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  • Singapore air force visits Tyndall AFB for weapons exercise

    Republic of Singapore Air Force squadrons from the 425th Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and the 428th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, participated in the Weapons Systems Evaluation Program held by the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group.

  • Curtin call for Luke theater troupe

    The Luke Experience is a theatre group consisting of volunteers with a passion for acting that perform shows on stage throughout the year. However, most are not aware of the amount of time and effort it takes to produce a play. “It takes a lot of coordination and teamwork for a play to happen from

  • F-35 begins integrated training with F-16 at Luke

    In October, pilots of the 56th Fighter Wing began flying integrated direct support practice sorties in the F-35 Lightning II and the F-16 Fighting Falcon for the first time as a regular component of the training curriculum at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The integrated training comes as part of the

  • Luke: Giving thanks to Airmen

    Tis the season for giving and saying thanks. Here at Luke, Airmen are getting in the spirit by participating in events like the Turkey Trot fun run and looking forward to the Thanksgiving Day Brunch at the club.The holidays can be a difficult time for service members since not everyone can go home.

  • Civil Engineer Airmen use information system to map base

     People around the world use maps to find locations, but at Luke, engineers use them for a variety of different reasons. The Airmen at the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron engineer flight make maps by using Geographic Information Systems. “We use a mapping software called GIS,” said Senior Airman Philip

  • Prime Beef: Building morale, preparedness

    The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron has a unique way of fulfilling their readiness training— the Prime Beef. The Prime Beef is a day of training which entails building teams and competing against each other, while training and developing Airmen for the future. “The event organizes our civil engineer

  • Luke’s senior leaders reveal 56th Fighter Wing new mission, vision, beliefs

    The commander of Luke Air Force Base revealed the 56th Fighter Wing’s new mission, vision and beliefs during a Thunderbolt Huddle 4 Nov at Club Five Six.   “I want to say thanks for your tremendous efforts in leading this great wing and most importantly for caring for the sons and daughters of our

  • Barry M. Goldwater Range celebrates 75 Years

    This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Barry M. Goldwater range since its acquisition. Established in 1941, the BMGR lies along the U.S. and Mexico border in Southwest Arizona and spans more than one million acres. Additionally, it makes up 7,000 miles of airspace and sees 54,000 sorties or