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  • Col. Matthew Fritz, commander of the 419th Fighter Wing, poses with Airmen comprising the newly created deployment cell Mar. 6, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

    Wing stands up new deployment readiness cell

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 419th Fighter Wing cut the ribbon on a new deployment readiness cell intended to reduce the time and effort required of Airmen to transition to and from deployed locations.The cell will consolidate offices into one location and allow for live tracking of all wing deployers before, during, and after deployment. Once
  • Maj. Katherine Schifani (right), the new 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, salutes Col. Brett Newman, commander of the 419th Maintenance Group, during a change of command ceremony Mar. 7, 2021 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

    419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron welcomes new commander

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Maj. Katherine Schifani assumed command of the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Lt. Col. Glendon Bute here March 7.Schifani commissioned into to Air Force in 2007. She spent seven years on active duty before transitioning to the Air Force Reserve in 2014. Prior to her present assignment, Schifani was commander of
  • A photo of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.'s visit to Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

    CSAF visits Hill's fighter wings

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Today, Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., received briefings on the F-35A Lightning II during a visit to Hill Air Force Base. Brown met with leadership and Airmen from the active-duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings. As the Air Force’s first combat-coded F-35 wings, Airmen briefed Brown on the
  • Graphic of enlisted stripes

    Wing announces enlisted promotions for March

    Congratulations to the following 419th Fighter Wing reservists who were promoted March 1: Maintenance SquadronSenior Master Sgt. Lori ThompsonMaster Sgt. Avery SpencerStaff Sgt. Jasper Tacazon67th Aerial Port SquadronSenior Master Sgt. Gary GardnerMaster Sgt. Alan BurtonMaster Sgt. Adam MinterMaster Sgt. Christopher MontoyaTech. Sgt. Wade
  • Senior Airman Genesis Robles-Rivas, a materiel manager in the 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron, selects glove inserts from a bin in preparation for training Feb. 7, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

    Reservists in LRS train to face major threats

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Air Force reservists in the 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron completed five hours of training on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear techniques to familiarize themselves with protective measures they may need in a contested environment. The training, which took place Feb. 7 during the 419th Fighter Wing's
  • Lt. Col. Bart Wilbanks, an F-35A Lightning II pilot in the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, simulates being dragged through the water while still attached to a parachute.

    Hill F-35 pilots prepare for worst-case water scenarios

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Pilots from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings underwent intensive water survival training Feb. 12 to ensure they’re prepared to face worst-case scenarios over open waters.  The F-35 pilots met with specialists in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape – better known as SERE – at a local indoor swimming pool near Hill
  • Maj. Daniel Toftness, an Air Force Reserve pilot in the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, poses for a photo before for a flight Feb. 18 when he will reach 1,000 flying hours in the F-3A5 Lightning II.

    Reserve fighter pilot reaches 1,000 hours in F-35

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — A pilot in the 419th Fighter Wing became the Air Force Reserve’s first operational F-35 pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the Air Force's newest fighter jet here today. Maj. Daniel “Mental” Toftness joined the Reserve in August 2018 after 12 years on active duty. He now serves full time as an Air Reserve
  • Photos of F-35s at Red Flag

    F-35 maintainers provide fifth-generation airpower at Red Flag

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Hill Airmen recently returned from Red Flag 21-1, a large-scale, highly-complex Air Combat Command exercise in the Nevada desert.Maintainers from the 34th Fighter Generation Squadron, alongside reservists from the 466th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, deployed 12 F-35A Lightning IIs to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., from Jan.
  • Air Force reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing and active-duty personnel from the 388th Fighter Wing give Rep. Blake Moore an overview of the F-35A Lightning II during a tour of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 16.

    Hill fighter wings host Utah’s newest representative

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing and active duty 388th Fighter Wing hosted Rep. Blake Moore Feb. 16 during a comprehensive tour of Hill that highlighted the base’s wide-ranging missions. Moore was recently elected to represent Utah’s first district and serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the
  • Chief Master Sgt. Paul Strazz, command chief of the 419th Fighter Wing, cooks omelets for Airmen on drill weekend Feb. 6, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Senior leadership from the 419th FW volunteered to help cook and serve at the Hillcrest Dining Facility.

    Wing leaders volunteer at Hillcrest Dining Facility

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Senior leadership from the 419th Fighter Wing volunteered to help cook and serve lunch to reservists at the Hillcrest Dining Facility during drill weekend Feb. 6.“We try to visit a different unit every drill weekend,” said Col. Matthew Fritz, 419th FW commander. “We want our squadrons to know that we got their
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