The 56th Fighter Wing is a fighter wing in the United States Air Force. It is the world's largest Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II wing and one of two Air Force F-35 training locations. Additionally, it is one of two active-duty F-16 training bases. The 56th graduates dozens of F-35 and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots and 300 air control professionals annually.
F-16 Fighting Falcon with the wing's first F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed F-80
North American F-86F Sabre jet
62d FIS F-101B
Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
The Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range or Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), formerly known as Luke Air Force Range, is a bombing range in the U.S. state of Arizona, between the Mexico–United States border and Interstate 8 straddling the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the Tohono Oʼodham Nation.
An A-10C drops a BDU-33 on the Barry M. Goldwater Range
Crews install 30-foot (9.1 m) barrier along the Barry M. Goldwater Range's U.S.-Mexico border