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Luke AFB hosts Gila Bend honorary commander overnight

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander films an A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, perform a strafing run over Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona, Oct. 26, 2023. The event was a showcase of the base’s aerial ability, with honorary commanders witnessing firsthand the strafing and bombing demonstrations of the F-35 Lightning II, F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Becoming a Pilot for a Day

Isaac “Axe-man” Salinas, Luke Air Force Base pilot for a day, and his family receive a tour of an F-35 Lightning II, Oct. 13, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. The pilot for a day program aims to provide children from Make-A-Wish with an uplifting experience and a break from their daily challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Becoming a Pilot for a Day

Isaac “Axe-man” Salinas, Luke Air Force Base pilot for a day, salutes a crew chief, Oct. 13, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. The pilot for a day program aims to provide children from Make-A-Wish with an uplifting experience and a break from their daily challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Becoming a Pilot for a Day

Isaac “Axe-man” Salinas, Luke Air Force Base pilot for a day, poses in front of an American flag, Oct. 13, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. The pilot for a day program aims to provide children from Make-A-Wish with an uplifting experience and a break from their daily challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Becoming a Pilot for a Day

Isaac “Axe-man” Salinas, Luke Air Force Base pilot for a day, tries on pilot gear, Oct. 13, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. The pilot for a day program aims to provide children from Make-A-Wish with an uplifting experience and a break from their daily challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Becoming a Pilot for a Day

Isaac “Axe-man” Salinas, Luke Air Force Base pilot for a day, sits in the cockpit of an F-35 Lightning II, Oct. 13, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. The pilot for a day program aims to provide children from Make-A-Wish with an uplifting experience and a break from their daily challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Peterson (left), Staff Sgt. Paolo Silva (front), and Senior Airman Aaron Vind (back), 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew members, help prepare a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 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. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kiyanna Nichter, 56th Maintenance Group weapons load crew member, secures an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 30 minutes. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Gitch, 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, helps prepare a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 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. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 56th Fighter Wing cheer on weapons load crew members during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 30 minutes. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quinn Ball, 56th Maintenance Group weapons load crew member, secures an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 30 minutes. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quinn Ball, 56th Maintenance Group weapons load crew member, secures an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 30 minutes. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

A U.S. Air Force 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member helps prepare a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 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. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Schweigart, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, helps prepare a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 30 minutes. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Lock 'n Load Weapons Comp

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Schweigart, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, helps prepare a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 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. Exercises like the weapons load competition help advance training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Visits Luke

Lawrence Wong (center right), Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, walks on the flight line with members of the Republic of Singapore Air force. Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Wong visited the 425th Fighter Squadron and 425th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Singapore’s longest operating overseas detachment, to learn about the 425th’s training mission and partnership with the United Sates Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero)

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Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Visits Luke

Members of the 425th Fighter Squadron, 425th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and 56th Fighter Wing, pose for a photo in front of two republic of Singapore F-16 Fighting Falcons Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 425th Fighter Squadron and 425th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, commonly referred to as the Black Widows, have had a presence at Luke since 1993 and is Singapore’s longest operating overseas detachment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero)

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Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Visits Luke

Lawrence Wong, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, sits in a U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During Wong’s visit to Luke AFB, he attended a briefing on the F-35’s capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero)

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Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Visits Luke

Lawrence Wong, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, sits in a U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During Wong’s visit to Luke AFB, he attended a briefing on the F-35’s capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero)

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Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Visits Luke

Lawrence Wong, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, sits in a U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During Wong’s visit to Luke AFB, he attended a briefing on the F-35’s capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero)

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