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  • Reservists bring Christmas magic to students with special needs

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Reservists in the wing’s 67th Aerial Port Squadron are once again making Christmas dreams come true by bringing a little North Pole magic to Ogden, Utah.Airmen decked in elf attire came bearing toys, school supplies, and warm-weather clothing to students with special

  • Airmen continue tradition of Utah Foster Care gift deliveries

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – More than 30 reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing joined Airmen from the 388th FW and 649th Munitions Squadron to deliver Christmas gifts to children in foster care.Continuing a years-long tradition, Airmen packed cars and trucks full of toys to deliver to families

  • Wing hosts 10th Air Force commander

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Maj. Gen. Brian Borgen, 10th Air Force commander, visited the 419th Fighter Wing during the October training weekend to get an update on the wing's mission and to visit with Airmen.Wing leaders gave Borgen an update on how F-35 operations here have evolved since the 419th

  • In History: Wing's epic 24-ship flyover

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- On June 4, 1983, the 419th Tactical Fighter Wing, as it was then known, hosted a farewell tribute to the F-105 Thunderchief. The highlight of the day was a perfect 24-ship formation flyover at Hill AFB.The rare operation produced a memorable formation befitting a proud

  • SECDEF Employer Support Freedom Award nomination season open now

    WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense is pleased to announce the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award nomination season opens Oct. 1, 2020. The award, commonly referred to as the Freedom Award, is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for exemplary

  • F-35 wings test combat capability

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing participated in a rigorous training exercise this week aimed at testing their combat capability. Pilots and maintainers from the wings have been flying and generating roughly 80 sorties per day, some into

  • Airmen in 67th APS 'build up' pallet skills

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Airmen from the wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron took time during the August unit training assembly to build up their pallet skills.Tech. Sgt. Dustin Wright, a joint inspector in the 67th APS, called pallet building a vital part of the Air Force mission to transport

  • 419th medics return from COVID-19 response effort in NYC

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Medics from the 419th Fighter Wing who deployed to support the COVID-19 response effort in New York City in early in April are now home.  Return deployers Capt. Andrea Morgan and Maj. Jimmy Jones, both nurse practitioners, and Maj. Katherine Trout, a registered nurse,

  • Reservists in 419 FSS train for deployed scenario

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Air Force reservists in the 419th Force Support Squadron raced to set up a field kitchen during the Unit Training Assembly here June 7.The reservists are trained to quickly assemble the tents as a group, using teamwork to build working facilities from the ground up, just

  • Final Airmen, aircraft from Hill fighter wings return home

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The final groups of Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings returned home this week following a six-month deployment to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.The largest group of approximately 200 Airmen returned to Hill AFB on late-night