The 309th Fighter Squadron Finishes Block 25 Divestment

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Eldredge (right), former 309th Fighter Squadron commander, receives a pre-flight briefing with Maj. Lance Tucker, 309th Fighter Squadron commander (left), on Sept. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. After 28 years, the 309th FS is retiring 27 of Luke AFB’s oldest F-16 Fighting Falcons to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mason Hargrove)

The 309th Fighter Squadron Finishes Block 25 Divestment

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Rueshhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, signs his name on a retiring F-16 Fighting Falcon on Sept. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 309th FS held a jet signing event to commemorate the last of the 27 oldest F-16 aircraft retiring from the 56th FW to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mason Hargrove)

The 309th Fighter Squadron Finishes Block 25 Divestment

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Eldredge, former 309th Fighter Squadron commander, prepares to takeoff on his F-16 Fighting Falcon, on Sept. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. After 28 years, the 309th FS is retiring 27 of Luke AFB’s oldest F-16 Fighting Falcon’s to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mason Hargrove)

The 309th Fighter Squadron Finishes Block 25 Divestment

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lance Tucker, 309th Fighter Squadron commander, gives a speech on Sept. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 309th FS held a jet signing event to commemorate the last of the 27 oldest F-16 aircraft retiring from the 56th Fighter Wing to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mason Hargrove)

Photos: Luke's 309th Fighter Squadron finishes block 25 divestment

Published Sept. 9, 2022
By Airman Mason Hargrove
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Eldredge (right), former 309th Fighter Squadron commander, receives a pre-flight briefing with Maj. Lance Tucker, 309th Fighter Squadron commander (left), on Sept. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. After 28 years, the 309th FS is retiring 27 of Luke AFB’s oldest F-16 Fighting Falcons to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mason Hargrove)