While wear, tear and environmental impacts on the cockpit's canopy glass don’t affect airworthiness, it impacts the aircraft's low observable and stealth features. U.S. Air Force F-35As of the 388th ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (ABC4) — The F-35A Lightning II, also known as “Frankenjet” due to its construction from two separate, damaged aircraft, has returned home to Utah’s Hill Air Force Base.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (KUTV) — The U.S. Air Force recently unveiled a fully operational F-35 fighter jet built from the remains of two damaged aircraft from Utah and Florida, earning it the ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The US Air Force calls it the “Frankenjet,” a stealth fighter stitched together from the parts of two F-35s wrecked in accidents that is now on duty and combat ready.

Firefighters from Hill and Mountain Home Air Force bases joined for a training exercise in which they tested equipment configured for new fluorine-free firefighting foam. Mountain Home's JP-8 ...

Col. Charles Fallon prepares for a media interview after assuming command of the 388th Fighter Wing during a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden on Monday, June 30, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, ...

The repair that ultimately resulted in the creation of the Franken-Lightning took two years and five months to complete and cost $11.7 million, $2.8 million under the projected budget. The F-35A ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Officials at Hill Air Force Base are notifying residents of night flight operations around the base in the coming weeks. According to a press release received Tuesday, the active ...

OGDEN — The new commander of Hill Air Force Base's 388th Fighter Wing said he is humbled, capable and prepared to fulfill the wing's mission to "deliver F-35 dominance anytime, anywhere." On Monday, ...