March 15, 2022 419th takes top prize in food services competition HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Airmen from the 419th Force Support Squadron were named winners of the 2022 Air Force Reserve Command John L. Hennessy Food Service Excellence Award.The award is presented to the food service team that excels with the highest culinary proficiency standards during a field
March 15, 2022 Rescue Airmen hold memorial ceremony for “Jolly 51” anniversary On March 15, 2022, 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 52nd ERQS, and 801st Expeditionary Maintenance members held a memorial ceremony for the seven service members who made the ultimate sacrifice on March 15, 2018 in the helicopter crash of “Jolly 51” that was flying contingency operations in
March 14, 2022 304th Rescue Squadron supports Mt. Hood search and rescue An 11-member Guardian Angel team from the 304th Rescue Squadron battled high winds and deep snow to assist with the rescue efforts of two injured climbers here March 7.A multi-team search-and-rescue mission was conducted in challenging conditions after two climbers fell approximately 200 feet in the
March 10, 2022 Feeding the masses: Airmen build kitchen, dining area from ground up HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Reservists from the 419th Force Support Squadron competed in the annual John L. Hennessy competition, a four-hour event that saw eight Airmen from the sustainment services flight simulate lunch services at a forward-deployed location.The competition included inspecting a
March 8, 2022 Wing showcases mission during visit from 10th Air Force leaders HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 419th Fighter Wing hosted its former wing commander, Maj. Gen. Bryan Radliff, now serving as Commander of 10th Air Force at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Radliff visited here alongside Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Malcom, 10th AF command chief,
March 2, 2022 Smokescreens, sandbags, frozen creeks and empty mags When the crew door of a C-5 Galaxy opened on the ramp at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2022, it was the first time some of the 40 Defenders debarking the aircraft had ever seen snow. The forecast for the next two weeks called for some of the coldest temperatures they’d ever
Feb. 27, 2022 477th Maintenance Armament Flight at Work 477th Maintenance Squadron Airmen performed regularly scheduled inspection on a M61A2 20mm Gatling gun, which is a part of the weaponry system on the F-22 Raptor. On the left is Staff Sgt. Paul Satala, armament technician. On the right is Tech. Sgt. Matias Castro, armament maintenance supervisor.
Feb. 25, 2022 U.S. F-35s forward deploy to NATO’s eastern flank SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Six F-35A aircraft from Hill Air Force Base's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing currently operating out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, forward deployed Feb. 24 to the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions in support of NATO’s collective
Feb. 22, 2022 MSG expands combat readiness to support wing A desolate airfield came alive as 122 members of the 920th Mission Support Group received part-task-training on tactical field skills during an exercise here Feb. 4.The field classes were part of the wing’s FURY HORIZON 22 exercise and were designed to observe how 920th MSG Airmen would react to
Feb. 18, 2022 Reservists leave civilian jobs, deploy to support NATO efforts HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- A group of reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing have deployed this week to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to support NATO efforts to bolster readiness and security in the region. The deployment is a joint effort with active-duty Airmen in the 388th Fighter Wing.The 419th