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  • 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

  • 56th LRS provides humanitarian airlift support

    The 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron provided Operations Ukraine Company with support on Monday for a humanitarian airlift of a solar generator going to Gonaives, Haiti. "Since the natural disaster in Haiti, the country is still recovering, and we are working with Operations Ukraine to help them,"

  • 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