F-35s at Luke AFB: Dropping GBU 12s

05/03/2016

05/03/2016: An F-35 Lightning II from the 61st Fighter Squadron lines up into an attack route in preparation to drop a GBU-12 500-pound laser-guided bomb, April 25, 2016, at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Gila Bend, Ariz.

Three F-35s successfully delivered six inert GBU-12s during the practice bombing, making the 61st FS the second squadron at Luke Air Force Base to drop bombs from the F-35.

In the final photo, an F-35 Lightning II from the 61st Fighter Squadron banks left to circle back around after dropping a GBU-12 500-pound laser-guided bomb April 25, 2016, at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Gila Bend, Ariz

 Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:4/25/16