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  • Luke AFB supports historic Ally training with bomber aircraft

    For the first time over the U.S., allied nation F-35 Lightning II aircraft operating out of the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, supported off-station training with B-2 Spirit aircraft assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri, Nov. 15 and 17, 2022.

  • B-2 bombers train with Luke AFB fighters

    A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conducts off-station training Nov. 15, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This was the first time that allied nation F-35 Lightning II aircraft integrated with U.S. Air Force B-2s in the United

  • F-35 Lightning II Performs Hot Pit Exercise

    An F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing taxis to a stopping spot for refueling, Nov. 3, 2022, at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona. Airmen assigned to Luke Air Force Base perform Agile Combat Employment (ACE) technique, which cuts refueling time by hours, allowing aircraft

  • Luke AFB Chapel Kitchen Reopens

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 56th Fighter Wing and community members participate in the chapel kitchen ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 8, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The ceremony celebrated the reopening of the Luke AFB chapel kitchen, which was remodeled to better serve Airmen and their

  • AZ Cardinals visit Luke in salute to service

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Aaron Johnson, 69th Fighter Squadron F-16 instructor pilot, and Dennis Gardeck, Arizona Cardinals offensive linebacker, take off in the F-16D Fighting Falcon dubbed “Mig Killer”, Nov. 1, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Familiarization flights allow civilian and military

  • Military members participate Salute to Service game at State Farm Stadium

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, U.S. Army Soldiers from the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, U.S. Marines and the Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders practice unfurling the U.S. flag for the Salute to Service event Nov. 6, 2022, at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona. F-16

  • B-1B Lancer conducts off-station training at Luke AFB

    A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base performs a flyover Nov. 4, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The Lancer integration training with Luke AFB F-35A Lightning II aircraft was conducted to improve interoperability between the different U.S.