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  • Air traffic control clears skies, protects lives

    Air traffic controllers at Luke Air Force Base safeguard pilots and ensure successful training missions by coordinating the safe movement of aircraft, including F-35A Lightning IIs. They manage complex airspace, make critical decisions under pressure, and adapt to evolving threats to keep the Air

  • Teamwork allows pilot to cross 1,000 hour milestone in F-35

    On an otherwise routine day on Aug. 9, 2024, Reserve Citizen Airman Lt. Col. Christopher "Lube" Lowe crossed a significant milestone that only a handful of aviators in the 944th Fighter Wing have achieved—1,000 hours of flight time in the F-35 Lightning II. This accomplishment, while marked with a

  • Lock 'n Load weapons competition helps advance training

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Schweigart, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, helps prepare a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb for a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during the third quarterly weapons load competition, Oct. 6, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Load