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  • FSS basketball team wins intramural championship

    The 56th Force Support Squadron battled the Logistics Readiness Squadron team during the intramural basketball championship game Sept. 18 at the Luke Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center gym. FSS won the title 41-38.FSS finished the regular season with a record of 8-3 and LRS with a record of 6-5.

  • LRS prepares to receive next generation aircraft

    Many units on base are beginning to change the way they do business as Luke Air Force Base transforms to incorporate the F-35 training mission.One of the units changing is the 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight."Not only does the F-35 arrival affect maintenance and

  • Emergency Management Flight: Keeping Thunderbolts at ready

    September is National Preparedness Month. Sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Preparedness Month encourages Americans to prepare, plan for and stay informed about emergencies. Airmen with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management Flight are

  • AGE gets lean, increases production

    The 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment flight held a Lean event recently in an effort to operate more efficiently, saving the Air Force money and man hours. The event is designed to look at current processes to see if there are ways to do things smarter.A team of AGE

  • Bioenvironmental keeping people safe

    An Airman begins to prepare an F-16 for a new paint job. Another works on maintaining the base radar. A spouse begins cooking a meal by bringing water to a boil, and a retiree sits in the clinic waiting to see the doctor.All of these individuals have something in common: a helping unit on base."Our

  • CS basketball team eliminates Army in close match

    The 56th Communications Squadron battled the Army team during an elimination intramural basketball playoff game Sept. 11 at the Luke Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center gym. CS won the game 44-42, moving the team to the next round. CS finished the regular season with a record of 3-8 and Army with a

  • Air Force tuition assistance undergoing changes

    Changes to the application process and some of the guidelines for the Air Force tuition assistance program go into effect with classes that begin after Oct. 1. These changes will require supervisors to bear more responsibility for their Airmen filing for TA. "Supervisors will have in-depth control

  • Attitude key to overcoming adversity

    Imagine you're a 36-year-old technical sergeant at the top of your game in aircraft maintenance. The year is 2000, and you're at Kadena Air Base, Japan, taking care of business on F-15s. A competitive professional with high standards, you get things done. Whenever the need arises, you voluntarily

  • Mixed martial arts gains popularity

    Mixed martial arts, a combat sport that combines striking and grappling techniques from a variety of disciplines, has gained popularity in the United States since the first Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts in 1993.With the sport's emphasis on fitness and mental and physical endurance, service