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  • Command Chiefs visit Luke AFB for Professional Development

    Distinguished leaders, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Chrestensen, 56th Fighter Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Newman, Headquarters Air Mobility Command command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Keith Scott, 19th Air Force command chief, toured Luke Air Force Base on July 24, 2025.

  • Luke AFB’s FSS Leaders Earn Awards for Excellence

    Leaders from the 56th Force Support Squadron earned high level accolades for their outstanding performance and commitment to development and readiness, with multiple individual and team awards from across the major command and Air Education Training Command.

  • Luke EOD Airmen Earn Air Force Team of the Year Honors

    Three Airmen from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight were recently named the Air Force EOD Team of the Year, earning honors for their skill, precision and unshakable teamwork.

  • Luke Command Chief Launches General’s Jet

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer (center), 56th Fighter Wing command chief, and Airman First Class Ninort Audisho (right), 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, speak with Brig. Gen. David Berkland (left), 56th Fighter Wing commander, prior to launching his jet on the flightline,

  • Luke Hosts Quarterly Weapons Load

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bileigh Malone, 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, examines training ordnance during the 56th Fighter Wing’s third quarterly load competition, July 11, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured teams of three weapons load

  • Luke Air Force Base Graduates its 1,500th F-35 Pilot

    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base marked a major training milestone with the graduation of its 1,500th F-35 pilot, Maj. Rolandus “Turbo” Scherders of the Royal Netherlands Air Force June 5, 2025.

  • Defense Attaché’s Visit Luke

    Defense attachés from 17 allied and partner nations visited Luke Air Force Base to deepen cooperation on F-35A Lightning II training and integration, June 2, 2025. The visit marked the first of four scheduled stops on a U.S.-based tour organized by the Secretary of the Air Force International

  • 425th Change of Command Ceremony 2025

    U.S. Air Force Col. Oliver Lause, 56th Operations Group commander, hands the guidon to Lt. Col. Andrew Bolint, incoming 425th Fighter Squadron commander, during the 425th FS Change of Command Ceremony, May 30, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Bolint is now responsible for all phases of combat

  • AFAS leadership visits Luke AFB

    U.S. Air Force Retired Maj. Gen. Edward Thomas Jr., Air Force Aid Society chief executive officer, and his wife, Dinah Thomas, AFAS lead spouse, visited the 56th Fighter Wing, May 30, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base Arizona.