Air Force launches 52 fighter jets in Utah training exercise

Hill Air Force Base • The U.S. Air Force conducted an exercise involving the launch of 52 fighter jets from a Utah air base, officials said.Hill Air Force Base launched the F-35A Lightning II fighters over a 10-minute period around 11 a.m. Monday, The Standard-Examiner reports.The 388th and 419th Fighter Wings conducted the combat exercise that sent the jets west to the Utah Test and Training Range to perform various missions.Col. Michael Ebner, the 388th vice commander, said Monday’s