Air Force Secretary tours Hill AFB

Airmen from the 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron brief Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson about the F-35A Lightning II during a base visit, Jan. 23, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Hill AFB is slated to be home to three F-35 fighter squadrons with a total of 78 aircraft by the end of 2019. The active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing are the service’s first combat-capable F-35 units and will be home to three F-35 fighter squadrons, totaling of 78 aircraft by the end of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Lieutenant Col. Megan Murtishaw, 388th Maintenance Squadron commander, briefs Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson about the F-35A Lightning II during a base visit, Jan. 23, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Hill AFB is slated to be home to three F-35 fighter squadrons with a total of 78 aircraft by the end of 2019. The active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing are the service’s first combat-capable F-35 units and will be home to three F-35 fighter squadrons, totaling of 78 aircraft by the end of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Joe Gardenhour, 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron director, briefs Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson about F-16 depot maintenance during a base visit, Jan. 23, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 573rd AMXS is part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB, which is responsible for depot maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of the A-10, C-130, T-38, F-16, F-22, F-35 and the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Cameron Weaver, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group sheet metal mechanic, briefs Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson about F-16 depot maintenance during a base visit, Jan. 23, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 309th AMXG is part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB, which is responsible for depot maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of the A-10, C-130, T-38, F-16, F-22, F-35 and the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Jeff Pierce, 570th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, briefs Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson about F-35 depot maintenance during a base visit Jan. 23, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 570th AMXS is part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB, which is responsible for depot maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of the A-10, C-130, T-38, F-16, F-22, F-35 and the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, thanks Staff Sgt. Alexis Romero and “LORD,” 75th Security Forces Squadron, during a base visit, Jan. 24, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Shane Olsen, 533rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron, discusses A-10 Thunderbolt II readiness and sustainment with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson during a base visit, Jan. 24, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Dawn Sutton, A-10 program manager, discusses A-10 Thunderbolt II readiness and sustainment with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson during a base visit, Jan. 24, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Michael Hackett, A-10 chief Engineer, discusses A-10 Thunderbolt II readiness and sustainment with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson during a base visit, Jan. 24, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Richard Crowther, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group engineer, briefs Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on the F-16 laser depaint system during a base visit Jan. 24, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 309th AMXG is part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB, which is responsible for depot maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of the A-10, C-130, T-38, F-16, F-22, F-35 and the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

Colonel Mike Miles, 388 th Maintenance Group commander, briefs Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson during a base visit, Jan. 23, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Hill AFB is slated to be home to three F-35 fighter squadrons with a total of 78 aircraft by the end of 2019. The active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing are the service’s first combat-capable F-35 units and will be home to three F-35 fighter squadrons, totaling of 78 aircraft by the end of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)