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Hill F-16 squadron grounded in budget cuts

Last updated Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 12:03am

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The impacts of government spending cuts continue to pile up in the Top of Utah as one of Hill Air Force Base’s F-16 squadrons will be grounded because of sequestration.

The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday it will begin to reduce flying hours and, in some cases, ground active-duty combat units to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness through the remainder of the fiscal year.

The “stand down,” as the Air Force is calling it, is the result of cuts to the Air Combat Command’s operations and maintenance account, which will be implemented in part by flying approximately 45,000 fewer training hours than what was previously scheduled between now and Oct. 1.

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Brittany Lincicome hits her ball during the Commander's Cup Charity Golf Tournament at Hubbard Memorial Golf Course at Hill Air Force Base on Monday. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

LPGA Tour pro to fly in F-16 as thanks for raising funds

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, October 1, 2012 - 9:33pm

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Brittany Lincicome launched her first tee shot about 275 yards through the air Monday morning at Hill Air Force Base’s Hubbard Memorial Golf Course, but that launch pales in comparison to what she’ll do today.

The 27-year-old LPGA Tour professional played in Hill’s annual Commander’s Cup golf tournament Monday.

Today, as the base’s way of saying thanks for playing in the fundraising tournament and conducting a free clinic, Lincicome will ride in the rear cockpit of one of the 388th Fighter Wing’s F-16s.

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Engine failure caused May Hill AFB F-16 crash

Brock Vergakis The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 1:38pm

NORFOLK, Va. — A fighter plane crashed during a training mission in Utah this May because of an engine failure that possibly could have been avoided if inspectors had noticed an anomaly in a fan blade when it was installed in 2004, according to an Air Force report released Thursday.

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Syracuse Mayor Jamie Nagle prepares to take a flight in the back seat of an F-16, piloted by Air Force Capt. Matthew Belle, Tuesday morning at Hill Air Force Base.

Syracuse mayor flies like a Nagle in an F-16

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 9:59pm

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Sitting in the rear seat of an F-16 cockpit while flying over the Utah Test & Training Range, Syracuse Mayor Jamie Nagle witnessed firsthand the expertise of the American military, and it left her “awestruck.”

“It was incredible. I cannot think of words to describe it,” said Nagle, who took a 90-minute flight in a Fighting Falcon with Air Force Capt. Matthew Belle on Tuesday morning.

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F-16s intercept small plane in Obama's airspace

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, May 11, 2012 - 1:58pm

LOS ANGELES -- Two F-16 military fighter jets were dispatched Friday morning to intercept a general aviation airplane that violated airspace restrictions as President Barack Obama was leaving Los Angeles International Airport.

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