HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah >> The jets won't arrive for another few months, but Hill Air Force Base activated its first F-35 Lightning II fighter squadron during a ceremony here July 17.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — During the first two weeks of November, two of the 388th Fighter Wing’s F-35A Lightning II squadrons employed live weapons in combat training during simultaneous ...

Hill Air Force active duty and reserve pilots will be taking flight in January to maintain their combat readiness, so don't be alarmed by planes flying overhead, sometimes at late at 11:30 p.m.

The wing's other two fighter squadrons have been loaning F-35As to the 421st so its personnel could prepare to maintain and launch the aircraft. The Air Force's first operational F-35As landed at ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — As Hill Air Force Base continues to ramp up F-35 combat operations, one of its fighter squadrons will soon begin dropping a new, powerful bomb out in Utah’s west desert.

The 388th and 419th fighter wings bid farewell to the F-16 Fighting Falcon during a ceremony at the base.The F-16 Fighting Falcon, also known as the Viper, has been synonymous with Hill AFB since ...

A pilot from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 421st Fighter Squadron prepares to launch an F-35A Lightning II during night flying operations at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 26, 2019.

Jan. 7 (UPI) --Hill Air Force Base in Utah announced this week that the F-35A Lightning II aircraft had reached its full warfighting capability.A combat power exercise at Hill AFB on Monday, which ...

The skies over the Beehive State will be abuzz with excitement as the U.S. military\u2019s top fighter aircraft will blaze a path through Utah saluting front-line medical responders and residents ...

The Air Force will soon stand up interim F-16 training units in the near term in order to increase pilot output, the service announced Thursday. "We need to increase our pilot production, and soon ...

Pilots from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings taxi F-35As on the runway in preparation for a combat power exercise Nov. 19, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

The 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah is starting to fill up its planned roster of F-35A fighters.