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  • 56th AMXS assumption of command

    Maj. Matthew Pollack assumed command of the 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Monday, during a ceremony held in Hanger 485. Major Pollack and his family join Team Luke after serving at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Although new to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, Major

  • JAG corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program will be accepted from Jan. 1 through March 1, 2009. Selection for both programs is competitive and interested officers are encouraged to compete. The FLEP is a paid legal studies program for active-duty Air Force

  • New command chief settles in

    Bolling's loss is Luke's gain, as Chief Master Sgt. Randall Raper leaves his position as command chief at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C., to serve as Luke's new command chief here in Fighter Country. "I've been here only three days and it is apparent just how friendly the folks are," said

  • POW/MIA ceremony honors heroes

    Luke Thunderbolts, veterans, local community leaders and visitors took a moment to pay tribute to prisoners of war and those missing in action at a POW/MIA Recognition ceremony here Sept. 17. Guest speaker Joseph Quitman Johnson, World War II and Korean War veteran and former POW and author of Baby

  • Winds of change blowing at Mission Support Squadron

    A Bob Dylan song from the 1960s proclaimed, "the times they are a changing." These words could be the anthem of the 56th Mission Support Squadron. "Presidential Budget Decision 720 levied a 40 percent reduction across the manpower and personnel career fields," said Capt. Matthew Dawson, 56th Mission

  • Munitions Flight lives by Air Force core values

    "Provide first-class, reliable munitions and munitions support to the flightline and the wing...while taking care of our people and developing combat-ready Air Force professionals." The above statement isn't an overly idealistic slogan or a collection of words that sound great. It is the mission

  • Firefighters experience crime scene training

    Most people have seen at least a few episodes of the CSI television shows. Complicated crimes are solved in less than an hour. However, that isn't how it works in the real world, according to Julie Lecea, Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent in charge. She conducted a first

  • Luke namesake an American hero

    Monday marks the 90th anniversary of the death of the namesake of Luke Air Force Base, 2nd Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. A man who destroyed 18 enemy aircraft during an 18-day period in September 1918, he was a Phoenix native who became the first aviator awarded the Medal of Honor and a warrior who went down

  • Lorenz on Leadership: We are all accountable, always

    Over the past few months, we've heard a lot about accountability in our Air Force. If you're a little unsure as to what people mean when they discuss "accountability," you're not alone. Over the years, the word "accountability" has been associated with high-profile failures, including shooting down

  • Local community members learn about Air Force

    The 944th Fighter Wing and the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing showcased the Air Force's Total Force Integration to 31 local civic leaders Sept. 9 and 10 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 161st ARW provided transportation to the group from Luke via a KC-135. In route to Peterson