• Belgian Ambassador Highlights Interoperability at Luke AFB

    Frederic Bernard, Belgian Ambassador to the United States, and Belgian Brig. Gen. Bart Verbist, Belgian Defense Attaché, visited Luke Air Force Base on Sept. 15, 2025, to meet with leaders and get an inside look at the training regimen of Belgian Airmen on the F-35A Lightning II.

  • SecAF visits Indo-Pacific to strengthen alliances, assess readiness

    Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink departed July 24 on his first international trip as SecAF, traveling throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific area of responsibility to reinforce international partnerships and meet with Airmen and Guardians supporting the 2025 Department-Level Exercise. 

  • First female pilot of Niger trains at LRAFB

    Capt. Ouma Laouali, the first female pilot in the Nigerien air force, recently accomplished the next step in her pilot career April 22, 2020, by completing her training to become a C-130 Hercules pilot in the C-130 Formal Training Unit’s six-month international pilot training program here at Little