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Dec. 13, 2021
Gunfighters’ first shots with new smart bomb, StormBreaker

The 391st Fighter Squadron became the first operational unit to use the GBU-53/B, the Air Force’s new small diameter bomb known as StormBreaker, Nov. 2 at the Utah Test and Training Range.
Dec. 15, 2020
End of an Era: Range controller retires after decades of supporting combat training

"Shack!” is the slang that spotters and controllers on the ground say over the radio to fighter or bomber pilots when their weapons hit on target. Dorothy “Dot” Ellis may not be able to tell you how many times she’s said it over her 35 years on the Utah Test and Training Range, but she will tell you
Dec. 10, 2020
Team Hill tests near-instant launch capabilities of fighter wings

Team Hill carried out a short-notice exercise, launching F-35A Lightning IIs to intercept two civilian “red air” aircraft over the Utah Test and Training Range. The exercise tested the ability of the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings to perform nearly instantaneous launches from Hill
Nov. 18, 2020
Two Hill fighter squadrons complete simultaneous combat exercises

During the first two weeks of November, two of the 388th Fighter Wing’s F-35A Lightning II squadrons employed live weapons in combat training during simultaneous exercises here and at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen from the 4th Fighter Squadron, including Reservists from the 419th FW, deployed
Oct. 23, 2020
First USAF pilot hits 1,000 flying hours in F-35A

On Oct. 22, 388th Fighter Wing pilots flew a four-on-six tactical intercept mission over the Utah Test and Training Range in the F-35A Lightning II, using sensors and stealth to take on the enemy. The sortie lasted roughly two hours. It would have been just like any of the thousands of other

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Gunfighters’ first shots with new smart bomb, StormBreaker

End of an Era: Range controller retires after decades of supporting combat training

Team Hill tests near-instant launch capabilities of fighter wings

Two Hill fighter squadrons complete simultaneous combat exercises

First USAF pilot hits 1,000 flying hours in F-35A