Aug. 13, 2024 56th CES keeps things cool The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron is conducting a major upgrade renovation to an existing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at the base chapel and gym at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
May 14, 2024 The TITAN arena initiative: HPT prioritizes pilot health Effectively operating a Fourth or Fifth-Generation fighter jet requires the human body to surpass extraordinary physical and mental heights. Spending hours upon hours strapped into the confined space of a cockpit, fighter pilots endure a constant barrage of extreme G-force at dangerous altitudes
Oct. 13, 2023 Defenders train with new rifle optic Defenders assigned to the 56th Security Forces Squadron conducted live-fire training with the new TANGO6T low power variable optic on M4 carbine rifles, Sept. 29, 2023, at the GPS Defense Sniper School in Peoria, Arizona.
June 5, 2023 Fifth F-35 squadron activates at Luke AFB U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Vogel assumed command of the 310th Fighter Squadron at an assumption of command ceremony June 2, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
April 21, 2023 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.
Jan. 3, 2023 Luke AFB hosts first official F-35 PIFTU course Five allied nation military personnel successfully graduated from the first official F-35 Partner Intelligence Formal Training Unit class, Nov. 10, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
Sept. 23, 2022 T-38s, F-35s sync for pilot training The 2d Fighter Training Squadron and the 61st Fighter Squadron, stationed at Luke AFB, Arizona, traveled to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to conduct the capstone for student pilots in the F-35A Lightning II basic course, Sept. 12-23, 2022.
Sept. 23, 2022 T-38s, F-35s sync for pilot training The 2d Fighter Training Squadron and the 61st Fighter Squadron, stationed at Luke AFB, Arizona, traveled to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to conduct the capstone for student pilots in the F-35A Lightning II basic course, Sept. 12-23, 2022.
Aug. 8, 2022 Brig. Gen. Rueschhoff holds first All Call at 56FW U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason M. Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, speaks to Airmen of the 56th FW, August 5, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Rueschhoff recently took command of the 56th FW and hosted his first All Call, where he formally introduced himself to Airmen and spoke about
Aug. 3, 2022 56th CES hosts resiliency event Members of the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron race their amphibious vehicles in the base pool during a team-building event at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 21, 2022. Members of the 56th CES and other participants challenged the engineers with water blasters as competitors raced. (U.S. Air Force