Sept. 8, 2015 First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power today as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As.Hill's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will be the first combat-coded units to fly and maintain the Air Force's newest
Sept. 8, 2015 Reserve maintainers get acquainted with Hill's first F-35s The Air Force's first operational F-35s arrived here yesterday, and 419th Fighter Wing maintenance personnel are already hard at work on the jets, getting hands-on training to become experts in fifth-generation technology.Senior Airman Samantha Callaway and Senior Airman Joshua Davidson, reservists