The Goal of Combat Fighter Training: To Win in Combat

02/24/2016
02/24/2016: Feature video on what goes into training at fighter pilot to fly the F-16 during the F-16 "B-Course" or Basic Course at Luke Air Force Base, AZ. Two Luke AFB instructor pilots discuss the training and mindset that are involved with preparing a pilot to fly combat missions in a…

F-35 Participates in Weapons Load Competition

01/10/2016
01/10/2016: The first weapons load competition at Luke AFB to include an F-35.The F-35 crew-from the 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit-competed against three F-16 crews. Credit:56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:12/18/15 LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona -- A Luke Air Force Base F-35 Lightning II crew competed today for the first time in…

First Norwegian F-35 Training Sortie

12/18/2015
12/18/2015: LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) -- The first two Norwegian F-35s arrived here Nov. 10. Shortly after, a Norwegian pilot flew the F-35 Lightning II for the first time, in conjunction with the Royal Norwegian Air Force's birthday. The F-35 program took its first step forward, integrating partner nations…

Flying the Mi-24 as Part of MAWTS Training

11/10/2015
11/10/2015: U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brian Clegg, with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), flies a Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2015. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16,…

First Italian F-35 Flight English Interviews

11/08/2015
11/08/2015: Two Italian pilots completed their first flights in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. One of the jets used was an Australian F-35, highlighting the integration of the F-35 global partners.  Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/05/15      

First Italian F-35 Flight: Shaping Common Training, Tactics and Procedures for the Global F-35 Fleet

11/08/2015
11/07/2015: Two Italian pilots completing their first flights in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. One of the jets used was an Australian F-35, highlighting the integration of the F-35 global partners.  Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/05/15    

Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course Aerial Refueling

07/05/2015
07/05/2015:U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1 conduct an aerial refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-15 near Yuma, AZ., April 16, 2015. WTI is a seven-week event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications…