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  • ASU, ISM Raceway honors Luke Airmen during Veteran’s weekend ceremonies

    Arizona State University honors Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury (center), 56th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Thompson (right), 56th FW command chief, during the ASU Salute to Service football game Nov. 9, 2019, at Tempe, Ariz. ASU recognized Arizona military members as a part of

  • Air Force Chief of Staff Takes in NASCAR Race with Total Force Recruiting

    The Air Force and Air Force Total Force Recruiting were on full display at the Bluegreen Vacations 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the ISM Raceway here Veterans Day weekend.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein spent a day at the track visiting with Air Force recruiters,

  • Student pilots’ first time soaring in F-35 through allied F-35 B-course

    In a span of eight demanding months, four 62nd Fighter Squadron student pilots - two U.S. and two Norwegian - will learn the ins-and-outs of the F-35A Lightning II as they train through the first-ever allied F-35 B-course, beginning as novices and developing into proficient and lethal fighter

  • CSAF visits Luke to meet with Airmen, discuss F-35 future

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, accompanied by his wife Dawn, visited Luke Air Force Base, Nov. 8, 2019, to engage with key leaders and address 56th Fighter Wing Airmen about the current state and future of the Air Force.

  • ASU hosts Luke leadership to discuss key topics

    Brig. Gen. Todd D. Canterbury, 56th Fighter Wing commander, participates in a panel discussion with fellow Arizona military leaders Nov. 1, 2019, at the Arizona State University Fulton Center in Tempe, Ariz. The military leaders spoke on topics including maintaining and keeping awareness about

  • A Reunion of a Lifetime

    For most residents of Accra, Ghana, life seemed like any other day on Nov. 11, 2011 … the people, accustomed to the hot and humid fall weather, buzzed around the sprawling city. Although, for Akwasi Ageyman-Prempeh, it was anything but normal – it was filled with excitement and hope.

  • Luke hosts military retirees for day-long appreciation event

    Two military retirees admire an F-16C Fighting Falcon during a Retiree Appreciation Day event Oct. 26, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The event consisted of a static display of an F-16C and an F-35A Lightning II and units across the base offered interactive demonstrations and exhibits. Airmen

  • Luke F-35 surpasses 35K sortie milestone

    An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron, flies during a sortie Oct. 28, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The flight is the 35,000th F-35 sortie flown at Luke AFB since F-35 flight operations began in 2014. The F-35A is a fifth generation, multi-role fighter jet that can reach