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Oct. 11, 2022
New life for restored F-35 jet leads to valuable emergency training

The 388th Maintenance Group recently hosted a first of its kind, F-35 crash recovery course here, using a newly-retired, now reassembled F-35A Lightning II. The F-35 Joint Program Office’s five-day Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery course included 29 maintainers from across the F-35
July 15, 2022
Repair Airmen save Air Force money, time - even for units outside 388th FW

The Airmen in the 388th Maintenance Group’s Air Force Repair Enhancement Program shop have repaired more than 370 items over the past year, saving more than $1 million along with $150K in "repair credits," saving big bucks for the Air Force.
Feb. 3, 2022
F-35A maintainers honing agile combat initiatives at Red Flag

F-35A Lightning II maintainers from the 388th Maintenance Group’s 421st Fighter Generation Squadron are using the simulated combat environment of Red Flag to “stress test” their agility.
Nov. 22, 2021
Lightning Technician Program Airmen Complete Validation Exercise

The 388th Maintenance Group completed a validation and verification exercise of its Lightning Technician Program last week. The Lightning Technician Program (LTP) is a section within the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron that is comprised of 48 multi-capable Airmen from five different AFSCs. LTP
April 8, 2021
F-35A maintainers at Hill training for more combat flexibility

As the first active-duty, combat-coded F-35A unit in the Air Force with multiple European, Pacific and Middle East deployments under its belt, the 388th Fighter Wing, from Hill Air Force Base, is taking that experience and refining training processes to create more multi-capable Airmen who can
Dec. 21, 2020
Maintainers, training squadron collaborate on new F-35 hydraulics course

A new 40-hour course, developed by the 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 3, in conjunction with the 388th Maintenance Group, is providing hands-on hydraulic systems experience to both new and experienced flight line maintainers at Hill Air Force Base.