Photos: Aircraft soaring over Luke AFB Published Aug. 3, 2020 By Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder, Airman 1st Class Dominic Tyler 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron takes off July 27, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-35 is the Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter and produces 43,000 pounds of thrust. Luke AFB is home to F-35s and F-16 Fighting Falcons that are used to train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)