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Luke Air Force Base

Aerial image - 1979
Airport information
IATALUF
ICAOKLUF
FAALUF
Airport typeMilitary: Air Force Base
OwnerU.S. Air Force
LocationGlendale, Arizona
Built1941
CommanderBrig. Gen. Neubauer
Occupants56th Fighter Wing
Elevation331 m (1085 ft)

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Luke Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located seven miles (11 km) west of the central business district of Glendale, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is also about 15 mi (24.1 km) west of Phoenix, Arizona. The base is named after World War I Medal of Honor recipient and former Phoenix native, Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr. Luke AFB is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), training pilots in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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56th FW inducts honorary commanders - Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base Tweet this news
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base--Gerardo Gonzalez 11/12/2010 - -LUKE AIR FORCE BASE-, Ariz. -- Sixty five new honary commanders joined the 56th Fighter Wing after being inducted in a ceremony ... - Date : Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:10:00 GMT+00:00
Luke Air Force Base F-16 jets flying over the Valley to honor veterans - ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Tweet this news
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)--GLENDALE, AZ - -Luke Air Force Base- is honoring active and retired military service men and women with several Veterans Day celebrations throughout the ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:54:23 GMT+00:00
Goodyear mayor quits, cites conflicts with brass - Arizona Republic Tweet this news
Arizona Republic--Cavanaugh is a retired Air Force colonel known for his support of nearby -Luke Air Force Base-. He has served previously as a chairman of the Maricopa ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:32:05 GMT+00:00
Junior college basketball: Central Arizona women versus Luke Air Force Base ... - TriValley Central Tweet this news
TriValley Central--The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of TriValley Central or any of its publications. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:40:28 GMT+00:00
Military Family Baseball Clinic Offered At Luke Air Force Base - KPHO Phoenix Tweet this news
KPHO Phoenix---Luke Air Force Base- will be hosting a free family baseball clinic for children of military members in the local community from 6 to 10 pm Friday. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:14:45 GMT+00:00
Man Who Stormed Luke AFB Pleads Guilty - MyFox Phoenix Tweet this news
MyFox Phoenix---LUKE AIR FORCE BASE- - A man who led police on a chase through -Luke Air Force Base- pleaded guilty Tuesday to first degree murder and two counts of assault. ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:29:20 GMT+00:00
Navy Credit Union opens at Luke - Phoenix Business Journal Tweet this news
Phoenix Business Journal--Navy Federal Credit Union will open its first Phoenix-area branch Monday near -Luke Air Force Base-. The Navy Federal branch, at 9494 W. Northern Ave., ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:24:40 GMT+00:00
Free Health Fair Saturday To Celebrate New Pediatric Office - KPHO Phoenix Tweet this news
KPHO Phoenix---...- bone mass index screenings, Phoenix fire and police department vehicles and personnel, -Luke Air Force Base- staff, Kids Dental Place screenings, ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:15:01 GMT+00:00
Transition calls for employees to 'brush up' resumes - Air Force Link Tweet this news
Air Force Link--10/22/2010 - RANDOLPH -AIR FORCE BASE-, Texas (AFNS) -- Following the success of a seven-month pilot program using a resume-based system ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:16:27 GMT+00:00
Air Force to quadruple solar energy production - Air Force Link Tweet this news
Air Force Link--In addition to Nellis AFB, officials at Davis Monthan AFB and -Luke AFB-, both in Arizona, are planning expansive solar arrays. ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:39:08 GMT+00:00

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
3L/21R10,012 (3,052)Asphalt
3R/21L9,904 (3,019)Concrete

Tactical Air Command (TAC)

Air Forces
First * Ninth * Twelfth * Eighteenth * Nineteenth
Air Divisions
20th (ADTAC) * 21st (ADTAC) * 23d (ADTAC) * 24th (ADTAC) * 25th (ADTAC) * 26th (ADTAC) * 28th (ADTAC) * 831st * 832d * 833d * 834th * 835th * 836th * 837th * 838th * 839th * 840th
Named units
Air Forces Panama * Air Forces Iceland * Air Defense, Tactical Air Command
Wings
TFW1st * 4th * 12th * 15th * 20th * 23d * 27th * 32nd * 33rd * 37th * 50th * 56th * 312th * 323d * 347th * 354th * 355th
Other1st SOW * 57th FWW * 63d TAW * 64th TAW * 67th TRW * 75th TRW * 85th TFTW * 317th TAW * 363d TRW * 405th TFTW * 461st TBW * 4505th ARW
Former
bases
Active
(MAJCOM)
Altus (AETC) * Brooks (AFMC) * Cannon (AFSOC) * Charleston (AMC) * Creech (ACC) * Davis-Monthan (ACC) * Dover (AMC) * Dyess (ACC) * Eglin (AFMC) * Hill (AMFC) * Holloman (ACC) * Hurlburt Field (AFSOC) * Langley (ACC) * Little Rock (AETC) * Luke (AETC) * MacDill (AMC) * McChord (AMC) * McConnell (AMC) * Moody (ACC) * Mountain Home (ACC) * Nellis (ACC) * Pope (AMC) Seymour Johnson (ACC) * Shaw (ACC) * Tonopah (ACC) * Tyndall (AETC) * Whiteman (ACC)
InactiveBergstrom * Blythville * Donaldson * England * Forbes * George * Grenier * Myrtle Beach * Sewart * Turner * Williams
Inactive, but with a military presenceBunker Hill * Biggs * Dow * Godman * Homestead * Lockbourne * March * Otis
Aircraft
A-1 * A-7 * A-10 * A-37 * AC-47 * AC-119 * AC-130 * B-26 * B-57 * B-66 * C-7 * C-47 * C-82 * C-119 * C-123 * C-130 * E-3 * E-8 * EF-111 * EC-135 * F-4 * F-5 * F-15 * F-16 * F-47 * F-51 * F-80 * F-82 * F-84 * F-86 * F-89 * F-100 * F-101 * F-102 * F-104 * F-105 * F-106 * F-111 * F-117 * H-1 * H-5 * H-6 * H-19 * H-43 * H-60 * H-53 * KB-29 * KB-50 * KC-97 * O-1 * O-2 * OH-23 * OV-10 * P-40 * P-38 * R-4 * S-62 * T-6 * T-28 * T-29 * T-33 * T-38

Army Air Forces Training Command

Flying Training
Flying Schools
Eastern Flying Training Command * Central Flying Training Command * Western Flying Training Command
Specialized Schools
Bombardier * Contract Flying * Glider Training * Gunnery * Navigator
Technical Training
Eastern Technical Training Command * Central Technical Training Command * Western Technical Training Command

Current military installations of Arizona

Army
FortFort Huachuca
DepotNavajo
HeliportCastle Dome * Falcon Field * Rittenhouse * Silverbell
RangeYuma
Army National GuardCamp Florence * Camp Navajo * Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site
Marines
Air StationYuma
RangeChocolate Mountain * Yuma
Air Force
Air Force BaseDavis-Monthan * Luke
Auxiliary FieldGila Bend
Air National Guard StationSky Harbor * Tucson
RangeGila Bend * Goldwater Range

Air Education and Training Command (AETC)

Air ForcesSecond * Nineteenth * Air University
BasesAltus * Columbus * Goodfellow * Gunter Annex * Keesler * Lackland * Laughlin * Luke * Maxwell * Randolph * Sheppard * Tyndall * Vance
Wings12th Flying Training * 14th Flying Training * 17th Training * 37th Training * 42d Air Base * 47th Flying Training * 56th Fighter * 58th Special Operations * 59th Medical * 71st Flying Training * 80th Flying * 81st Training * 82d Training * 97th Air Mobility * 314th Airlift * 325th Fighter * 502d Air Base
Other381st Training Group

Phoenix Metropolitan Area

Largest suburbs
(over 100,000 inhabitants)
Chandler * Gilbert * Glendale * Mesa * Peoria * Scottsdale * Surprise * Tempe
Other suburbs and towns
(over 10,000 inhabitants)
Anthem * Apache Junction * Avondale * Buckeye * Casa Grande * El Mirage * Eloy * Florence * Fountain Hills * Goodyear * Gold Camp * Luke Air Force Base * Maricopa * New River * Paradise Valley * Queen Creek * Sun City * Sun City West * Sun Lakes
Smaller suburbs and towns
(over 5,000 inhabitants)
Black Canyon City * Carefree * Cave Creek * Coolidge * Gila Bend * Guadalupe * Laveen * Litchfield Park * Superior * Tolleson * Wickenburg * Youngtown
CountiesMaricopa * Pinal



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