Lt. Col. G.B. Van Woerden, Royal Netherlands Air Force Senior National Representative and F-35A Lighting II instructor pilot, prepares for a test flight Aug. 14, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Van Woerden was among a group of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy F-35 pilots to complete the first test of the Coalition Mission Data File. The MDF [Read More …]
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron taxis during sunset July 13, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Since 1941, Luke has been building the future of airpower by graduating more than 61,000 pilots. Luke AFB is home to F-35s and F-16 Fighting Falcons that are used to train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat [Read More …]
Maj. Tyler McBride, 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II instructor pilot, and Capt. Justin Lennon, 56th Training Squadron F-35 instructor pilot, hold an LGBTQ+ Pride flag after a Pride Month flyby June 26, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. McBride and Lennon performed the flyby over Luke AFB to celebrate and highlight the LGBTQ+ community. The month of June [Read More …]
Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury, 56th Fighter Wing commander, climbs into an F-35A Lightning II as he prepares for his final flight May 21, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Canterbury was a command pilot with 4,200 hours in the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-35, and MC-12W Liberty aircraft. A part of Air Force tradition, following a pilot’s final [Read More …]
A Royal Canadian air force CF-18 Hornet pilot and crew chief, assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron in Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, Quebec, Canada, prepare for takeoff Feb. 25, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The RCAF 433rd and 425th TFS visited Luke to integrate with U.S. Air Force units on missions and conduct air combat between dissimilar [Read More …]
Maj. Weston Killian, an F-16 instructor pilot and Lt. (1st or 2nd?) Ian Bonner assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, conduct (no s) preflight checks prior to launch during Coronet Cactus, Feb. 27, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The annual training event deploys members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, [Read More …]
Lt. Col. Edward Francis, an F-16 instructor pilot, and Senior Airman Isaac Molina, a crew chief assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, complete the pre-flight inspection during Coronet Bronco, February 24, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The annual training event that deploys members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, [Read More …]
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