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  • Thunderbolt Cup Opening Ceremony

    56th Fighter Wing Honor Guard Airmen prepare to execute their entrance, Jan. 17, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The Honor Guard at Luke AFB undergoes rigorous training to ensure their movements and appearance meet the highest standards of military protocol. Renowned for their unwavering

  • Air Force activates first of its kind 13th CABS at Luke AFB

    As part of the Air Force’s major moves to reoptimize the service for Great Power Competition, the 13th Combat Air Base Squadron was activated during an assumption of command ceremony, Aug. 5, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

  • 56th FW welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, relinquished command to Col. David Berkland, during a Change of Command ceremony, July 1, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.Berkland is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours, including over 900 combat hours. He

  • Luke Days 2024: Day 1

    Nathan Hammond, skywriter and pilot of the modified 1956 de Havilland Chipmunk aircraft known as Ghostwriter, demonstrates aerial acrobatics at the Luke Days 2024 airshow, March 23, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The GhostWriter starts shows with their 350hp, 200mph, screaming, smoking

  • Luke Fighters Soar Over Gila Bend

    An F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, performs an aerial maneuver over Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, Jan. 19, 2024. The Barry M. Goldwater range, south of Phoenix, Arizona, is host to a number of air-to-ground bombing ranges which are utilized for training. Luke AFB is the

  • Luke EOD trains at Camp Navajo: Furious Alpaca

    CAMP NAVAJO, Ariz. – Twenty-one members assigned to the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight participated in a three-day field training exercise, Furious Alpaca, April 10 - 13, 2023, at Camp Navajo, Arizona.

  • U.S. Senator Kelly visits Luke AFB

    U.S. Senator Mark Kelly speaks to U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason M. Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, March 10, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Kelly visited Luke AFB to speak with wing leadership about various topics, including future development, safety, and funding of numerous

  • U.S. Navy arrives at Luke

    U.S. Navy Lt. Lenue Gilchrist (left), EA-18G Growler aircrew electronic warfare officer, and Lt. Slawomir Glownia (right), EA-18G Growler VAQ 129 pilot, disembark an EA-18G Growler assigned to the “Vikings” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, Oak Harbor, Washington, at Luke Air Force Base,

  • POTUS lands at Luke AFB

    U.S. President Joseph R. Biden disembarks Air Force One at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2022. Members of the 56th Fighter Wing supported President Biden’s visit to Arizona, where he toured a newly constructed semiconductor manufacturing facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah D.

  • 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