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  • Luke AFB showcases aircraft at Mesa Aviation Day

    Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, showcased an F-35A Lightning II and F-16 Fighting Falcon at the Mesa Gateway Aviation Day, Jan. 24, 2023, in Mesa, Arizona.

  • Luke | Photos: Girl Scouts experience the War Dawgs

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler Smith, 62nd Fighter Squadron commander, fits an F-35A Lightning II helmet onto a Girl Scout Jan. 11, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During the visit, the Girl Scouts received a guided tour of the 62nd FS and viewed many pieces of pilot equipment. (U.S. Air Force

  • Luke AFB hosts first official F-35 PIFTU course

    Five allied nation military personnel successfully graduated from the first official F-35 Partner Intelligence Formal Training Unit class, Nov. 10, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

  • Students experience 'Born to Fly' Air Force recruiting VR asset

    High school students fly virtual Air Force aircraft while inside the Born To Fly simulation trailer at Richland County High School in Olney, Illinois, Dec. 12, 2022. Over 100 high school students participated in a flying simulation that scored their ability to navigate through a fast-paced obstacle

  • 33rd FW departs for Wisconsin, Northern Lightning

    Airmen with the 33rd FW left for Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, to participate in exercise Northern Lightning, a joint training exercise emphasizing user-defined objectives resulting in tailored, scenario-based, full-spectrum, high-end training.

  • 56th MXG 2nd Quarter Weapons Load Competition

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rhio Rendon-Rivera, Senior Airman Rodrigo Jimenez, and Airman 1st Class Logan Ward, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers, load an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile as part of the 56th Maintenance Group’s Weapons Load Crew competition at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 22,

  • Altus, Luke AFB aircrews team up for air refueling training

    Task force AGILE JESTER from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron teamed up with Airmen from the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and the Arizona Air National Guard to complete an air refueling training exercise, Nov. 15-19, 2021.

  • Luke Airmen enhance F-35 communication

    The 56th Maintenance Group Continuous Improvement and Innovation office developed the F-35A Lightning II communication cable rebuild and class tester box, allowing Airmen to rebuild F-35 communication cables at the unit level.