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  • Luke Fighters Soar Over Gila Bend

    An F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, performs an aerial maneuver over Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, Jan. 19, 2024. The Barry M. Goldwater range, south of Phoenix, Arizona, is host to a number of air-to-ground bombing ranges which are utilized for training. Luke AFB is the

  • Luke EOD trains at Camp Navajo: Furious Alpaca

    Twenty-one members assigned to the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight participated in a three-day field training exercise, Furious Alpaca, April 10 - 13, 2023, at Camp Navajo, Arizona.

  • POTUS lands at Luke AFB

    U.S. President Joseph R. Biden disembarks Air Force One at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2022. Members of the 56th Fighter Wing supported President Biden’s visit to Arizona, where he toured a newly constructed semiconductor manufacturing facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah D.

  • Luke | AZ Cardinals visit Luke in salute to service

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Aaron Johnson, 69th Fighter Squadron F-16 instructor pilot, and Dennis Gardeck, Arizona Cardinals offensive linebacker, take off in the F-16D Fighting Falcon dubbed “Mig Killer”, Nov. 1, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Familiarization flights allow civilian and military

  • 149th Fighter Wing takes part in Coronet Cactus

    Coronet Cactus is an annual training event that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at JBSA-Lackland, to Arizona to participate in a simulated deployment that acts as a capstone project for the current iteration of F-16 student pilots.