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  • Luke Days 2024: Day 2

    Luke Air Force Base key leadership pose for a photo in front of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Demonstration team, the "Thunderbirds," following the final act of the Luke Days 2024 Airshow, March 24, 2024, at Luke AFB, Arizona. Luke is a fighter pilot training

  • Luke Days 2024: Day 1

    Nathan Hammond, skywriter and pilot of the modified 1956 de Havilland Chipmunk aircraft known as Ghostwriter, demonstrates aerial acrobatics at the Luke Days 2024 airshow, March 23, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The GhostWriter starts shows with their 350hp, 200mph, screaming, smoking

  • Luke Days 2024: Family Day

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard stands in formation as F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Demonstration team, the "Thunderbirds," pass above them prior to Luke Days 2024 on March 22, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The collaborative showcase between the Thunderbirds and the

  • Women in Weapons: Luke AFB hosts all female weapons competition

    U.S. Air Force Luke Air Force Base weapon specialists pose for a photo following an all-women weapons load competition, March 15, 2024, at Luke AFB, Arizona. The load competition featured seven women from the 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit and one from the 56th Component Maintenance Squadron,

  • Luke Days Military Acts Ready to Entertain!

    The Luke Days 2024 airshow will take place March 23-24, showcasing a wide variety of aerial performers ready to entertain the southwest. Below are just a few acts scheduled to soar the skies during the event. For more information on what to expect during Luke Days, visit

  • Luke AFB hosts WHM expo

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Lisa Craig, Air Force Recruiting Service deputy commander, speaks at the Women’s History Month exposition, March 7, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Craig has served over 35 years as an active-duty member in the Air Force, and offered her perspective on how far women

  • Westwood JROTC visits Luke AFB

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Frieson, 309th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, gives a tour of an F-16C Fighting Falcon cockpit to a Westwood High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps student, Mar. 7, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The students were briefed on the mission

  • Luke Days Civilian Acts Ready to Entertain!

    The Luke Days 2024 air show will take place March 23-24, showcasing a wide variety of aerial performers ready to entertain the southwest. Below are just a few acts scheduled to soar the skies during the event. For more information on what to expect during Luke Days,

  • Sky’s the Limit: Women Pilots Take Flight at Luke AFB

    U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, walk to their jets, March 4, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. In honor of Women’s History Month, the 310th FS organized an all-women flight crew. Events like this contribute to advancing quality