Luke pilot flies 500th hour in F-35
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona – Lt. Col. Matthew Hayden, 56th Fighter Wing chief of safety and pilot attached to the 61st Fighter Squadron, made history as the first Thunderbolt to achieve 500 flight...
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The first two Norwegian F-35s arrived today at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz
Image credit: Lockheed Martin The first two Norwegian F-35s arrived today at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Shortly after, a Norwegian pilot flew the F-35 Lightning II for the first time today, in conjunction...
Luke 1 flies first ‘student’ F-35 sortie
The 56th Fighter Wing officially began training new F-35 pilots today when the first student, Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, flew the wing’s first training sortie. Luke has a long and...
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE LAUNCHES 100TH F-35 SORTIE
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Luke Air Force Base launched its 100th F-35A sortie at approximately noon on Tuesday. “Flying the 100th F-35A sortie at Luke is a tremendous accomplishment,” said Maj. William...
Dr.Sky Conducts LIVE Radio Show At Luke AFB “Lightning In The Desert”
Dr.Sky, had the honor of doing his other radio show, A CALL TO RIGHTS, heard on the big Independent Talk 1100 AM/ KFNX, out of Phoenix,Az., on Saturday March 15th 2014. This, in honor...
It’s Official, Lightning strikes Luke AFB as first F-35A arrives in style.
History was made on Monday, March 10, 2014 as the first of a proposed 144 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft arrived at Luke AFB. The Arizona skies were clear as invited guests and...
