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  • 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.

  • Airmen must revalidate dependents

    By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts.This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen's basic allowance for housing

  • Marine awarded Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart is one of the most recognized awards given to military members injured in the line of duty. A marine recently received the award at the Marine Corps detachment on Luke Air Force Base for injuries sustained while fighting in Afghanistan. He vividly recalls the events that led up to

  • 56th AMXS best in AETC maintenance effectiveness

    The 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron won the Air Education and Training Command's Maintenance Effectiveness Award for the small unit category. What makes the squadron so unique is the number of squadrons it supports and the many missions it performs every year.The 56th AMXS supports the 310th