The 56th Fighter Wing is a fighter wing in the United States Air Force. It is the world's largest Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II wing and one of two Air Force F-35 training locations. …

Mar 10, 2025 · After 42 years of service, the 56th Fighter Wing conducted its final flight of the F-16, Block 42 “Viper,” at Luke Air Force Base on February 26, 2025. The pilot in command …

Feb 26, 2025 · This flight marked the 309th FS’s last F-16 Fighting Falcon sortie at Luke AFB as the 56th Fighter Wing officially transforms its mission and focus on training pilots from the …

The 56th Operations Group has operational control and responsibility for the entire fighter-training mission at Luke and supports F-15C fighter pilot training for the 173d Fighter Wing, Kingsley …

The 56th Maintenance Group provides aircraft maintenance on 33 F-16 and 123 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The group plays a pivotal role in conducting safe training for 405 pilots, by …

U.S. Air Force Located west of Phoenix, Luke Air Force Base is home to the 56th Fighter Wing, the largest fighter wing in the world and the Air Force’s primary active-duty fighter pilot training …

USAF Photo; F-100F-5-NA 56-3760 107 TFS/MI ANG Tim Stumpf Photo; F-100F-5-NA 56-3760 107 TFS/MI ANG Tim Stumpf Photo; 56-3761; F-100F-5-NA 56-3761 122 TFS/LA ANG USAF …

Dec 10, 2024 · The F-16 mission as a whole is coming to an end at Luke AFB as the 56th FW evolves to host exclusively F-35A Lightning II training missions. The remaining U.S. Air Force …

30 Sep 57 - Delivered to the USAF, Retained by manufacture Convair. 56-0453 as well as 56-0451 and 56-0452 were test and eval birds, but only 451 was an actual prototypes. All three …

Although recorded by the U.S. Air Force as a probable kill, this represented the first aerial victory by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. [56] The small force of four MiG-17s, though, had penetrated …