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  • Basketball camp teaches more than game

    Children participated in the annual Tom Kuyper Summer Basketball Camp July 8 through 11 at the Luke Air Force Base Youth Center."The Tom Kuyper basketball camp gives kids the opportunity to participate in something fun no matter what skill level they are," said Brenda Holmes, 56th Force Support

  • Bronze Star goes to Luke Airman for actions in Afghanistan

    When he arrived in Afghanistan as an ammunitions advisor, he didn't know what to expect. What he saw drove him to begin increasing the Afghan air force's weapons capabilities and aerial escort capabilities, having a direct impact on their counterinsurgency operations.The actions of Master Sgt.

  • Construction, ongoing condition at Luke AFB

    When road construction takes place on Luke Air Force Base, there's a lot of planning and preparation that happens before the millions of dollars of construction work can begin. Posturing projects for construction at appropriate days and times takes a lot of communication and coordination. Proper use

  • Luke Airman warrior on two fronts

    There are few who are prepared for battle, not the type of battle fought overseas, but those fought stateside in the ring.Mixed Martial Arts fighters are warriors who train daily to prepare for a war about honor.Staff Sgt. Keli Manglona, 56th Maintenance Group aircraft armament specialist, is a

  • Summer Reading Program off, running

    Round up your "two-legged pups," ages 4 to 12, and send them "bounding" to the Luke Air Force Base Library this summer for a "play date" with the youth summer reading program. "Paws to Read!" is this year's program theme.It's not too late for Luke parents to register their children for the program

  • Nothing but net

    June 23 marked the beginning of the summer 2014 Intramural Basketball Season at Luke Air Force Base and features the East and West regions with 11 teams representing each region.The 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment squared off with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron in

  • New rules for safety during monsoon season

    June 15 marked the beginning of monsoon season in Arizona with a combination of high winds, moisture and temperatures which result in remarkable but sometimes deadly storms.As summer approaches, Arizona receives its winds from the south or southeast where moisture hitches a ride from the Pacific

  • Luke Airman ‘escapes’ from Alcatraz

    Alcatraz is one of the oldest and well known prisons in the U.S. During its 121 years of operation, the jail held many notorious criminals such as Al Capone, Mickey Cohen, and George "Machine Gun" Kelly. There has only been one successful escape story from this prison which was in June 12, 1962,

  • Korean War vet swaps stories with Luke pilots

    He served as a test pilot for the U.S. Navy during an era when Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems, which project a display into the pilot's visor, weren't available in aircraft and communication between pilots and those on the ground was difficult.Retired Navy officer Anthony Canzonetta, test

  • Ammo builds warheads for mission

    Speak softly and carry a big stick ... or a rocket launcher.Luke Airmen expended 11,491 bombs, 611,156 20mm bullets and 1,486 rockets during the last fiscal year. Luke Air Force Base plays an important role in the training of dropping, building and handling 93 percent of the Air Education and