Aug. 4, 2023 Luke | 56th FW shares experience with Japanese civic leaders The 56th Fighter Wing hosted Japanese civic leaders as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program on Aug. 2, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
July 21, 2023 AU international military students visit D.C., gain U.S. government, military perspectives The 79 students, representing 64 nations, visited Arlington National Cemetery, the National Mall, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Annex, National Defense University and the Capitol, where they engaged with Alabama representatives.
June 10, 2021 Strengthening U.S.-Japan alliance through pilot training at Altus Air Force Base On April 28, 1952, the San Francisco Peace Treaty went into effect, signifying the beginning of the United States-Japan alliance. Since then, the U.S. and Japan have worked to strengthen their allied relationship through combined international training and operations.Known locally as “Mobility’s
Sept. 2, 2020 Remembering: A WWII vet’s story Black and white photos portray a strong, smiling young man preparing for war, a beautiful snow-covered Mount Fuji with B-29 Superfortresses flying by and aerial photos exhibiting the remains of war-torn Hiroshima.
April 12, 2019 Yesterday’s Air Force: The Doolittle Raid After a string of defeats in America’s early days of World War II, the president ordered a mission to strike Japan and to help improve the morale of the American people.