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The official account of #LukeAFB & the 56th Fighter Wing. We train the world’s greatest #F35 and #F16 pilots!

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@LukeAFB
Luke Air Force Base
5 years
This is why you should always pick the window seat 😍 #F35Friday
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In cockpit #F35Demo footage. Coming soon. #FlywithDojo #avgeek
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ANNNNND they’re back! We hope you all enjoyed the view 😎 To all the front line COVID-19 responders, #LukeSalutes you and thank you for your service!
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Welcome to Fighter Country! @usnavy aircraft and personnel conducting the #SBLVII flyover arrived at Luke AFB this afternoon! 📸: SSgt Noah Coger & SrA Dominic Tyler
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Who doesn’t love the sound of freedom? The mission of training the worlds greatest F-16 and F-35 fighter pilots never stops! ✈️ #freedom #pilots #f35 #f16
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Honored to host the @SecondLady Karen Pence, @SecAFOfficial Barbara Barrett and Sharene Brown yesterday at Luke AFB to engage with our Airmen and military spouses! #resiliency #SECAFFET #F35
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The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions! Take a 📷with one from the 389th FS @366FW during #LukeDays March 17-18! #Airpower #airshow 🇺🇸
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Today some of our amazing #f35 pilots flew a missing man formation over a funeral at Luke AFB in #honor of a retired #USAF Colonel and former fighter pilot. #respect
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It was an honor to pay tribute and salute the men and women on the front lines in the fight against #COVID19 yesterday during the #AirForceSalutesFlyover
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#HappyHoliday from Luke Air Force Base! Rudolph needed a break and Santa decided he needed some extra #airpower to deliver all those presents this year, so we decided to lend a hand. 😉🎅🏼🎄
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Hope you like thunder because we’re bringing the lightning!⚡️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Say hello to our 💯th #F35 ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸: A1C Aspen Reid #Fighterjet #aviation #aviator #usaf #airforce #jet #avgeek #avgeeks #flyfightwin
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F-35s at the Range, practice for ‘Panther Beast’! ✈️ 💣🏆 #Aviationphotography #F35 #Aviation #munitions #USAF #F35lightningII #AimHigh
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Even as the sun sets 🌅 the 63rd AMU maintainers are working hard to ensure the success of the mission! #goldenhour #aviation #jets #cooljobs #sunsets #usaf #airmen
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Here we go! @GarySinise and the #LtDanBand are on!
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Team Luke was proud to host @POTUS , as well as @DepSecDef & @SecAFOfficial today to showcase defense capabilities. #POTUSatLuke #TrumpinAZ
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It’s #F35Friday ! Have you ever seen a jet upside down?!
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Just about 60 min until the North American debut of the #F35Demo . (Spoiler alert 🚨 : while the demo is impressive, the capabilities of the jet you can’t see are even more impressive)
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#ICYMI The 63rd Fighter Squadron recently graduated their first female pilot from the F-35 program. Lt. Rachel Vander Kolk exemplifies Luke’s mission of training the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat-ready Airmen! Good luck as you fly the snowy skies of Eielson AFB!
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Pilot Helmet Fitting part 2! The #f35 helmet needs to fit just right for a #fighter #pilot to do their job!
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Who has caught glimpses of the F-35 Demo Team practicing hard out there!? 2019 is going to be a good one 😎 #newyearnewdemo #F35
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I think we can call this #FiestaBowlParade flyover a shack! Great job #TopDogs ! If you got a pic let us see it!
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The 308th Fighter Squadron welcomed their first Dutch #F35 to the #FighterCountry family! 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 #PartnerNation #EmeraldKnights @Kon_Luchtmacht
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Last night’s #monsoon came in fast. Our Total Force #Airmen and partners from Lockheed and partner nations sprung into action to secure aircraft. #TeamLuke @thef35 📸: SSgt Jensen Stidham
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Nothing better than watching the #F35 in #slowmo ! #SlowMoMonday
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BOOM💨 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #F35Friday brings you some extra #airpower this week!
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Today, on #InternationalWomensDay we honor the women throughout history who have helped the Air Force develop and evolve to where it is today. Thank you for your service!👮‍♀️👩‍🔧👩‍🚒 #F35Friday #WomensHistoryMonth
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I spy with my little eye three F-35s. Can you spot them? Stay tuned to see the imagery this Luke photographer captured from the Royal Australian Air Force and the 61st Fighter Squadron’s last flight before our Australian partners depart back home 🇦🇺 🇺🇸
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Have you ever seen this beauty in person? #F35friday Photo//SrA Alex Cook
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It’s #F16Saturday , Thunderbolts⚡️! It’s getting hot! But it’s hard to hate the ☀️ when it makes us look this good. 😎
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Achievement unlocked! 🔓 October 28, Luke reached its 35,000th #F35 sortie! With more than 💯 F-35s stationed here, the sorties keep increasing as we train the world’s greatest fighter pilots!
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Check out this behind the scenes look as we flew Lashana Lynch in an #F16 to prepare for her role in @captainmarvel #CaptainMarvel #SuperheroAirmen
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Actual footage of Airmen taking off for the holidays!
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Achievement Unlocked! As of today, Luke Air Force Base achieved a major milestone by completing more than 56,000 F-35 flight hours.
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The #F35Demo had an epic day at the Melbourne @AirandSpaceShow performing the first full demonstration in front of the public. Can’t wait for day 2️⃣ tomorrow! 📸: SrA Alexander Cook & Jose M Ramos
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🎶 You’ve got a friend in me 🎶 We couldn’t be happier to see our Danish partner’s new jets arrive at the 308th Fighter Squadron last week! ✈️
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Home of the #Thunderbolts ⚡️⚡️ Pretty safe to say that there’s #lightning within 5 tonight! Stay safe folks!
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That paint job though! 🤤😍 Stay tuned for the time-lapse video coming soon!👀 📸: SrA Leala Marquez
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Mark your calendars for this Friday at 3:10 p.m We want to see your view of the fly over! Make sure to tag us in your photos and videos with #LukeSalutes #AirForceSalutes and #FlyoverFriday
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That view though 😍 We hope we blessed your timeline with a few #F -35 photos! 📸| A1C Brooke Moeder . . . #avigeek #aviaton
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The first Republic of Korea Air Force #F35 pilot soared into history for his country when he took to the skies Jul 20.
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Pretty awesome right?! Who else saw the #F35Demo debut today?
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Today Luke hit their 50,000th F-35 sortie ✈️ Congrats to all of our maintainers and pilots for making this happen. Let’s keep making history! #AirPower
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Capt Olson just finished the rehersal for the North American Debut of the #F35demo at the Melbourne @airandspaceshow . If you’re attending we’ll be up at 3pm both day!
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Belly of the beast!⚡️ #F35Friday #FightFriday
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We seemed to have misplaced our manual. Can you help us #identify this #aircraft ?
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Can you spot the differences? 🇳🇱🇩🇰🇺🇸 📸 by A1C Dominic Tyler
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U.S. Senator Mark Kelly received a taste of Luke today. He was given the opportunity to be hands-on and see how our Airmen continue to work through different challenges they face. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to host you today, Senator Kelly! @SenMarkKelly
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Checkout these awesome photos of the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team this past weekend! 😍
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New year, who dis? #fighterjetfriday
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Some more amazing photos from our #f35demoteam ! Which one is your favorite?
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Your #F35demoteam arrived in Waco for the Heart of Texas Airshow this weekend! #waco #heartoftexasairshow #airpower #f35
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Luke’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team provided a live demonstration to weapons handlers to show the impact of the importance of properly handling BDU-33’s! I guess you could say EOD really is the bomb 💣
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Today marked our 25,000 #F35 sortie. That’s a whole lot of #airpower #trainingthebest
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Who needs some F-35 & F-16 photos?! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ Photos//A1C Aspen Reid #aviation #fighterjet #f35 #f16 #usaf
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@LukeAFB
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The #F35HFT had another epic day at the @CIASToronto raging around the skies with the #p51mustang . Make sure to catch their performance again tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. for the final day of the show. #airpower #canada #f35 #aviation #avgeek #avgeeks #toronto
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Who caught a glimpse of the #F35Demo practice yesterday?! Make sure to catch us back in the air this weekend at 3 p.m. for the North American Debut @AirandSpaceShow ! #airpower #melbourne #florida #f35
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Luke Days 2020... . . Are you ready... . . @AFThunderbirds
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Happy #FighterFriday ! Shout out to the 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit for keeping this #F35 mission ready! #LukePilots #Airpower • 📸: A1C Jacob Wongwai
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#NewYearNewDemo Are you ready for the new #F35 demo team?!
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Somewhere over a rainbow 🌈 we're training the world's greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen! #FighterJetFriday #LukeAFB #F35 #Airmen #USAF #aviation #aviationphotography #avgeeks
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🐍I’m seeing double!🐍 Happy #F16Saturday folks!
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Cv-22s have arrived #TrumpatLuke #TrumpInAZ
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Can you name these jets?! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wrong answers only. #F16Saturday
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This week Luke’s F35 program is making history! #ICYMI We hit 50,000 sorties and hosted the first Denmark pilot to take flight in a U.S. F35. Congrats to Danish fighter pilot KIN! We look forward to a strong partnership and introducing you to a whole new world of airpower! 🇩🇰✈️
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The #F35 program took another step forward as the first #RepublicofKorea F-35 landed at #LukeAFB last week. This signifies the start of formal training for their pilots and aircraft maintainers.
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The Spikes took a team of 85 people to @NellisAFB and showed how their partnership makes it happen on the ground and in the air at Red Flag 19-2. #F35 #Partnernations @Kon_Luchtmacht @ItalianAirForce
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Make sure to look up for the #F35DemoTeam in the Heritage Flight Formation at 2 p.m. @DMAFB during the Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Air Show!
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Remember to like, follow, comment and swipe right 👀
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Arizona’s heat brought the #AWACS in for hot weather equipment testing! ☀️🌡 @Team_Tinker #surveillance #aircraft #weather #usaf
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Felt cute, might spread some freedom later... idk. #FeelingCuteChallenge #F35Friday 📸: SrA Caleb Worpel
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Here comes the boom! ✈️ Have you ever seen an #F35 refueling midflight? #usaf #airforce #airnationalguard #F35Friday #FighterFriday #Thunderbolts #airpower #avgeeks #fighterjet #KC135 #ANG #avgeek Photos//Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez
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Air superiority at its finest! 💪 #FighterJetFriday
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#TBT ! Don’t be alarmed, the water falling from the sky today is called rain and is only temporary. 🌧 We don’t get much at Luke but when we do, it makes for awesome reflection shots! 📸✈️ #Reflection #RainyDay
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Happy #F16Saturday !! What’s your favorite #jet ? (Other than the F-16!) #aviation #usaf #airforce #pilots
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New paint job! 🎨 An F-16C Fighting Falcon is repainted a solid color scheme instead of two — the first one for the 56th Fighter Wing! It is going to be implemented from now on. 📸| A1C Brooke Moeder . . . #LO #ASM #paint
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What’s the only thing faster than an #F35 ? 💨 Guess we know what he’s up to after the #AirForce 😉
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To celebrate his retirement after 33 years of service to our country, Colonel Robert A. Sylvester from @LukeAFB threw out today's ceremonial first pitch. What he didn't know was his son flew in last night from Illinois to catch it. Thank you for your service, Col. Sylvester!
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🗣 Shout-out to the maintainers who keep our F-35s ready to fly! #FighterJetFriday #F35 #Maintainer #USAF #LukeAFB #63rdAMU
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#F35Friday #F35Friday #F35Friday #F35Friday #F35Friday Did we count right? Photo//TSgt Jensen Stidham
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The #F35Demo had an incredible weekend in Melbourne, FL performing the new demo at the @airandspaceshow ! Get ready Waco, Texas! We’re coming to you next week.
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Night flying is a critical part of the syllabus for our #F16 and #F35 student pilots as they perfect their nighttime and low light operation skills. Check out these awesome photos from last week's night flying ops! More here:
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If you call Chi-town home make sure you look up about noon to see the #F35 #HFT take to the skies for the #ChicagoAirandWaterShow ! We’ll be flying with the #P51 today!
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Usually at the end of a rainbow you'll find a pot of gold but here at Luke you'll find an F-16 🌈 📸 by Capt Alyssa Armstrong
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Glad to know the #F35Demo can fly when it’s 70 and sunny. Wing Commander certification tomorrow ✅ Let’s do this! #NewYearNewDemo
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The mission continues! The 56th Fighter Wing is essential to ensuring future F-16 and F-35 Lightning II pilots are properly trained to execute in real-world operations. 📸| SrA Alexander Cook & A1C Brooke Moeder
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🎶To the wild blue yonder🎶
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@LukeAFB
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We stop to reflect on the example @SenJohnMcCain was for all of us as service members and Americans. RIP Sir - we’ve got the watch. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
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@LukeAFB
Luke Air Force Base
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Today Luke Air Force Base completed our 20,000th #F35 sortie! We continue to build the future of #airpower with an amazing total force, partner nation and industry team! Congrats to all who played a part! 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇮🇹🇳🇴🇯🇵
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