April 30, 2019 F-35As deployed from Hill conduct first combat strike Two F-35As deployed to the Middle East from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve on April 30.This strike marked the F-35A Lightning II's first combat mission.The F-35As
April 25, 2019 Changing Perceptions In 2018, a young boy picked up his video game controller in his house as he has done many times. He turned on Fortnite and selected his go-to character to battle with – a female skin.The other kids on the game began teasing him about his character choice.His reply? “I just like that skin. My mom is
April 19, 2019 Hill reservists bring healing to Moroccan villages HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Ten reservists from the 419th Medical Squadron recently returned from a two-week humanitarian mission to Tata, Morocco, as part of an exercise known as African Lion.The reservists teamed with medical personnel from the Utah National Guard and military doctors from Morocco
April 15, 2019 Hill Airmen depart for F-35A’s first Middle East deployment HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – F-35A pilots, maintainers, and support personnel from the Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing and active duty 388th Fighter Wing deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates last week – the first Middle East deployment for the U.S. Air Force’s F-35A
April 11, 2019 One percent of the one percent, 11 honored at Florida Military Top Enlisted Ceremony Many Airmen dream of one day sewing on an eighth stripe, an achievement only one percent of Servicemembers within in the military will do.For 11 Chief Master Sergeant’s from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida and one of its geographically separated unit at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona;
April 9, 2019 Senior NCO creates course to boost enlisted development A senior NCO with the 413th Flight Test Group recently partnered with leaders from 10th Air Force to host a pair of first-ever enlisted development courses at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, for members of Air Force Reserve Command’s aviation resource management career
April 5, 2019 Reservists build, operate base for four-day mock deployment HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – About 150 reservists from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron and 419th Force Support Squadron are building a base from the ground up and surviving in rugged terrain to test their wartime readiness.The bare base bed-down exercise runs April 4-7 at the Base Operations and
March 29, 2019 Reserve and defense leaders testify on duty status reform Reserve component and defense leaders discussed the Department of Defense’s Duty Status Reform proposal with lawmakers March 27 at a hearing in front of the House Armed Services Committee’s military personnel subcommittee.