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Hill Air Force Base is an installation of the United States Air Force operating under the auspices of the Air Force Materiel Command, formerly known as the Air Force Logistics Command. It is located in northern Utah, south of the city of Ogden, adjacent to the cities of Clearfield, Roy and Layton and is approximately 29 miles north of Salt Lake City. Hill AFB is currently the largest employer in the state of Utah . In addition to its mission as a logistics-materiel base, Hill also serves as host to the 388th Fighter Wing, currently composed mostly of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The installation is projected to serve as a host installation for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, which is currently in production.

Hill Air Force Base has enjoyed a long and colorful history. The base traces its origins back to the ill-fated Army Air Mail "experiment" of 1934, during which time the idea originated for a permanent air depot in the Salt Lake City area. In the years that followed, the Army Air Corps searched the region for an ideal location for its permanent western terminus. Several sites in Utah were considered, with the present site near Ogden emerging as the clear favorite.

In July 1939 Congress appropriated $8 million for the establishment and construction of the Ogden Air Depot. In December of that year the War Department named the site Hill Field, in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill, , Chief of the Flying Branch of the Air Corps Material Division at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Major Hill had died as a result of injuries received from the crash of the Boeing experimental aircraft Model 299 at Wright Field, the prototype of what would later become the famous Boeing Model 299.

Hill Field officially opened on 7 November 1940, and soon became a key maintenance and supply base of World War II, peaking at 22,000 military and civilian workers in 1943.

During World War II Hill Field was a vital maintenance and supply base, with round-the-clock operations geared to supporting the war effort. Battle weary A-26, B-17, B-24, B-29, P-40, P-47, P-61, and many other types of aircraft depended on the men and women of Hill Field for structural repair, engine overhaul, and spare parts. Peak wartime employment at Hill was reached in 1943 with a total of over 22,000 military and civilian personnel. These dedicated men and women rehabilitated and returned thousands of warbirds to combat.

In 1944 Hill Field became responsible for the long-term storage of surplus aircraft and support equipment. B-24, P-40, P-47, B-29, and many other types of aircraft were eventually prepared and stored at the base.

Hill Field became Hill Air Force Base on 5 February 1948, following the separation of the Air Force from the United States Army Air Corps as a result of the National Security Act of 1947.

During the Korean War Hill AFB was assigned a major share of the Air Materiel Command logistical effort to support the war. Hill personnel quickly removed needed aircraft from storage, renovated, and added them to the active Air Force inventory.

Also in the 1950s, Hill began maintenance support of various jet aircraft (mainly F-4 Phantoms during the Vietnam War, F-16s, A-10s and C-130s), missile systems, and rockets. It continues to do so to this day.

The base also houses the 30-acre Hill Aerospace Museum, which contains over 80 historical aircraft.

• Ogden Air Logistics Center
• 75th Air Base Wing
• 388th Fighter Wing
• 84th Combat Sustainment Wing
• 309th Maintenance Wing
• 388th Fighter Wing
• 419th Fighter Wing
• 508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing
• 526th ICBM Systems Wing
• 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron

Ogden Air Logistics Center	75th Air Base Wing	84th Combat Sustainment Wing	309th Maintenance Wing
388th Fighter Wing	508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing	526th ICBM Systems Wing

The Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) is one of the only live-fire air force training ranges in the United States. It is located in far-western Utah, near the Nevada border, and lies both north and south of Interstate 80 (with several miles of separation on each side of the interstate highway). The portion of the training range that lies north of Interstate 80 is also west of the Great Salt Lake. The Utah Test and Training Range lies in Tooele County and is owned by the state of Utah, but the airspace and training is scheduled by Hill AFB.

On September 8, 2004, the Genesis spacecraft crashlanded in the nearby Dugway Proving Ground.

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BASES:	Arnold Air Force Base • Brooks City-Base • Edwards Air Force Base • Eglin Air Force Base • Hanscom Air Force Base • Hill Air Force Base • Kirtland Air Force Base • Robins Air Force Base • Tinker Air Force Base • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
WINGS:	46th Test Wing • 66th Air Base Wing • 72d Air Base Wing • 75th Air Base Wing • 76th Maintenance Wing • 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing • 78th Air Base Wing • 84th Combat Sustainment Wing • 88th Air Base Wing • 95th Air Base Wing • 96th Air Base Wing • 303d Aeronautical Systems Wing • 308th Armament Systems Wing • 309th Maintenance Wing • 311th Human Systems Wing • 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing • 326th Aeronautical Systems Wing • 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing • 328th Armament Systems Wing • 330th Aircraft Sustainment Wing • 350th Electronic Systems Wing • 377th Air Base Wing • 402d Maintenance Wing • 412th Test Wing • 448th Combat Sustainment Wing • 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing • 498th Armament Systems Wing • 508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing • 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing • 526th ICBM Systems Wing • 542d Combat Sustainment Wing • 551st Electronic Systems Wing • 554th Electronic Systems Wing • 653d Electronic Systems Wing
OTHER UNITS:	Aeronautical Systems Center • Air Force Research Laboratory • Air Force Security Assistance Center • Arnold Engineering Development Center • Electronic Systems Center • National Museum of the United States Air Force • Nuclear Weapons Center • Ogden Air Logistics Center • Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center • Warner Robins Air Logistics Center