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  • Luke Air Force Base Graduates its 1,500th F-35 Pilot

    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base marked a major training milestone with the graduation of its 1,500th F-35 pilot, Maj. Rolandus “Turbo” Scherders of the Royal Netherlands Air Force June 5, 2025.

  • 85th Fighter Group reaches Initial Operational Capability

    The U.S. Air Force’s 85th Fighter Group celebrated its Initial Operational Capability during a ceremony May 9, 2025. The event also marked the graduation of the first Polish Air Force pilots trained on the F-35A Lightning II platform under the Foreign Military Sales program.

  • Honorary Commander FAM Flight

    U.S. Air Force MSgt Trent Stokes, 161st Air Refueling Wing boom operator, supervises as honorary commanders view refueling operations from the boom pod of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, Jan. 10, 2025, in the skies of Arizona. Boom operators pump thousands of pounds of fuel into aircraft

  • 33rd FW conducts ACE exercise in Arkansas

    The 33rd Fighter Wing conducted an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark., Sept. 9 - 20, 2024, to ensure readiness for the Foreign Military Sales program.

  • 56th FW welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, relinquished command to Col. David Berkland, during a Change of Command ceremony, July 1, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.Berkland is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours, including over 900 combat hours. He

  • Pilot fit facility reaches milestone, outfits 1,000th F-35 pilot

    Leadership from the 33rd Fighter Wing, Joint Program Office, and Lockheed Martin Corporation gathered here to celebrate the facility’s significant milestone as the 1,000th F-35 pilot to be outfitted received his flight helmet and survival gear May 22.

  • Haboob Havoc 2024

    Various fighter squadrons from Luke Air Force Base and Davis Monthan participated in Haboob Havoc 2024, an annual fighter pilot training exercise, April 24th and 25th, 2024, at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona.