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  • 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

  • MWR officials urge furloughed civilians to tap programs

    With furloughs now in full swing and many Defense Department civilian employees finding themselves with more time on their hands but less money in their pockets, morale, welfare and recreation officials are encouraging them to check out some of the programs offered right where they work.Every

  • SFS dominates MOS in championship

    The 56th Security Forces Squadron softball team defeated the 56th Maintenance Operations Squadron team 21-8 during the intramural softball championship July 29 at the Luke Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center softball field. MOS opened the game by scoring four runs in the first inning and kept the

  • Daughter of Luke's own attends MLB Pitch Hit Run

    Grace Lyons, 13, attended the annual National Finals for Major League Baseball's Pitch, Hit & Run competition in the girls' softball division. The competition took place July 15 at Citi Field in New York City, with Grace finishing as the runner up in her age group.Grace, the daughter of Lt. Col.

  • Shoplifting affects more than exchange's bottom line

    Editor's note: This is the last of a series of articles on shoplifting at Luke.When items disappear from some off-base retailers due to shoplifting, it hurts those companies' ability turn a profit and benefit stockholders. However, when shoplifting happens at the Luke Air Force Base Exchange, the

  • Class gives tips on making move smooth

    Every year hundreds of military families move from one base to another and each move gets a little easier, but who said it didn't have to be easy to start with.The 56th Force Support Squadron's Airman and Family Readiness Center is here to help make it easy for everyone, whether it's the first or