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  • Luke AFB hosts 24-hour POW/MIA run

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing participate in the 24-hour POW/MIA run, Sept. 19, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Volunteers ran or walked with the POW/MIA flag for 24 hours straight, while the names of prisoners of war and those missing in action were read aloud. On

  • Luke AFB holds 24-hour POW/MIA vigil

    U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing conduct a missing man formation during the POW/MIA retreat ceremony, Sept. 15, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th FW capped off its 24-hour vigil with a retreat ceremony, featuring the missing man formation, as

  • National POW/MIA Recognition Day

    Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Thompson, 56th Fighter Wing command chief, addresses the audience at the annual POW/MIA 24-hour vigil run opening ceremony Sept. 19, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The ceremony was held to honor those who are still listed as missing in action or were prisoners of war.