419th Fighter Wing

The 419th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force Reserve unit active with Tenth Air Force, based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

It was the last wing to fly F-105 aircraft, and in early 1984 was the first Air Force Reserve wing to fly F-16s. Personnel of the 419th deploy periodically for contingencies and training exercises, some overseas. Some 350 members were deployed December 1994 through February 1995 to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey to patrol the no-fly zone over northern Iraq during Operation Provide Comfort II.

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