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  • UPDATE: Hill fighter wings conducting night flying into February

    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 on most weekdays starting this week through February.  During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed by approximately 10:30 p.m., but

  • Hill fighter wings conducting night flying 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 on most weekdays through Dec. 21.  During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed by 10 p.m., but these times may change based on a

  • 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

  • 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

  • Reserve pilot talks F-35 capabilities

    SALT LAKE CITY -- Lt. Col. Bradley “Rex” Klemesrud, 419th Fighter Wing F-35 pilot, speaks to a group of students during the High School Education Conference at the Utah State Capitol Oct. 25. The annual event, hosted by Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, gives students an opportunity to learn about the

  • Idaho deployment to push F-35 limits

    Seven F-35A aircraft and 160 personnel from Hill Air Force Base will depart this week for rigorous operational testing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, through June 17. This marks the first time Hill's operational F-35s will travel out of state for training.The F-35A pilots and maintainers

  • Pilot takes final flight in F-16

    Col. David Castaneda, 419th Fighter Wing pilot, took his final flight in the F-16 Fighting Falcon here April 2. Family and coworkers gathered on Hill’s flightline to congratulate Castaneda on his achievement during the wing’s drill weekend.   The newly promoted colonel leaves this month to learn to