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  • LRS moves to next round in B-ball playoff

    The 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron battled the 56th Security Forces Squadron during an elimination intramural basketball playoff game Sept. 4 at the Luke Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center Gym. LRS won the game 56-48, moving the team to the next round. LRS finished the regular season with a

  • Monsoon brings it! Dust, rain, light show

    The blue skies quickly turn to a steel gray, the wind starts to whip around with such force trees bend and sometimes break, lightning streaks the skies and the clouds dump all their water in a few short minutes. This is an Arizona monsoon storm.Luke Air Force Base recently had its share of these

  • Best minds join together for F-35 conference

    How fast can you solve a Rubik's Cube? Now imagine the cube reaches more than 51 feet in length, 14 feet in height and 35 feet wide. Also, the cube has hundreds of squares, unlike Rubik's traditional 54. Your only reprieve? This cube only has five colors, not six like the toy.More than 90 people met

  • Munitions storage vital to AMMO

    What makes the world's greatest and most powerful Air Force is not just the manpower behind it but the firepower that backs it up. Located in an isolated area at Luke Air Force Base is a group of Airmen who support the mission by providing and managing the ammunition on base in a section called

  • Luke personal trainer overcomes obstacles

    Looking at Paul Johnson, 56th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist supervisor, one sees a strong, muscular, fit man. But, he says he wasn't always that way. It was a near-death experience that spurred a decision in him to not only continue strength training but also change other people's lives

  • Know home-buying basics before becoming owner

    There comes a time when one may want to look at purchasing instead of renting a home and if done smartly, the advantages of owning a home can be greater than renting."Given a long enough time line, a good home can be an appreciating asset," said Cory Carmichael, 56th Force Support Squadron Airman

  • CE challenges ALS to readiness

    Students attending the John J. Rhodes Airman Leadership School were the first to participate in the ALS unit mentorship program Aug. 27 with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, which took them through a mini course of the jobs CE does."The ALS unit mentorship program was a vision brought about by

  • Education: more is better

    Workers with only high school-level education had an unemployment rate of 9.4 percent, while those with a bachelor's degree had an unemployment rate of just 4.9 percent, according to a 2011 Forbes study.With such figures, it has never been more important to further one's education.To help, Luke Air

  • K-9: Bond between handler, dog strengthens base defense

    Deploying in pairs, military working dogs and their handlers share a bond exclusive to their career field; each directly dependent upon the other to accomplish the mission. This bond is strengthened in a deployed environment, keeping the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working

  • HVAC keeps base cool during summer months

    In a region where temperatures can get above 100 degrees every day during the summer, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing looks to its heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialists to keep people and equipment cool.In some cases, HVAC specialists are relied upon to keep mission essential assets