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  • Beat the heat, check back seat

    With the summer heat at our door step, it's important to ensure children and pets are well taken care of. Leaving them in the car can cause serious illness and even death. Parents and pet owners must be aware that even in cooler temperatures the car can heat up quickly, which can create a dangerous

  • Toastmasters hone speaking skills

    How would you like to learn to think quickly on your feet and speak in public with confidence and authority? You may say to yourself, "There is no way I could ever be a public speaker." There is a group at Luke Air Force Base, where one of the goals is to teach people to shed or at least control

  • March honors fallen

    Airmen and local community members came together April 20 to honor military members who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country by participating in the annual March of the Fallen rucksack march through the White Tank Mountains. There were three different weight categories

  • LRS takes B-ball championship 50-41

    Last year, the 56th Force Support Squadron defeated the 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron to become the 2013 intramural basketball champs. This time around, both teams met up again to prove once and for all who the best is.LRS finished the regular season undefeated going into the game.The basketball

  • Living through Hurricane Katrina

    Many people know what it's like to live through a natural disaster. Growing up in California may allow someone to know what an earthquake is like while someone in the Midwest may be more familiar with tornados. But most of the natural disasters that have occurred in the United States in recent years

  • WW II, Korean War veteran retired at Luke

    A World War II and Korean War veteran was honored in a retirement ceremony April 4 on Luke Air Force Base.Master Sgt. Marion Kiszczak served in the Army Air Corps and one of his final wishes was to officially retire in front of family, friends and leadership from Luke.Responsibilities at home and

  • Plane crash, coma doesn't deter pilot

    After a 2007 plane crash, nine days in a coma and 28 surgeries, retired Capt. David Berling, now a civilian working as a 56th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, understands what it means to overcome adversity. On April 29, 2007, Berling was approximately 20 seconds from landing his private

  • Energy office helps keep lights on

    Anyone who has spent a summer in the West Valley knows when the temperature goes up, the energy bill goes up along with it. This is mostly due to air conditioners being electrical, along with most other appliances in local households. Wouldn't it be a good thing if someone offered guidance on

  • Heroes walk amongst us every day

    "The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion." ~Abraham LincolnOne Airman did just that when he found himself downrange in the thick of war.It was April 2008 and Maj. Scott Smith, 56th Comptroller Squadron commander, had been on Phoenix base in Iraq for almost a

  • 944th FW CS team takes out trash

    The 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Airmen spent time after work hours March 22 helping pick up trash around the South Gate Visitor Reception Center.The ASTS's Community Service Team led the initiative to help beautify the base.The newly formed team was co-founded by Capt. John Lewis, 944th ASTS