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  • Detachment 12,the future F-35 maintainers

    Airmen at Detachment 12 are the future F-35 maintainers. They hone in on their skills and use what they learn to get help get the pilots in the air every day.

  • The extra mile

    Airman 1st Class Wyatt Weaver, 56th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman runs approximately 35 miles a week, Weaver is currently training for the 21st Air Force Marathon held Sept. 16, 2017, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Weaver competes in several different events

  • Portraits in Courage: Capt. Dustin Smail

    Honorees for this year’s “Portraits in Courage” program were recently released.“Portraits in Courage” is a 10-year tradition that pays tribute to Airmen who have demonstrated courage in combat, in their community and while overcoming adversity.One of the honorees, who recently relocated to Luke Air

  • Luke's Weather Flight

    Airmen in the weather office make our mission of building the future of air power possible by ensuring smooth base operation under any weather condition and making sure pilots are safe to fly every single day.

  • Thunderbolt earns Outstanding Airman of the Year

    Tech. Sgt. Kyle Wilson, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment support NCO in charge, has been awarded as one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year and attributes his success to his rigorous fitness routine and family.

  • Competition of physical, mental strength honors 31 fallen heroes

    On August 6, 2011, two U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopters, named Extortion 16 and Extortion 17, took off into the night sky from a remote location in Afghanistan. One of those helicopters, Extortion 17, would not return, nor would the 31 military members on board. Shortly after liftoff, the