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  • Lt. Gen. Donald Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, passes the guidon to Brig. Gen. C. McCauley von Hoffman, incoming Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander, during a change of command ceremony July 19, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

    Ogden Air Logistics Complex welcomes new commander

    Brig. Gen. C. McCauley von Hoffman became the new Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander at Hill AFB during a change of command ceremony on July 19.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Albert, 421st Fighter Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-35A Lightning II during Operation Rapid Forge at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 18, 2019. Rapid Forge aircraft are forward deploying to the territory of NATO allies to improve interoperability. The goal of the operation is to increase the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe and assist allies to increase regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Seelye)

    Hill Airmen expand F-35A combat capability in Rapid Forge

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- This week, Airmen from Hill Air Force Base’s fighter wings forward deployed the F-35A Lightning II to several locations in Europe as part of a joint readiness exercise. So far, Operation Rapid Forge has seen F-35As, F-15E Strike Eagles, and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft work together to land, refuel and re-arm with
  • Staff Sgt. Steven Naughton, an Operations Intelligence Analyst at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, exercises in the base gym June 8, 2019. Fitness is recognized as one of the four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, a concept used in the Air Force to ensure Airmen always remain ready to accomplish the mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Shepherd)

    Civilian exercise program Fit 4 Life to be suspended

    The Air Force Sustainment Center Commander has made the decision to temporarily suspend the Fit 4 Life program, effective August 4, with an annual review of the program, in order to better align with the National Defense Strategy and focus available resources on mission readiness.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Slotten, 421st Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, drags a fuel hose to an F-35A at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 11, 2019. Slotten was stationed at Spangdahlem from 2004 to 2006 as an Airman first class fuels distributor operator. He visited his old unit and became requalified to refuel aircraft to encourage Airmen who may want to follow in his footsteps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Seelye)

    Keep on truckin': F-35 pilot requalifies to refuel aircraft

    Several F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived here as part of a Theater Security Package. For one pilot, the Spangdahlem flightline was familiar territory. U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Slotten, 421st Fighter Squadron F-35A pilot, who was stationed here in 2004 as an Airman first class fuels distributor operator, visited his old unit and became requalified to refuel aircraft July 11.
  • Minuteman III missile test launch

    Air Force releases request for proposals for new ICBM system

    The request is for the weapon system’s Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase and includes five production lot options to produce and deploy the weapon system.
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    USAF technology training center coming to Utah

    Situated in the Wasatch mountain range in northern Utah, outside the gates of Hill Air Force Base, scientists, engineers, technicians, and educators will have a new state-of-the-art facility to help revolutionize future manufacturing technologies. The facility will be the fourth Advanced Technology and Training Center that the Air Force is opening.
  • Yancy Mailes, Air Force Materiel Command historian, provides background information on the AFMC We Need initiative during cadre training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, July 15. More than 150 AFMC headquarters and center augmentees attended the training to prepare for the implementation of Phase II activities of the AFMC We Need initiative.

    AFMC We Need team to conduct focus groups at Hill AFB

    The Air Force Materiel Command’s AFMC We Need team will travel to operating locations across the command footprint to conduct in-person focus groups beginning July 22. The team will travel to Hill Air Force Base to host focus groups July 30-Aug. 1. The AFMC We Need enterprise-wide initiative, launched in late June, seeks inputs and recommendations from AFMC civilian and military Airmen that can help posture the command to best support the National Defense Strategy today and in the decades to come.
  • Capt. Kristen Wolfe, a pilot with the 388th Fighter Wing's 34th Fighter Squadron, prepares for a mission prior to takeoff in an F-35A Lightning II at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The squadron will participate in Gunfighter Flag 19-2 from July 12-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)

    F-35A to participate in 'Gunfighter Flag' exercise

    MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- The 34th Fighter Squadron, from Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing, will fly the F-35A Lightning II alongside other Air Force units in Gunfighter Flag here next week.The exercise, similar to larger combat exercises like Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nevada, will bring together various Air Force aircraft into a
  • Tech. Sgt. Kyle Staples, a military paralegal with the base's Area Defense Counsel, is recognized as a Team Hill Top 3 Superior Performer July 10, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The award recognizes Airmen from Hill AFB who have demonstrated excellence on and off duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

    Paralegal at HAFB recognized for superior performance

    An Airman serving with the Area Defense Counsel at Hill Air Force Base was recognized this month with the Team Hill Top 3 Superior Performer award.
  • Senior Airman Cheyenne Rust, an F-35A crew chief with the 388th Fighter Wing's 34th Fighter Squadron, currently deployed to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, marshals a jet prior to the first sorties of the day July 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)

    Largest off-station F-35A operation to date

    MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Since May 30, the 388th Fighter Wing’s 34th Fighter Squadron has been flying out of Mountain Home in what has been the largest off-station F-35A Lightning II operation to date.The squadron, normally stationed at Hill AFB, Utah, is functioning as a detachment with about 300 Airmen in operations, support and
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