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 provided air defense in the Michigan area, 1961-1963. It performed combat in Southeast Asia, Apr 1967-Aug 1973, and combat support until Jun 1975, employing a wide variety of aircraft to meet specialized missions.

The host unit, the 56th Fighter Wing, is tasked to train F-35 and F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers. Historically, the wing graduated more than 400 F-16 pilots and 470 crew chiefs annually. The 56th FW is composed of four groups, 27 …

2016年4月1日 · The 56th Fighter Wing, one of the most highly decorated aviation units in history, traces its heritage to the 56th Pursuit Group, which first activated on Jan. 15, 1941, at Savannah Air Base, Georgia. Redesignated a fighter group, the unit was equipped with the P-47 Thunderbolt and then reassigned to England.

2016年11月17日 · Chief Master Sgt. Randy Kwiatkowski, 56th FW command chief, spoke on the importance of the new vision, comparing each personal and professional program to episodic and continuous fence posts that stabilize an Airman's career path.

Luke Air Force Base is an active-duty F-16 Fighting Falcon training base with 170 F-16s assigned. The host command at Luke is the 56th Fighter Wing (56 FW), under Air Education and Training Command 's 19th Air Force. The 56th FW is composed of four groups, 27 squadrons, including six training squadrons.

2010年2月27日 · Luke Air Force Base is an active-duty General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon training base with 170 F-16's assigned. The host command at Luke is the 56th Fighter Wing (56 FW), under Air Education and Training Command's 19th Air Force. The 56th FW is composed of four groups, 27 squadrons, including six training squadrons.

He was subsequently picked to be the Deputy Operations Group Commander for the 56th TFTW. His leadership talents led him to be assigned to Readiness Command (REDCOM) which later became SOCOM. Based on his superior performance in the Command, he was selected for promotion to 0-6.

The 61st Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 56th Operations Group, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, conducting Pilot training.

On 1 October 1991, the 56th TTW was redesignated as the 56th Fighter Wing (56 FW). Following inactivation of Tactical Air Command (TAC), the 56 FW and was reassigned to the newly-established Air Combat Command (ACC) on 1 June 1992.