Luke AFB

"We Train the World's Greatest Fighter Pilots and Combat Ready Airmen." As part of Air Education and Training Command, and home to 24 squadrons and both F-16 and F-35A aircraft. Additionally, the 56th Fighter Wing oversees the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field and is steward of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, a military training range spanning more than 1.7 million acres of Sonoran desert. Luke AFB provides outstanding support for over 5,500 military and civilian employees, 6,700 family members, and 80,000 military retirees who live in the surrounding area.