(Hill AFB, UT) — Officials confirmed yesterday that unmanned drones have recently been spotted near Hill Air Force Base in Northern Utah, adding to the growing concern over mysterious drone sightings nationwide. Details about the number of drones or their proximity to the base have not been disclosed. However, base […]
(Layton, UT) — People living near Hill Air Force Base say deafening noise from new military jet planes is creating serious problems. The jets in question are F-35s, which locals say are much louder than the F-16 jets they’re used to hearing. According to neighbors, the vibrations from the planes […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The director of the Hill Air Force Base’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office is out of a job after discouraging sexual harassment complaints, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel announced. An investigation by the U.S. Air Force’s Material Command Office of Inspector General substantiated three whistleblower […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah-Friday, Hill Air Force Base confirmed it is not closed, despite rumors circulating to the contrary. There are currently two known COVID-19 cases on base. The base is currently in Health Protection Condition Charlie as of 9:57 am Friday morning. For more information, you can visit […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Hill Air Force Base officials say the delivery of a 78th F-35A to the northern Utah base completes its planned roster. With Tuesday’s delivery of the final F-35A assigned to Hill, each of the 388th Fighter Wing’s three squadrons now has 24 of the fighters and the wing […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Another Hill Air Force Base squadron equipped with F-35 fighters has left on a combat deployment for the Middle East. The Standard-Examiner reports that the 34th Fighter Squadron with personnel drawn from active-duty and reserve units at Hill left recently for Al Dhafra Air Base, […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Starting this week, pilots at Utah’s Hill Air Force Base will start their recurrent local night flying schedule. Base officials say northern Utah residents will notice increased jet activity during the evening hours as F-35 pilots practice night-time combat skills from Nov. 12-22. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A group of airmen have returned to a Utah base after being deployed to the Middle East for six months in the jets’ first real-world combat missions. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that members of two fighter wings returned to Hill Air Force Base after completing at least two […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Air Force is moving its demonstration team for the F-35A fighter to Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah from Luke Air Force Base in metro Phoenix. The single-jet demonstration team conducts flights at airshows to display the capabilities of the F-35A, […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Hill Air Force Base officials say residents of nearby communities will notice more flights than usual in coming days as units conduct a large combat exercise. Officials said the 388th and 419 fighter wings will fly roughly 80 sorties a day during daylight […]
