Kari Tilton

419th FS continues proud tradition

Continuing a 20-year tradition, pilots from the 419th Fighter Wing took to the sky on the Fourth of July weekend to fly over community parades across the Wasatch Front.

On the morning of July 3, four F-16 pilots flew over Riverton, Morgan, Hooper, Huntsville, Tooele, Blanding, Magna, Riverdale, Kaysville, Clearfield, West Point, Delta and North Ogden.

Airman 1st Class Adrian Pamintuan, 421st EFS, deployed from Hill AFB, loads missiles onto an F-16 at Bagram Air Field.

419th maintainers support Afghan elections

A small group of maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing helped make history when they readied F-16 aircraft for missions in support of the Afghan presidential election Aug. 20."I worked on the flightline for 12 hours straight on the day of the election and we were very busy," said Senior Airman Dallin Smith. "Later, we watched the world news and saw coverage of the (events) that our jets participated in. It was great knowing we were contributing to such an important mission and our efforts were visible around the world."

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