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Air Education and Training Command

Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Savannah Raskey, 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, walks to her first F-35 Lightning II flight, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots routinely train with the 56th FW to better integrate all Airmen in the Total Force effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tam Kangas (center), 61st Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, gives a pre-flight brief to 2nd Lt. Savannah Raskey (right), 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, alongside Senior Airman Dylan Mcgarr (left), 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots routinely train with the 56 FW to better integrate all Airmen in the Total Force effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt Savannah Raskey (right), 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, inspects an F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron alongside Lt. Col. Tam Kangas (left), 61st Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots routinely train with the 56 FW to better integrate all Airmen in the Total Force effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Savannah Raskey, 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, prepares for her first F-35 Lightning II flight, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Fighter Wing routinely trains with Air National Guard Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Savannah Raskey, 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, prepares for her first F-35 Lightning II flight, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots routinely train with the 56 FW to better integrate all Airmen in the Total Force effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Savannah Raskey, 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, prepares for her first F-35 Lightning II flight, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Fighter Wing routinely trains with Air National Guard Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Mcgarr (left), 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals out 2nd Lt. Savannah Raskey, 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, for her first F-35 Lightning II flight, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Fighter Wing routinely trains with Air National Guard Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II taxis on the flightline, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Fighter Wing regularly hosts and F-35 student pilots from various Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve fighter wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

Published July 13, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove
56th Fighter Wing

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Savannah Raskey, 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, walks to her first F-35 Lightning II flight, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots routinely train with the 56th FW to better integrate all Airmen in the Total Force effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)