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  • Winners train, losers complain

    "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." ~UnknownLuke Air Force Base's varsity basketball team was practicing March 5 at the Luke Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center to maintain a 6-0 record."This team practices well but listens better during game situations

  • Luke 1 flies first ‘student’ F-35 sortie

    The 56th Fighter Wing officially began training new F-35 pilots today when the first student, Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, flew the wing's first training sortie.Luke has a long and storied history of training fighter pilots. Advanced flight training in the AT-6 began

  • Flyovers: Sight, sound of freedom

    They are breathtaking, flawless and can cause the viewer to have goosebumps. They look easy, but, according to those who perform them, flyovers take training, skill and precise decisions to execute.The most recent flown in the area was the Super Bowl flyover, where the Thunderbirds, officially known

  • Biggest Loser competition about to begin

    Obesity -- more than 78.6 million U.S. adults are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not only is it to blame for conditions such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, it is costly to the U.S. and those who suffer from it.To help fight the bulge, the Luke Air

  • CMS: Little things add up in big way

    In order for the F-16 Fighting Falcon to fly at Luke Air Force Base, the Viper needs assistance from behind closed doors. This is where the 56th Component Maintenance Squadron comes in.The 56th CMS is composed of several sections including propulsion, precision measurement equipment laboratory,

  • MDG team takes all in B-ball championship

    The buzzer went off, and the ball swished through the net. MDG defeated CE in a nail-biter 42-40.Last year, the 56th Medical Group became the winners of the 2014 intramural basketball championship. This time around, they faced the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Feb. 3, and once again MDG proved to be

  • Thunderbolts Newest Major and Colonel Selects

    Please join Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, in congratulating our Team Luke members who promoted to the next rank! Great job, Thunderbolts! Continue to Rise Above!Colonel (select):John C. Peterson, 309th Fighter SquadronMajor (selects):Christopher A. Behrens, 56th Operations

  • VH1 brings Super Bowl concert to Luke

    Hundreds of Thunderbolts waited in line, some with faces painted and signs ready, in anticipation of seeing their favorite artists -- Fall Out Boy and Charli XCX.The VH1 and Papa John's Super Bowl Blitz: A Concert for the Troops event was hosted by Nick Lachey, former 98 Degrees band member, in

  • 'First Faces' shines light on Thunderbolt

    A Luke Thunderbolt has been nominated for the First Faces award, a monthly Air Education and Training Command Chaplain Corps program that honors Airmen who do great work that highlights diversity while doing the mission.Airman 1st Class Arta Rexhepi, 56th Medical Group public health technician, has

  • FSS squeaks by AAFES 49-44

    The 56th Force Support Squadron basketball team took on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service basketball team Jan. 28 at Luke Air Force Base and picked up a 49-44 victory.The 56th FSS stayed on top, but the game got closer as halftime approached. The first half ended with a score of 20-23."We