Hill Air Force Base officials say the delivery of a 78th F-35A to the northern Utah base completes its planned roster. With Tuesday’s delivery of the final F-35A assigned to Hill, each of the 388th Fighter Wing’s three squadrons now has 24 of the fighters and the wing also has […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Another Hill Air Force Base squadron equipped with F-35 fighters has left on a combat deployment for the Middle East. The Standard-Examiner reports that the 34th Fighter Squadron with personnel drawn from active-duty and reserve units at Hill left recently for Al Dhafra Air Base, […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Starting this week, pilots at Utah’s Hill Air Force Base will start their recurrent local night flying schedule. Base officials say northern Utah residents will notice increased jet activity during the evening hours as F-35 pilots practice night-time combat skills from Nov. 12-22. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A group of airmen have returned to a Utah base after being deployed to the Middle East for six months in the jets’ first real-world combat missions. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that members of two fighter wings returned to Hill Air Force Base after completing at […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Construction of a Northrop Grumman Corp. facility to be used for upgrading the U.S. military’s ground-based nuclear-tipped intercontinental missiles has begun at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah. Officials said during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday that the facility is expected to deliver […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Hill Air Force Base officials say residents of the Ogden area of northern Utah can expect to see and hear more evening flight activity in coming days. Officials said the 388th and 419 fighter wings based at Hill will conduct night-flying operations Monday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say more than 250 airmen and up to 24 aircraft are temporarily moving to an Air Force base in Idaho as a runway at a Utah base undergoes renovation. The Deseret News reports that the 34th Fighter Squadron and the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are relocating […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — A squadron of F-35A jet fighters from Hill Air Force Base in Utah has deployed to Aviano Air Base in Italy. A statement released by Hill officials said the squadron arrived Friday and will participate in exercises and conduct training with other Europe-based […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The U.S. Air Force will conduct a large training exercise and a weapons evaluation in Utah in coming weeks. Hill Air Force Base officials said Saturday that the 388th and 419th fighter wings based at Hill and equipped with F-16 fighters will conduct […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — F-35s from Utah’s Hill Air Force Base have deployed to the Middle East for the first time. The Standard-Examiner reports airmen from the 388th and 419th fighter wings set off earlier this week for Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, to support the United States Air Force […]
