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.
Aug. 24, 2020 PHOTOS: Singapore partners with Luke since 1992 Republic of Singapore Air Force Military Expert One Staff Sgt. Concenciao Axel, 425th Fighter Squadron maintainer, performs maintenance on an F-16C Fighting Falcon Aug. 5, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-16 is a multirole fighter that in an air-to-surface role, can fly more than 500 miles,
Aug. 14, 2020 PHOTOS: 149th FW keeps Fighting Falcons clean and mean An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing, receives a jet wash at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 24.
Aug. 3, 2020 Photos: Aircraft soaring over Luke AFB 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
June 5, 2020 Photos: F-16 Fighting Falcons at dusk (Luke AFB) An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 425th Fighter Squadron, prepares to land May 19, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-16 can withstand up to nine G’s, nine times the force of gravity, with a full load of internal fuel. Luke AFB currently trains alongside six foreign nations and has
May 18, 2020 56th CES maintains Luke AFB arresting system, ensures safety An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 309th Fighter Squadron accelerates towards emergency cables during an annual drill to recertify the BAK-12 arresting system May 8, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The BAK-12, which is maintained by the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses modified brake
March 27, 2020 Flying mission continues at Luke AFB An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 310th Fighter Squadron taxis down a runway March 25, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. There are 77 F-16s assigned at Luke, which allows Luke to train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen. Since implementing preventative health
Feb. 24, 2020 AETC partners with multiple MAJCOMs to create virtual aircraft maintenance hangars Air Education and Training Command is working to build a faster and smarter Air Force in partnership with multiple major commands to develop a competency-based virtual and augmented-reality training capability for the aircraft maintenance and career enlisted aviator communities.