Maintenance Pro Banquet

The 56th Maintenance Group gathered Saturday to honor their finest Airmen at the maintenance professional of the year banquet.Selections for the awards were based on merit and job performance only. Flights from each squadron submitted one Airman in each category to receive an award.The nominations

Arkansas civic leaders tour Luke

When the local community supports the Air Force mission, everyone wins. But, in order to gain and maintain support, the community needs to be knowledgeable about what the Air Force does and why. In order to learn about the Air Force, the Luke Air Force Base mission and see firsthand what Airmen do,

Chief selects recognized at Club Five Six

Four Luke Air Force Base Airmen were honored for having attained the highest enlisted rank at the Chief Recognition Ceremony Feb. 25 at Club Five Six.With their promotions, Senior Master Sgts. James Conn, John Bilczewski, Stephen Kazmirski and Gregory Schmidt joined the ranks of those who make up

BX shoplifters, military members pay price

Despite numerous shoplifters being caught with the aid of electronic article surveillance and closed circuit television cameras, shoplifting continues to be problematic at the Luke Air Force Base Exchange."Shoplifting from the exchange affects the entire military community," said Robert Carter Jr.,

MEDIA ADVISORY - Exercise to bring increased air activity March 2

Luke Air Force Base's maintainers and student pilots from the 308th Fighter Squadron will undergo an exercise March 2. The exercise includes consecutive launches of approximately 46 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from Luke.The day will see more flights than normal with jets scheduled to take off from

EOD technician wins prestigious award

A 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician was named as the recipient of the Maj. Gen. Eugene A. Lupia Civil Engineering Military Technician of the year award Jan. 17 for his outstanding work in the explosive disposal field. Senior Airman Edward Garwick received the award

Smart meters display 21st century technology

We are all familiar with the person walking the neighborhood to check the meter to see how much electricity we use. This standard type of meter we have become accustomed to is going the way of the rotary telephone and the typewriter, at least here at Luke.Welcome to the smart meter. The Air,

F-16s receive 'physicals' at phase dock

The United States Air Force is considered the greatest Air Force in the world, and one of the reasons is because of the regularly scheduled "physicals" each jet receives.Every 300 to 400 flight hours an aircraft enters the phase dock to be inspected. During the seven days at the phase dock, crews

Valley of the "sons"

Medical Group best in Air Force

"And the winner is the 56th Medical Group clinic, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz."Those words were heard by Col. Mark Holland, 56th MDG commander and Chief Master Sgt. Monica Hill, 56th MDG superintendant in front of nearly 400 people at a Military Healthcare Symposium in Washington held Jan. 24 to