News - Tag F-16 Fighting Falcon

April 10, 2025
54th OSS graduates first F-16 IFTU students at Holloman

Fifteen Airmen graduated in the first class of the 54th Operation Support Squadron’s newly established F-16 Fighting Falcon Intelligence Formal Training Unit on April 3, 2025.
March 25, 2025
Luke AFB concludes final U.S. F-16 divestment

The 56th Fighter Wing flew the final U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon flight out of Luke Air Force Base, March 24, 2025, delivering it to the 16th Weapons Squadron at Nellis AFB.
March 12, 2025
PHOTOS: Lone Star Gunfighters fly into JBSA-Lackland

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, descends after a flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on March 5, 2025.
Nov. 26, 2024
Luke says farewell to F-16 sims

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Berkland, 56th Fighter Wing commander, congratulates Retired Col. Robert McCutchen, Lockheed Martin networked training center operations manager, during a farewell ceremony for the last F-16 Fighting Falcon simulators, Nov. 22, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
Feb. 7, 2024
Pilot’s quick thinking, proficiency earn Kolligian Trophy

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin presented the 2022 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy to Maj. Brady J. Augustin, during a ceremony at the Pentagon.
Aug. 14, 2023
Luke celebrates National Day with Singapore partners

56th Fighter Wing Airmen and leadership celebrated alongside the Republic of Singapore Air Force partners during their National Day event Aug. 8, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
June 30, 2023
Three generations of breaking barriers: T-7A Red Hawk soars with US Air Force test pilot

Maj. Bryce Turner, a test pilot from the 416th Flight Test Squadron has become the first Air Force pilot to fly the T-7A Red Hawk during a test flight at the Boeing aircraft delivery center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dec. 23, 2021
8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit transfers personnel to active duty

The 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit conducted a transfer ceremony transitioning 8th AMU personnel from civilian contractors to active duty Airmen, Dec. 22, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
Dec. 22, 2020
Luke F-35s, F-16s train daily

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron prepares to takeoff, Dec. 15, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 62nd FS transitioned from flying F-16 Fighting Falcons to flying F-35 aircraft in 2015. There are four F-35 fighter squadrons and four F-16 fighter squadrons that
Nov. 30, 2020
Detachment 12 teaches redesigned F-16 crew chief course; creates combat ready crew chiefs

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – In July 2020, the Air Force introduced a newly redesigned course for F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chiefs going through technical training.