force Base June 4, 1984. The farewell was complete with a 24-ship flyover to commemorate the occasion. The event saluted an aircraft that played an important part in USAF history and focused on the continuing modernization of the Air Force Reserve. (File photo)
Air Force reservist Maj. James
This photo was taken from a T-33 aircraft in November 1979, when the 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron, as it was then known, hosted Operation Rattler, which included more than 60 F-105s from Hill Air Force Base and elsewhere -- one of the largest peacetime gatherings of F-105s ever. This picture shows 56
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(U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Crystal Charriere)