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55th FS deploy for Combat Hammer
Lt. Col. Miles 'Quatro' Demayo, 55th FS commander, takes off in F-16C block 50 #92-3920 for Hill AFB on May 9th, 2008 in support of Operation Combat Hammer. [USAF photo by SSgt. Nathan Bevier]
May 09, 2008 - It's not every day Airmen here get the chance to work with live, expensive bombs for the Fighting Falcon, but the Shooters are out the door for another deployment on a mission to get some practice. [Read more...]
F-16 fires on SUV while training at Utah Test and Training Range
USAF F-16C block 42 #88-0420 from the 422nd TES flies over the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) dropping AGM-154 Joint Stand-off Weapons (JSOW) on a ground target on March 12th, 2003. [USAF photo by TSgt. Michael Ammons]
Apr 15, 2008 - Two soldiers in a sport utility vehicle had the scare of their live when an F-16 fighter jet from Hill Air Force Base opened fire on their SUV at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR). [Read more...]
Hill AFB unveils first converted Thunderbird
USAF F-16C block 52 #92-3880 is the first of many new block 52 F-16s provided to the Thunderbird Aerial Demonstration Team. The 11 airframes are scheduled to receive Falcon STAR modifications and a smoke generating system modification. These newly converted aircraft are slated for delivery for the 2009 show season. [USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd]
Nov 01, 2007 - Hill Air Force Base rolled out the first of 11 configured F-16 Fighting Falcon jets to the world's premiere United States Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team, Oct. 24. [Read more...]
Shelter, lighting project complete at Hill AFB
RoCAF F-16A block 20 #93-0722 from the 21st FS is photographed under a shelter at Luke AFB on February 16th, 2007. [Photo by Nightowl]
Mar 27, 2007 - Past and present 388th Fighter Wing leaders met March 26 on the wing ramp to mark the completion of a $6.25 million aircraft shelter and lighting project, a quality of life initiative for wing Airmen. [Read more...]
F-16 crashes near Utah's Salt Lake
Crash site in Tooele County, Salt Lake City, Utah. The crash debris was scattered over an area 150 yards wide and about a half-mile long. [Media screenshots]
Mar 31, 2006 - An F-16C from Hill Air Force Base was on a training mission with three other jets when something went wrong and the pilot ejected. The jet crashed around 15.00h, approximately 30 miles west of Hill Air Force Base after the pilot ejected safely. [Read more...]
USAF BRAC plans to retire 178 F-16s - 15 bases affected [Detailed List]
May 20, 2005 - The Base Re-alignment and Closure plans call for 178 F-16 fighting falcons to be retired, and 39 more to be used as backup aircraft. In total, fifteen F-16 bases will lose 15 aircraft or more each, while 16 bases will gain between 1 and 10 aircraft. This article provides a detailed overview per base, unit, and block. [Read more...]
Quality control by the 514th Flight Test Squadron, Hill AFB
Mar 19, 2004 - They take great care not to be identified with test pilots and their immortal images, burned into our brains from movies like "The Right Stuff." But if they didn't have great faith in Hill AFB's maintainers, they could consider their job just as dangerous. [Read more...]
Rollout of first leased Italian F-16
The Italian AF accepted the first F-16A (#MM7238) at the Ogden ALC on May 16th, 2003. This particular aircraft wears 37 Stormo markings. [USAF photo by Todd Cromar]
May 09, 2003 - Lockheed Martin officials, along with officers from the United States and Italian Air Forces, participated in a rollout ceremony today at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for the first of 34 F-16 fighter aircraft to be provided to Italy under a program known as "Peace Caesar." [Read more...]
Accident report of Hill AFB mid-air collision released
Feb 03, 2003 - Air Force investigators determined that pilot error caused the collision of two F-16Cs Oct. 25, 2002, approximately 82 miles southwest of Hill Air Force Base, Utah. [Read more...]
Landing Gear Team at Hill AFB tests new F-16 gear
Aug 08, 2002 - The "F-16 Landing Gear Team " was assembled June 19 for the long-awaited testing of it's time-change ship-set gear. The test represents a major milestone for the impending F-16 heavy weight time-change program that is now on target to begin April 2003. [Read more...]
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