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Hill’s F-35A and airmen mastering first Pacific deployment
Nov 21, 2017 - More than 300 men and women of the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings and 12 F-35As are conducting business for the next six months on the subtropical Japanese island of Okinawa during a deployment known as a Theater Security Package. [Read more...]
F-35As fly in weapons evaluation
Aug 14, 2017 - Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings supported and flew F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Combat Hammer, the first operational air-to-ground weapons evaluation for the Air Force’s newest fighter jets. [Read more...]
Hill Airmen generate 3,000th F-35A sortie, adopt upgraded ALIS
May 31, 2017 - The 3,000th F-35A Lighting II sortie departed Hill Air Force Base generated by maintainers from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve’s 419th FW May 22, 2017. [Read more...]
F-35 complete first European training deployment
May 08, 2017 - Eight F-35A Lightning IIs from the 34th Fighter Squadron, along with supporting units and equipment from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, completed the first F-35A training deployment to Europe, May 7, 2017. [Read more...]
F-35s forward deploy to Bulgaria
May 01, 2017 - Two F-35A Lightning IIs and about 20 supporting Airmen arrived at Graf Ignatievo Air Base April 28 from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. [Read more...]
F-35A maintenance sparks Red Flag 17-1
Jan 31, 2017 - The debut of the F-35A Lightning II at Red Flag has afforded the pilots and maintainers of the aircraft a chance to be a part of the Air Force's premier air-to-air combat training exercise. [Read more...]
Hill's F-35s drop first weapons
Feb 29, 2016 - Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings dropped laser-guided bombs at the Utah Test and Training Range the week of February 25, marking the first time an F-35 Lightning II combat unit has deployed weapons from the F-35A. [Read more...]
Hill total force team welcomes F-35
Oct 14, 2015 - The 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing formally welcomed the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II during a ceremony October 14th. [Read more...]
First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB
Sep 02, 2015 - The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power today as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As. [Read more...]
First ANG base to host the F-35A Lightning IIs
Dec 17, 2013 - Hill AFB was recently selected as the new home for the Air Force's first operational F-35A Lightning IIs. But, these jets are also set to patrol the skies of the Green Mountain State in the near future. The USAF announced their decision for operational basing of the F-35A at Burlington Air Guard Stationt, Vermont. [Read more...]
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