Annual Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Sean Warden, 309th Aircraft Maintennance Squadron, weapons load crew member, inspects an AIM-120 missle during an Annual Load Crew Competition Jan. 24, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The 309th AMU was one of the nine teams that competed in the competition which showcased their

Command Chief visits CE Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Thompson, 56th Fighter Wing command chief, coins Airman 1st Class Rosanna Dees, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron operations management, for her achievements Jan. 22, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Dees showed Thompson how CES’s work orders are processed while he toured

Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen help the wing’s mission by inspecting occupational and environmental conditions to ensure Airmen have a safe working environment.

Naval Command College tours Luke AFB

Lt. Col. Paul Jelinek, 56th Fighter Wing director of staff, engages with visitors from the Naval Command College, Jan. 14, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Sixty-three students and staff from the NCC visited Luke to learn about the base’s mission, specifically about F-35A Lightning II

4th Quarter Load Crew Competition

Royal Australian Air Force completes training mission, departs from Luke

After achieving all training milestones, the Royal Australian Air Force began returning its F-35A Lightning II pilots, maintainers and aircraft to Australia from Luke Air Force Base in December 2019.

F-35s and F-16s soar in the morning sky

Dysart Unified School District students attend Luke Youth Center fair

Students from Dysart Unified School District play chess during the Youth Center Winter Break Camp Dec. 31, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. During the camp, volunteers from the base immersed the children in hands-on activities related to education including: physical fitness, life skills,

56th FW CC speaks at Patriot All-America

Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury, 56th Fighter Wing commander, provides remarks during the opening ceremony of the 2019 Patriot All-America Invitational, Dec. 28, 2019, in Litchfield Park, Ariz. Canterbury spoke about the mission of the 56th FW and how it relates to the importance of the golf tournament.

Luke NCO, cousin send 1,500 care packages to deployed military members

A Luke noncommissioned officer, his cousin and 400 Detroit-based volunteers shared the 2019 holiday spirit with approximately 1,500 deployed military members by sending care packages to 15 overseas locations including Afghanistan, Iraq and Djibouti.