SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s U.S. senators say about $54 million in funding for two projects at Hill Air Force Base has been diverted to aid construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee have expressed concerns over the decision after the Air Force alerted […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Construction of a Northrop Grumman Corp. facility to be used for upgrading the U.S. military’s ground-based nuclear-tipped intercontinental missiles has begun at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah. Officials said during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday that the facility is expected to deliver […]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract for replacement wings for more than 100 A-10 jets, covering the remaining ground support jets still needing wing replacements. A Boeing statement said the contract could pay up to $999 million for up to 112 wing sets and spare […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Hill Air Force Base officials say residents of the Ogden area of northern Utah can expect to see and hear more evening flight activity in coming days. Officials said the 388th and 419 fighter wings based at Hill will conduct night-flying operations Monday […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has completed installing new wings on 173 A-10 attack jets to lengthen the service lives of the decades-old jets whose main mission is close support of ground forces. The Standard-Examiner reported that Ogden Air Logistics Complex personnel at Hill Air Force […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Combat aircraft and support personnel from Hill Air Force Base in Utah are conducting training in several European countries. Hill officials said Friday the readiness exercise includes having F-35As land, refuel and re-arm with dummy munitions at forward airfields in Poland and conduct […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Air Force plans to transfer a unit that evaluates bombs and other weapons to Hill Air Force Base in Utah from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The Standard-Examiner reports that the service concluded that the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron should be relocated because […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — F-35s from Utah’s Hill Air Force Base have deployed to the Middle East for the first time. The Standard-Examiner reports airmen from the 388th and 419th fighter wings set off earlier this week for Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, to support the United States Air Force […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Pentagon calls Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah most at risk for negative impacts from climate change among 79 vital military installations in the United States. The Salt Lake Tribune and the Standard-Examiner report that a document provided by the Defense Department to members of Congress provided rankings […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many residents in northern Utah are hearing jets from the Hill Air Force Base at night. KUTV reported on Thursday that 4th Fighter Squadron Capt. Tyler McBride says residents can expect to hear night-flights through early April as pilots work to maintain their “night proficiency.” McBride says […]
