Luke Air Force Base is named for the first aviator to be awarded the Medal of Honor – 2nd Lt Frank Luke Jr. Luke’s 56th Fighter Wing was first activated on January 15, 1941, as the 56th ...

Think you know all about 2nd Lt. Frank Luke Jr.? He's often described as the wild, 21-year-old Phoenix native who repeatedly busted army regulations and went AWOL before the mission that cost him ...

The callsign was a tribute to a legendary World War I pilot named Frank Luke Jr. Luke downed 14 German balloons and four aircraft during a short combat period in France. A US Air Force F-22 ...