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  • OSS tops FSS in softball action

    The 56th Operations Support Squadron defeated the 56th Force Support Squadron 25-19 June 3 during an intramural softball game at the Luke Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center softball field.The game started out rough for OSS, going scoreless in the top of the first inning and FSS adding four runs

  • Pilots take plunge for survival

    In a place of sand and scorpions, landlocked and hundreds of miles from an ocean, pilots at Luke Air Force Base are receiving a water survival course as part of their annual Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape course.Providing relief from the hundred degree heat, pilots dressed in full flight

  • Spikes, Ducks get ‘Lightning’ thought

    The Wild Ducks relinquished command, the Spikes are to become Wild Ducks, then the Spikes are coming back riding Lightning IIs. Confused yet? Well, here it is in more detail.Several squadrons under the 56th Operations Group will undergo transitions in the coming months. It all began May 30 when the

  • MDSS Airman expresses self through spoken-word poetry

    "Roses are red. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet and so are you." One might have heard poems similar to this before, but there is another form of poetry gaining popularity amongst youth around the world.Spoken-word is a form of poetry that expresses thoughts through rhyme, music, dance and theater.

  • Arizona Lemon Law: Squeeze most out of car

    The Arizona Lemon Law protects the legal rights of motor vehicle purchasers who buy defective cars in Arizona. It mainly pertains to the purchase of new cars, but there are some provisions for used cars as well.Before going out and purchasing that car you've been eyeing for the past few months,

  • Seminar provides information on U.S. citizenship

    To be born an American citizen and the many privileges offered in this country can easily be taken for granted. If a crime is committed in our neighborhoods we know the police will respond and an investigation will ensue. We all have a voice to ensure this happens when we vote the leaders into

  • 56th TRS trains pilots to fly, fight, win

    Training F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots to carry out the Air Force mission is a big responsibility. The 56th Training Squadron at Luke Air Force Base is responsible for training F-16 pilots to fly, fight and win."The 56th TRS contribution to the wing's mission is to train the world's greatest F-16

  • Airman, mom of three, wins Biggest Loser contest

    The 56th Force Support Squadron recently held a biggest loser contest on Luke Air Force Base. Airmen and civilians from across base measured and weighed in weekly to chart their progress, all vying to be the one who would lose the most weight.  But, as this contest goes, there is only one biggest

  • Police Week honors defenders, recalls past

    Luke Air Force Base spans 4,800 acres, including four geographically separated locations. More than 5,000 people work and live here. The U.S. Air Force stores more than $3.6 trillion worth of defense assets in this one location. Protecting these lives and property is the responsibility of the 56th

  • Allergy clinic is shot in arm for allergies, more

    The 56th Medical Group Immunizations and Allergy Clinic serves 92,000 active-duty service members, their dependents and retirees at Luke Air Force Base. The clinic also serves as a training facility for five other Air Force allergy and immunization clinics."What we do is important to ensure the