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  • 419th and 388th Fighter Wings return from deployment

    Nearly 300 Airmen from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings returned home on Sunday, April 14, 2024 after nearly five months of deployment in Japan. Family and friends reunited with their loved ones at Hill Air Force Base on a beautiful spring day.

  • Year in review: Top Hill stories from 2023

    In 2023, Hill AFB continued to be a vital part of the United States Air Force. The base is home to several units that played a critical role in the Air Force’s mission to protect the nation. Throughout the year, Hill AFB was the site of numerous training exercises, deployments, and other activities.

  • Hill AFB fighter wings deploy Airmen, F-35As to Japan

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- This week, Active duty and Reserve Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings here deployed the F-35A Lightning II to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of an effort to assure allies and deter threats to stability in the Pacific region. Hundreds of pilots, maintainers

  • 419th hosts Mock Children's Deployment event

    The 419th Military and Family Readiness office and the 419th Maintenance Group held a mock deployment for children of 419th reservists to show them what it is like to go through a deployment line.

  • Video: Reservists test deployment readiness at Sentry Savannah

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The 419th Fighter Wing tested its ability to deploy a small contingent of reservists and limited number of F-35A Lightning II aircraft to a forward operating base during a long-planned exercise that took them from Hill Air Force Base, Utah to Savannah, Georgia May 2-13. Watch the

  • 419th validates Agile Combat Employment during Sentry Savannah

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Air Force reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing are simulating a futuristic, fast-paced deployment using new techniques during Sentry Savannah, a large military exercise that kicked off here May 2.Hosted by the Air National Guard’s Air Dominance Center, Sentry Savannah is a total

  • Airmen, jets return to Hill following European deployment

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Pilots, maintainers, and support personnel from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings returned here May 9 after deploying the F-35A Lightning II to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The 34th Fighter Squadron, and 34th Fighter Generation Squadron, deployed to

  • Video: Reservists hone ACE concepts at Sentry Savannah

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, participate in Sentry Savannah, the Air National Guard’s largest fourth- and fifth-generation fighter aircraft exercise that began May 2.Watch the video The exercise is held annually at the Air Dominance Center,

  • Hill fighter wings to conduct night flying over next two weeks 

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings will conduct local night-flying operations with the F-35A Lightning II most weekdays starting this week through May 5.During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed by approximately 11 p.m., but exact days

  • Yellow Ribbon events open to deploying, returning Airmen

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – As the 419th Fighter Wing deploys Airmen in support of combat and humanitarian missions around the world, the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program offers a valuable resource to support reservists, both before and after deployment.Yellow Ribbon aims to combat the stresses