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  • Hundreds attend Back-to-School Bash

    It's that time of the year when parents and children start preparing for the upcoming school year. The Luke Chapel and Luke Airman Fund sponsored a Back to School Bash Aug. 2 at Fowler Park to help give back to those who support the Airmen."Airmen serve and families sacrifice," said Capt. Kevin

  • Luke teams play in softball tournament

    Three teams from Luke Air Force Base took to the fields to compete in the Goodyear Guns vs. Hoses softball tournament Saturday at the Goodyear City Park baseball fields. The teams that stepped up to the plate were Luke's varsity softball team, 56th Medical Group and 56th Equipment Maintenance

  • Hagel Announces Reduction in Civilian Furlough Days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.Here is the complete text of

  • First F-35 bound for Luke AFB

    The 100th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the first aircraft destined for Luke Air Force Base, has entered the last stage of final assembly. This conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, known as AF-41, is scheduled to arrive at the base next year. During final assembly, the aircraft structure

  • Luke IPs use downrange experience to train F-16 pilots

    What is the most useful way to train an Airman? Using career development courses? What about using knowledge that one has gained from working at their home station?Maj. Andre Senay, 56th Training Squadron air-to-air subject matter expert, and Maj. Ryan Savageau, 310th Fighter Squadron assistant

  • Luke members prepare to walk across country

    What is the first thing you intend to do after retiring? Sleep in? Take a vacation? Pick up a hobby? Well, two members of Luke Air Force Base are not doing any of those.Barry Lewis, 62nd Fighter Squadron contracting officer representative chief, and Joseph Roxey, 21st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • LFE pulls out stops, final test of skill

    Every student pilot taking the B Course must take part in an ultimate test of everything they learned. It's not a video game and it's not a movie. This is real life and it's called the Large Force Exercise."The LFE is a test for pilots to utilize all they have learned in the B Course," said Capt.

  • Enlisted spouses give back to community

    In the entrance way is a sign-in sheet next to a meeting agenda. In the break room is a platter tray filled with an array of fruits. As women begin to file in and grab food from the break room, the room starts to fill with laughter. This marks the start of the Luke Air Force Base Enlisted Spouses'

  • Top Hats graduate 15 into combat air force

    Basic F-16 course class 13-CBG of the 310th Fighter Squadron is well on its way to being "Dressed to Kill" as combat-ready F-16 pilots. When they graduate today, they will continue the legacy of 310th Fighter Squadron trained fighter pilots who have fought in every war from World War II to Iraq,

  • SFS trains for real-world shooter

    Members of the 56th Security Forces Squadron recently completed active shooter scenario training at the Luke Air Force Base SFS training building June 19 and at the Phoenix Police Academy "shoot house" July 24."This is great, realistic training for our Airmen," said Tech. Sgt. Ricky Glass, 56th