• Bamboo Eagle strengthens 388th Fighter Wing pilots

    NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- Pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 421st Fighter Squadron, flying the F-35A Lightning II in Bamboo Eagle 25-1, are gaining vital experience with every sortie.Bamboo Eagle, a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center exercise, stretches force elements and

  • Congratulations ALS Class 25-B

    Airmen enrolled in Airman Leadership School Class 25-Bravo here were honored during a graduation ceremony Feb. 13, at The Landing.ALS is a professional military education course designed to develop Airmen into effective frontline supervisors by focusing on the profession of arms, developing

  • Navigating the TRICARE referral process

    TRICARE West Region’s managed care support contractor recently changed from HealthNet Federal Services to TriWest Healthcare Alliance, and the Defense Health Agency is implementing processes to help beneficiaries during the transition.

  • Hill’s EOD, Fire, and Security Forces train together in hostage scenario

    In a highly-coordinated training exercise designed to enhance readiness, the 775th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, 75th Security Forces Squadron, and the 775th Civil Engineering Group Fire and Emergency Services recently responded to an active shooter scenario involving a staged kidnapping and

  • 388th Fighter Wing participates in Bamboo Eagle 25-1

    NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base deployed here over the weekend with a number of F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft as part of Bamboo Eagle 25-1.The 421st Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron moved forward to