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  • Former Air Force boss addresses base leaders

    Security threats against the U.S. posed by terrorists and other nations will continue to challenge the military in the future said the former Air Force chief of staff to Luke Air Force Base leaders during an off-site conference Saturday. Retired Gen. T. Michael Moseley was guest speaker during the

  • Luke Airmen support inauguration prep

    Two 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers worked presidential support duty side by side with the Secret Service Jan. 15 through 18 in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Md. Senior Airman Charles Wilder and Staff Sgt. Justin Kitts, and their dogs Rex and Mayo, conducted security

  • ACS launches new radar training initiative

    Eight Airmen from different major commands are participating in a 11-week training program here hosted by the 607th Air Control Squadron to teach them a vital part of their career. The program provides hands-on training for the TPS-75 Air Control and Warning long-range radar used by control and

  • Sergeant volunteers with special organization

    The passion Staff Sgt. Amanda Buffington has for volunteering with the Phoenix area Special Olympics is visible all over her face when she talks about her experiences. "The first event I did in 2004 was at the state level," said a grinning Sergeant Buffington, base Special Olympics volunteer

  • Strongest TBolts muscle way through competition

    The 56th Services Squadron held a power lifting competition Jan. 23 in the Luke Air Force Base fitness center. Seven Thunderbolts competed for the titles of Luke's strongest male and female. Nikki Herrington, a family member, lifted 1,330 pounds to take the strongest female title and James Knuckles,

  • Avionics experts keep F-16s in the skies

    When an aircraft comes back from a mission with a broken avionics system, a team of specialists remove and replace the suspect part and get the plane in the air again. But, where does the part go to get fixed? That job falls on the 56th Component Maintenance Squadron's Avionics Intermediate Systems

  • 308th GBG graduation

    Today, the 308th Fighter Squadron graduates Class 08-GBG, adding eight new F-16 pilots to our Air Force. Their graduation ceremony is a culmination of nine long months of training in the world's greatest fighter. However, it is not only a major milestone for these young aviators on a personal level,