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  • 54th Fighter Group activates at Holloman AFB

    More than 300 members of Team Holloman from in and around the Tularosa Basin and the Sacramento Mountains gathered March 11 to witness the future of the 49th Wing as the 54th Fighter Group, a tenant unit of the 56th Fighter Wing, was officially welcomed to the base in an activation ceremony at

  • First F-35 Lightning II arrives at Luke AFB

    Escorted by two F-16s, Luke AFB's first F-35 Lightning II arrived a little after 11 a.m. this morning from the Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Tex. "This is a day that has been a long time coming. It's the result of many years of hard work by countless people in the military and in the

  • Open house to reunite Tuskegee Airmen, P-51

    The U.S. military was racially segregated during World War II. Reflecting American society and law at the time, most black Soldiers and Sailors were restricted to labor battalions and other support positions. An experiment in the U.S. Army Air Forces, however, showed that given equal opportunity and

  • Tips, info help guests make most of open house experience

    More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the "Lightning in the Desert" Air Show and Open House March 15 and 16. The event is open to the public and admission is free. It is two days of nonstop entertainment, but a few tips can help make the experience more pleasurable for guests.Traffic in

  • EFMP helps special needs military families

    Life in the military can be stressful for active-duty personnel and their families. With change-of-duty stations and times of separation, this can be especially challenging for service members with dependents who have special needs.To make the move from one base to another smooth, the Exceptional

  • Chaplain's passion to serve helps Airmen, families

    The Luke Air Force Base community chapel sits on the corner of 139th Drive and Shooting Star Street. Under cathedral ceilings, members line velvet red seats for Sunday service and meetings throughout the week. Within the chapel's walls are many offices filled with volunteers and assistants that

  • Base prepares for inspection

    One might think of base security as watching for odd behavior or out-of-place packages, but there is another realm of security. "Security is everyone's responsibility," said Master Sgt. Denise Ziwisky, 56th Communications Squadron network operations section chief. "That statement stands for the

  • Renaissance festival holds something for everyone

    Hear ye, hear ye! Gather 'round and attend the towne crier! Come one and come all! The king and queen cordially invite ye to visit the Kingdom of Fairhaven! Fun and festivities for the whole family!2014 marks the 26th Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival. The festival is seven miles east of Apache

  • Housing Management Office: Helping Airmen find place to live

    There is an office on Luke Air Force Base where Airmen can go who want information about off-base housing, information about living on base versus off base and a multitude of other housing-related questions. It's an office that every Airman living in a dormitory moving off base must visit. It's a