Luke community rallies to help Oklahoma victims

Chaplain (Maj.) David Barns, 56th Fighter Wing deputy wing chaplain, displays a check with the help of vacation bible school students inside the base chapel June 7. The check represents the $813.14 raised by VBS students to benefit tornado victims in the Oklahoma City area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)

Luke community rallies to help Oklahoma victims

Thunderbolts and members of the Green Knights Military Motorcycle Club take a break after packing uniforms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)

607th ACS to become AETC unit

Maj. Chris Satkowski, 607th Air Control Squadron air weapons officer, simulates controlling a mission in Sells, Ariz., airspace Tuesday from a mobile operations unit at Luke Air Force Base. The 607th ACS mission is to train control and reporting center operators and deploy warfighters. The squadron is scheduled to transition from Air Combat Command to Air Education and Training Command by July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)

Luke at Night SFS

Senior Airman Josh Mullins, 56th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, checks identification cards at the South Gate at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., April 23, 2013. The South Gate and Lightning Gate are open 24-7; the Kachina Gate is open from 6:00 to 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday and 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Clas James Hensley)

Luke at Night SFS

Officer Cory Becker, 56th Security Forces Squadron lead police officer, performs a field sobriety test on Staff Sgt. Frank Jimenez, 56th SFS flight sergeant, during a training exercise April 23 at Luke Air Force Base. Field tests check the sobriety of an individual to determine if a breathalyzer is warranted to determine blood alcohol content. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Clas James Hensley)

Luke at Night SFS

A 56th Security Forces Squadron member demonstrates how to cuff a suspect during training. Cuffing behind the back enables the officer to more easily maneuver the individual and provides greater safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Clas James Hensley)

Luke at Night SFS

Officer Cory Becker, 56th SFS lead police officer, demonstrates how to properly hold a person in the prone position April 23 during a training exercise. The purpose of the prone and kneeling positions is to subdue a person who is uncooperative. The overall purpose of the training is to keep SFS members up to date in law enforcement tactics and skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Clas James Hensley)

Luke at Night SFS

Officer Cory Becker, 56th SFS lead police officer, directs Staff Sgt. Chris Waters, 56th SFS patrolman, to clear his weapon. SFS members return gear and weapons to storage at the end of every shift cleared and empty of ammunition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Clas James Hensley)

Thunderbolt named 2012 AETC Honor Guard Member

Brig. Gen. Mike Rothstein, 56th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. David Staton, 56th FW command chief, present Senior Airman Kyle Wisecarver, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, with the 2012 Air Education and Training Command Honor Guard Member award May 21 at Luke Air Force Base. During his time as an honor guard member, Wisecarver performed in more than 170 ceremonies and led a six-member team during 23 events including retirement, flag and change-of-command ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)

S.S. Mayaguez lost remembered, honored at Luke

Members of the Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard lower the American flag during the S.S. Mayaguez Memorial Retreat Ceremony May 16 at flag park. The ceremony was held to honor the security forces members who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James Hensley)

MWD team takes training downrange

Staff Sgt. Steven Bruner, 56th Security Forces Squadron kennel master, and Chrach, 56th SFS military working dog, pose in front of a Polaris Ranger vehicle in Herat Province, Afghanistan, during a deployment with an Army Special Operations Task Force West unit. The MWD team received a Bronze Star Medal for actions during their deployment including locating four separate improvised explosive devices totaling more than 150 pounds, and recovering 50 blasting caps that could have been used to make IEDs. (Courtesy photo)

Emerald Knights graduate 18

From left, 1st Lt. Connor Flynt, Capt. Eric Broyles, 1st Lt. Joe Walz, Capt. Nathaniel Halley; 1st Lts. Stephen Grace, Patrick Nolan, Kyle Bell, John Johnston, Christopher Hartman, Alex Kimber, Philip Messer, Mike Gallinoto, Nathan McCaskey, Benjamin Baci, Dan Doohen, Tyler McBride; Capt. John Green and 1st Lt. Alison Romanko. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

Devil Dogs Take Aim

Master Sgt. Terry Kirkham, operations chief with C Company, 6th ESB, 4th MLG, fires an M2 50-caliber machine gun. The Marines train on weapon systems in Florence a couple times a year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James Hensley)

Devil Dogs Take Aim

Lance Cpl. Jared Colegrove and Pfc. Dana Wallis, tactical motor transportation operators with C Company, 6th ESB, 4th MLG, sort brass and links by size at the firing range to recycle for future reuse. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James Hensley)

Luke serves as stop for international tour

Master Sgt. Michael Crawford, 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight chief of fight medicine, gives out information to the attendees during the foreign student medical tour at Luke Air Force Base, May. 2. Aviation and occupational medicine students from the University of Otago, New Zealand, traveled to Phoenix to get a glimpse of the mission here at Luke. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devante Williams)

MWDs, handlers train for deployment

Senior Airman Justin Lopez, 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and his dog Oscar, 56th SFS MWD, perform a tactical obedience maneuver at the kennels Dec. 14 on Luke Air Force Base. Lopez and Oscar practice this maneuver as a form of providing cover for the dog during a combat situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James Hensley)

Fire training lights up night

Staff Sgt. Jessica Crotta, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, drives a P-19 Stryker fire fighting truck toward an aircraft fire training facility April 15, 2013, during a night fire exercise at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The training facility is the only liquid petroleum gas powered facility in the state. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

Fire training lights up night

A 56th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter looks on as a P-19 Stryker fire truck uses large quantities of water on a simulated burning aircraft during a night fire training exercise April 15 at the Luke Air Force Base fire training grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

Fire training lights up night

Firefighters with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron enter the “immediately dangerous to life and health zone” and begin putting out ground fires as the exterior safety officer looks on during a night fire training April 15 at the Luke Air Force Base fire training grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

Fire training lights up night

Firefighters with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron enter the “immediately dangerous to life and health zone” and begin putting out ground fires as the exterior safety officer looks on during a night fire training April 15 at the Luke Air Force Base fire training grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

Fire training lights up night

Firefighters with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron drive a P-19 Stryker fire truck to use large quantities of water on simulated burning aircraft during a night fire training exercise April 15 at the Luke Air Force Base fire training grounds. The P-19 Stryker puts out fires as far as 190 feet away. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

Fire training lights up night

Firefighters with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron look each other over before entering the “immediately dangerous to life and health zone” April 15 during night fire training held at the Luke Air Force Base fire training grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

Fire training lights up night

A 56th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter secures his self contained breathing apparatus April 15 during night fire training held at the Luke Air Force Base fire training grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

Fire training lights up night

Chief David Givens, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron fire emergency services member, briefs Luke firemen April 15 during night fire training at the Luke Air Force Base fire training grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sandra Welch)