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  • Hill AFB maintainers gain experience at Luke

    Airmen from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, finished advanced training on maintenance procedures for the F-35 Lightning II Nov. 3 at Luke Air Force Base. The Hill Airmen are part of a continuous cycle of maintainers being sent to Luke from Hill in order to develop their skills in two phases of training,

  • NASCAR honors Airmen at PIR

    Forty-three race cars, 200 laps and only one driver to win it all.  Fast cars and intense action are not all NASCAR is known for. It’s also known for recognizing those who serve throughout the NASCAR season.  The program, NASCAR Troops to the Track, is a season-long initiative that honors members of

  • PHX Suns show off skills at Luke

    The Phoenix Suns basketball team visited Luke Air Force Base and treated Airmen and families of the Luke community to a training practice in support of personnel in the armed services.Before practice, the team toured Luke’s feature jet, the F-35A Lightning II. Lt. Col. Matthew Vedder, 62nd Fighter

  • 61st AMU sprints into win over 56th MDG

    The 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit softball team charged to victory over the 56th Medical Group team late in the evening at Luke, Nov. 17, 2015.Through a combination of steadfast defense throughout and heavy hitting in the late innings, especially in the last inning drive, the 61st AMU overtook the

  • F-35: Italians first mission highlights partnerships

    Click here for the video storyTwo Italian pilots completed their initial training flight in the F-35 Lightning II Nov. 5 at Luke Air Force Base marking the first F-35 flights under control of an Italian pilot. Today marks another significant step forward for the F-35 program as today's missions

  • Norway’s first F-35 sortie, jets arrive on air force’s birthday

    Click here for the video storyThe F-35 program took its first step forward integrating partner nations with the arrival of the first Australian F-35 Dec. 18, 2014, at Luke. Almost a year later the next big international step for the program came when two Italian pilots completed their first flight

  • Norway's first F-35 sortie, jets arrive on air force's birthday

    The first two Norwegian F-35s arrived today at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Shortly after, a Norwegian pilot flew the F-35 Lightning II for the first time today, in conjunction with the Royal Norwegian air force's birthday.The F-35 program took its first step forward integrating partner nations with

  • Nothing but net when Phoenix Suns visited Luke

    The Phoenix Suns basketball team visited Luke Air Force Base and treated Airmen and families of the Luke community to a training practice in support of personnel in the armed services.Before practice, the team toured Luke's feature jet, the F-35A Lightning II. Lt. Col. Matthew Vedder, 62nd Fighter

  • F-35: Italians first mission highlights partnerships

    Two Italian pilots completed their initial training flight in the F-35 Lightning II Nov. 5 at Luke Air Force Base marking the first F-35 flights under control of an Italian pilot.Today marks another significant step forward for the F-35 program as today's missions showcased the full partnership

  • Luke AFB Retiree Appreciation Day

    Luke AFB Retiree Appreciation Day will be held on 7 Nov 2015, at the Base Fitness Center, bldg 820 from 0800 to 1300.  Guests are asked to enter through the South Gate off Litchfield Rd. There will be signs posted to the assigned parking lots.For more information, contact the Luke AFB Retiree