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  • AFETS personnel essential to Luke AFB’s mission

    Comprised of highly qualified veteran specialists, the Air Force Engineering and Technical Services civilians collaborate closely with active-duty Airmen and their Lockheed Martin counterparts, offering continuity of knowledge and decades of experience to aviation maintenance across the Air Force.

  • Integrating the Total Force at Luke AFB

    The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, routinely conducts operations between active-duty, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air National Guard members to maintain a cohesive operational force and support Total Force Integration.

  • Luke AFB enhances community partnerships

    Members of the Air Force Community Partnership Program conducted a meeting on July 25, 2023, at the Goodyear City Hall in Goodyear, Arizona. This program is designed to provide Luke Air Force Base and its surrounding communities shared solutions to shared problems while fostering a culture of

  • Luke AFB offers legal services for EFMP families

    Military life presents unique challenges for military families, especially those with special needs members. Demetria Themistocles, the 56th Fighter Wing Judge Advocate’s most recent attorney advisor, specializes in the Exceptional Family Member Program and can advise service members on how to best

  • Luke firefighters assist with Glendale landfill fire

    The Luke Air Force Base Fire Department responded to a 3-acre fire at the Glendale Municipal Landfill, working alongside fire crews from around the West Valley at approximately 9 p.m., July 19, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona.

  • 56th MXG hosts Second Quarter Weapons Load Competition

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing prepare to start the second quarter weapons load competition, July 14, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Load competitions serve as part of the final evaluations for quarterly and annual awards in the weapons career field. (U.S. Air Force

  • Luke AFB supports 187th FW F-35 Training

    U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Savannah Raskey, 187th Fighter Wing student pilot, walks to her first F-35 Lightning II flight, July 7, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots routinely train with the 56th FW to better integrate all Airmen in the Total Force

  • Luke AFB continues Air Guard F-35 training

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Peace, 187th Operations Support Squadron commander, prepares for takeoff in an F-35 Lightning II jet, July 10, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Fighter Wing welcomed Air National Guard F-35 student pilots from the 187th Fighter Wing to train alongside