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  • This week reminder to be safe around flames

    October's fire prevention week, reminds people of the dangers and destructive power fire holds when it burns out of control. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation. Since 1922, fire prevention week has been observed the week of Oct. 9. According

  • Hard work, mentors lead to big block party success

    Summer may be over, but the weather was just right Oct. 4 at Luke Air Force Base for a good old-fashioned block party complete with music, burgers on the grill, games and a pie-eating contest.Airmen, officers and NCOs gathered at Fowler Park with friends and family members to enjoy the LEAD

  • Thunderbolt wins national nurse award

    A Luke Air Force Base Airman was named one of the top nurses in the country in an announcement made Monday.Maj. Betty Venth, 56th Medical Group Family Health Flight commander, is the national 2013 Nursing Excellence award winner for patient and staff management.A national search is held every year

  • New leader takes reins at MAJCOM

    Gen. Robin Rand took command of Air Education and Training Command from Gen. Edward Rice Jr. during a ceremony Thursday.Gen. Mark Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff, presided over the ceremony.Rand previously served as the 12th Air Force, Air Combat Command, commander and served at Luke May 2000 to

  • Sports clinic helps veterans

    Have you ever tried running with one leg or shooting an arrow blind? Forty-two Luke Air Force Base Airmen volunteered to help more than 100 veterans with disabilities participate in the 6th National Disabled Veterans Summer Sports Clinic Sept. 12 through 22 in San Diego. Staff Sgt. Krystal Hughes,

  • Attention Thunderbolts: There’s a new focus in town

    Luke has initiated a new force - Team Re-Focus.This is not your ordinary professional development group. With our slogan of "Keepin' it real!" and combined with the back to basics campaign approach, Team Re-Focus is a group of motivated NCOs armed with the drive and knowledge to realign the

  • Rock legend, contest still alive, kicking

    The Rock sitting on the north side of the 56th Fighter Wing headquarters building was stolen a week ago. In place of the Rock was a sign that read, "Rock is gone due to government shutdown." Who would play a prank like that, and will the people who "stole" the Rock get into serious trouble?

  • Navy breaks 56th CS streak, remains undefeated

    The first pass of the game was thrown short, setting the tone for the undefeated 56th Communications Squadron flag football team as they took on the undefeated Navy team.The final score of the game was 24-6 with the Navy defeating the 56th CS.As the 56th CS gained first downs and got closer to the

  • Combined Federal Campaign kicks off

    The annual Combined Federal Campaign began Sept. 23 in support of helping various organizations and charities raise money for their respective causes."The CFC began in the early 1960s to coordinate the fundraising efforts of various charitable organizations so the federal donor would be solicited

  • Drug demand reduction program tests Airmen

    The use of illegal drugs can not only be devastating to the health of the user but also to the Air Force mission. That's why there is a program called drug demand reduction. Its goal is to stop the use and abuse of controlled and illegal substances through a comprehensive program of education,