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  • Veterans in need receive hope

    Hope can come in many forms, but for veterans in need, hope can be a simple business suit and a tie.The 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, supported by the 56th Fighter Wing Chapel, held a clothing drive for the U.S. Veterans Initiative nonprofit organization in Phoenix that offers aid to veterans

  • Maintenance pros stand out at banquet

    When one thinks of the Air Force and its mission, the words pilots, jets, bombs and missiles may come to mind, but without the efforts of the maintainers at Luke Air Force Base, the jets wouldn't fly and weapons wouldn't be loaded. To recognize the outstanding performance, achievements and

  • Single Airman Program builds resiliency

    For single Airmen, both officer and enlisted, arriving at a new base means having to adjust to being away from friends and family. But there is a program designed to ease transition for these service members. "The Single Airman Program is for the Airmen of the base who are single and want to get off

  • PT challenge: EOD style

    In the movie "The Hurt Locker," actor Jeremy Renner gave the audience a fanciful rendition of what it was to be an explosive ordnance disposal technician in the U.S. military. But the men and women of the 56th Force Support Squadron, in cooperation with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, are set to

  • Top Hats graduate 14 into combat air force

    Basic F-16 Course Class 13-FBG of the 310th Fighter Squadron is well on its way to being "Dressed to Kill" as combat-ready F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots. They graduated on March 21 and will continue the legacy of 310th FS-trained fighter pilots who have fought in every war or operation from World War

  • Trip reduction not just silly survey

    Luke Air Force Base is conducting the annual trip reduction survey.The Trip Reduction Program began in the late 1980s as part of the state of Arizona's response to a court ruling requiring greater efforts to reduce air pollution. One outcome was a statute that went into effect focusing on employers

  • Resiliency: Transforming abuse victims from survivors to ‘thrivers’

    Resiliency is the key ingredient to shifting people's lives from survivors, or victims of domestic abuse, to "thrivers." Recovery from domestic violence is based on the belief that healing from relationship violence is a social, spiritual, cultural and psychological process. Within the context of a

  • EMS shoots past SFS, wins basketball game

    From the time the ball was tossed up to start the game March 18, the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron team controlled the intramural basketball game against the 56th Security Forces Squadron Snakes at the Bryant Fitness Center. EMS won the game 60-50 to improve to a 4-1 record.EMS started the

  • Luke 1 highlights open house success, F-35 mission

    At a series of commander's calls on March 21, Brig. Gen. Mike Rothstein, 56th Fighter Wing commander, discussed the recent open house, the new F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter mission, and gave Airmen his assessment of how things are going in the wing.The March 15 and 16 open house was a

  • Luke Experience: The Show Must Go On

    The movie theater on Luke Air Force Base has not hosted a movie in more than seven years. But that doesn't mean the theater has nothing to offer the base. Its hallowed stage is still in use, even if the screen isn't.The Luke Experience theater group puts on live performances for Luke Thunderbolts.