2015年7月16日，来自亚利桑那州卢克空军基地的 F-35A 在希尔空军基地第34“公羊”战斗机中队启用仪式上飞行。第34中队拥有极其丰富的历史，参与了美军主要的军事行动，1975年12月8日迁至希尔空军基地，是第一个使用F-16的战斗机中队，2010年由于军队转型和预算调整而解散，此次重新启用将接收新一代 F-35A 联合攻击战斗机，使其成为空军第一支F-35作战中队。（An F-35A Lightning II aircraft from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., banks right past the control tower upon arriving at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where it was seen on static display during 34th Fighter Squadron’s activation ceremony held July 17 at Hill Air Force Base. The 34th will be the first combat squadron to fly the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-35A. The squadron has an extremely rich history. After many contributions in major U.S. conflicts, the 34th was relocated to Hill Air Force Base Dec. 8, 1975, where they became the first fighter squadron to receive the F-16 fighter aircraft. The squadron’s first F-35A will arrive in September.）

2015年9月17日，希尔空军基地第34“公羊”战斗机中队（34FS）副指挥官驾驶新接收的 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机起飞训练。依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（The 34th Fighter Squadron Assistant Director of Operations Maj. Brad Matherne, flies a combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft past the control tower at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 17. Maj. Matherne and 34th Fighter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. George Watkins were conducting mission qualification training, focusing on weapons employment, range familiarization and mission system proficiency.）

2015年9月17日，希尔空军基地第34“公羊”战斗机中队（34FS）副指挥官驾驶新接收的 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机起飞后收起落架。依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（The 34th Fighter Squadron Assistant Director of Operations Maj. Brad Matherne, retracts his landing gear after taking off from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 17, during one of the base’s first sorties with the recently acquired, combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Along with 34th Fighter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. George Watkins in another F35A, Matherne conducted mission qualification training, focusing on weapons employment, range familiarization and mission system proficiency.）

2015年9月17日，希尔空军基地第34“公羊”战斗机中队（34FS）指挥官驾驶新接收的 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机起飞训练。依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（The 34th Fighter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. George Watkins flies a combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft past the control tower at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 17. During the sortie, the base’s first, Watkins conducted mission qualification training focusing on weapons employment, range familiarization and mission system proficiency.）

2015年9月17日，希尔空军基地第34“公羊”战斗机中队（34FS）指挥官驾驶新接收的 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机升空训练。依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（T34th Fighter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. George Watkins lifts off from runway 14 in a combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 17. He was conducting a mission qualification training sortie, focusing on weapons employment, range familiarization and mission system proficiency.）

2015年9月17日，希尔空军基地首批两架 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机（第34战斗机中队）完成一个架次飞行训练后返场。依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（The 34th Fighter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. George Watkins and Maj. Brad Matherne, 34th FS assistant director of operations, return to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 17, after completing the first sorties with the recently acquired, combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Both pilots were conducting mission qualification training, focusing on weapons employment, range familiarization and mission system proficiency.）

2015年9月2日，希尔空军基地首批两架 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机抵达。依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（The first two combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2. Hill was selected as the location for the first operational F-35A fleet and will receive up to 70 additional jets on a staggered basis through 2019. Hill Airmen from the active-duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings will fly and maintain the fleet. Standing up the first operational F-35A unit at Hill allows for synergy with the co-located F-35 depot maintenance team, and access to the nearby Utah Test and Training Range.）

2015年9月2日，希尔空军基地首批两架 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机抵达，正在基地上空通场。依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（Col. David Lyons, 388th Fighter Wing commander banks left in his F-35A Lightning II as he prepares to land at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2, 2015. This aircraft and another became the first two operational F-35s to arrive at the base. The rest of the fleet of up to 72 F-35As will be coming in on a staggered basis, spread through 2019. There are several factors that make Hill ideally suited to receive the F-35 including access to the Utah Test and Training Range; Hill's robust base infrastructure; and its support team made up of dedicated Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing.）

2015年9月2日，希尔空军基地首批两架 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机编队通场，依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（The first two operational F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2, 2015. The jets were piloted by Col. David Lyons, 388th Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Yosef Morris, 34th Fighter squadron director of operations. Hill will receive up to 70 additional combat-coded F-35As on a staggered basis through 2019. The jets will be flown and maintained by Hill Airmen assigned to the active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and its Reserve component 419th Fighter Wing.）

2015年9月2日，希尔空军基地首批两架 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机编队通场，依计划，总共有72架“闪电”II 分配给该基地的第388和第419战斗机联队。（The first two operational F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2, 2015. The jets were piloted by Col. David Lyons, 388th Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Yosef Morris, 34th Fighter squadron director of operations. Hill will receive up to 70 additional combat-coded F-35As on a staggered basis through 2019. The jets will be flown and maintained by Hill Airmen assigned to the active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and its Reserve component 419th Fighter Wing.）