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Hill Air Force Base

Ogden, United States

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Hill Air Force Base

Ogden, United States

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Utah's premier Air Force base supporting aerospace and defense.

Opened

1940

Location

Ogden, United States

Hill Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located near Ogden, Utah, approximately 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. It serves as the home of the 75th Air Base Wing and the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, one of the Air Force's primary centers for aircraft depot maintenance, repair, and overhaul. The base is a major economic engine for northern Utah and is home to thousands of military and civilian personnel. It supports a wide range of aircraft including the F-35A Lightning II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and A-10 Thunderbolt II, among others. The IATA code HIF and ICAO code KHIF are associated with the military airfield at Hill AFB. While primarily a military installation, the base occasionally supports civil emergency operations and hosts the annual Hill Aerospace Museum open to the public.

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›Home to the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, a major depot for F-35 and F-16 maintenance.
›The 388th Fighter Wing, the Air Force's first combat-coded F-35A unit, is based here.
›Hill Aerospace Museum on the base grounds displays over 90 aircraft and missiles.
›One of the largest installations in Air Force Materiel Command by workforce size.
›The base was named after Major Ployer Peter Hill, a test pilot killed in 1935.

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Hill Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force (USAF) base located in Davis County, Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and bordering the Cities of Layton, Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, and Sunset with its largest border immediately adjacent to Clearfield and Layton. It is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Salt Lake City. The base was named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill of the U.S. Army Air Corps, who died in 1935 test-flying NX13372, the original Model 299 prototype of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. As of 2018, Hill AFB is the sixth-largest employer in the state of Utah. Hill AFB is the home of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) which is the worldwide manager for a wide range of aircraft, engines, missiles, software, avionics, and accessories components. The OO-ALC is part of the Air Force Sustainment Center.

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