LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The 56th Fighter Wing’s F-35 training program graduated its 1,000th student, U.S. Air Force Capt. Audrey Wilson, on Aug. 3, 2023. The mission at the 56th FW is to train ...

The U.S. Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona said yesterday that F-35 training flights will remain grounded until further notice due to five separate incidents highlighting ...

B-Roll from F-35A Lightning II aircraft November 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Fighter Wing trains ...

(The Center Square) - U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Arizona, wants the Defense Department to reconsider changes at Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix. During a June 4 hearing of the House Armed Service ...

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Two Airmen currently assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, were selected to join the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds ...

B-Roll from F-35A Lightning II aircraft, August 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Fighter Wing trains ...

The Air Force is investigating what caused a mechanical problem aboard an F-35A fighter in flight earlier this month, a spokesperson confirmed to Air Force Times. The pilot opted to return to Luke Air ...

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE —Air Force officials say one squadron of F-16 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base will be retired by early next year as part of a planned base downsizing. The commander of the 56th ...

Luke Air Force Base officials say a student pilot from Taiwan is feared dead after an F-16 fighter jet crashed in northwestern Arizona. They say crews were still looking for the man late Thursday ...

SELLS, Ariz. (AP) -- A Singapore Air Force F-16 plane that took off from Luke Air Force Base has gone missing during a routine training mission, the Singapore Defense Ministry said Thursday. Air Force ...