Luke AFB has been home to both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, and graduates more than 400 pilots annually, along with 300 air control professionals. The United States Air Force ...

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The 56th Fighter Wing’s F-35 training program graduated its 1,000th student, U.S. Air Force Capt. Audrey Wilson, on Aug. 3, 2023. The mission at the 56th FW is to train ...

After 42 years, the 56th Fighter Wing completed its final U.S. local training sortie with the F-16 and will now focus only on F-35 training. The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing has completed its ...

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The 56th Fighter Wing graduated the 2,000th F-35 Lightning II pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher “Blade” Jeffers, April 17, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base resumed F-35A Lightning II flight operations after an 11 day pause due to five physiological events that occurred with pilots during flights from May ...

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., performs a strafing run during Haboob Havoc, April 24, 2024, over Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz. Haboob Havoc is a ...

Col. Matthew Johnston took command of the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base Wednesday morning. Johnston said during the morning ceremony that he was excited to work with and lead the 354th ...