Hill Air Force Base fighter wings to conduct night flying through May

Derick Fox
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (ABC4) — Northern Utah residents can expect to hear more “sounds of freedom” late into the night as fighter wings stationed at Hill Air Force Base plan night flying exercises throughout May.

Officials said the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and the reserve 419th Fighter Wing will be performing night flying exercises in order to “fulfill continued training requirements.”

“Hill’s fighter wings must train at night for pilots and maintainers to retain and hone their 24/7 combat readiness and flying capabilities,” said 388th Fighter Wing spokesperson Micah Garbarino via a press release. “Night flying is limited to what is required for the wings to remain proficient in those skills for deployments.

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Garbarino said night flying is scheduled to be completed by 11 p.m. most days. The exact days and times for when the two fighter wings will conduct night-time exercises is dependent on weather, airspace availability and other factors.

The two fighter wings will be training with the F-35A Lightning II, which Hill Air Force Base said is the nation’s “most advanced fifth-generation fighter aircraft.” Hill Air Force Base is home to 78 Lightning IIs and both the 388th and 419th are the Air Force’s first combat-capable F-35A units, according to Base officials.

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