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  • Luke water safe by EPA standards

    The drinking water at Luke Air Force Base is deemed safe by Environmental Protection Agency standards, according to a report released this month by the 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineer Flight.The study, an annual Consumer Confidence Report on drinking water quality, is

  • Academy cadets get taste of real AF life

    Nine U.S. Air Force Academy cadets recently participated in Operation Air Force here at Luke Air Force Base. The program is designed to give cadets real-world operational Air Force experience prior to graduation. Second Lt. Sarah Dugan, 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant officer-in-charge,

  • Make safety personal this summer

    Recent statistics show there has been an abrupt increase in Airmen involved in motor vehicle accidents since May. To curb this rise in accidents, Ben Bruce, 56th Fighter Wing Ground Safety manager, is working to change people's perception of vehicle safety."What I want to do is make safety more

  • Flashover chamber vital training for firefighters

    The life of a firefighter consists of a multitude of emergency and nonemergency calls, 24-hour shifts and the occasional flashover."A flashover is a scientific characteristic of heat, air and by-products of combustion that creates fire all at one time," said Steve Kinkade, 56th Civil Engineering

  • Housing officials reward residents for best-kept yard

    How would you like to win a $100 gift card simply for taking care of your lawn?Balfour Beatty Communities created the "Yard of the Month" program to recognize and inspire base housing residents to take pride in their homes and better their quality of life by improving their landscaping in the Luke

  • It pays to invest

    Though it's impossible for money to grow on trees, by investing and with time it can multiply.An investment is the commitment of money or capital used to purchase financial instruments or other assets to gain profits in the form of interest, income or appreciation, said James Knuckles, 56th Force

  • Squadrons swap expertise in exercise

    Members of the 56th Security Forces Squadron conducted an exercise June 13 with members of the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight and 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron. The scenario involved an Airman from the 56th LRS targeting three locations throughout Luke Air Force

  • Yellowstone: Definite bucket list item

    Yellowstone National Park was the world's first national park created by an act of congress March 1, 1872. It sits on top of one of the world's largest volcanoes, which last erupted 640,000 years ago and was a thousand times larger than the Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980. The park crosses the

  • First-seed Falcons take it on chin in championship loss

    The Luke Air Force Base Falcons dove onto the diamond Sunday against the Peoria Bushwhackers in the Surprise league baseball championship at the Surprise Sports Complex baseball field. The Bushwhackers defeated the Falcons 10-6. The Falcons entered the game as the No. 1 seed with an 11-1 record,

  • Father and son duo share deployment together

    If people were to look at the last names, they wouldn't be able to tell these two Air Force members were father and son, but for the last 18 years they have been inseparable, even on a deployment.Master Sgt. Gregory McElvaney, assigned to Regional Command East Joint Theater Trauma Center, is the