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Luke Air Force Base (IATA: LUF, ICAO: KLUF, FAA LID: LUF) is a United States Air Force base in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. [2] It is located 7 miles (6.1 nmi ; 11 km ) west of the central business district of Glendale , and 15 miles (13 nmi; 24 km) west of Phoenix .
Luke Air Force Base operates a military recreation area at Fort Tuthill. [5] The Fort Tuthill military history museum is also located on the site. The site of the fort was renovated in 2017 to restore its historic nature.
The 425th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.It operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training for Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16 pilots.
Air Force Rescue Memorial Museum – Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico (closed January 1990) [4] Beale Air Force Base Museum – Beale Air Force Base, east of Marysville, California (closed in February 1995) [5] Dyess Air Force Base Museum – Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas (now exists as Dyess Linear Air Park) [6] [failed ...
The 56th Training Squadron trains almost half of the United States Air Force's new fighter pilots each year. It provides academic and ground training for pilots transitioning into the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base, and at the Papago Park military reservation in Phoenix, Arizona.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency. Endicott, Judy G. (1998). Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 and USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995 (PDF). Air Force History and Museums Program. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ASIN B000113MB2
The 312th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.Its last previous assignment was with the 58th Tactical Training Wing at Luke, where it was inactivated on 18 January 1991.
The T-6 Airborne Controller Course was held at Luke Air Force Base from May until 15 August 1953, graduating 51. [1] After the UN landings at Inchon in late September, the squadron (nicknamed "Mosquitoes"), directed air strikes against retreating enemy troops ahead of the advancing UN lines and operated as the eyes of UN ground forces.