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  • 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

  • Luke community rallies to help Oklahoma victims

    The Green Knights Military Motorcycle Club and 56th Fighter Wing Chapel staff rallied their members to gather donations for victims of the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma.The Luke Air Force Base chapter of the Green Knights MMC joined forces with Airman's Attic staff to donate nearly a thousand pounds

  • Alcohol increases chances of injury during critical days

    Summertime is almost here. The smell of barbecue is in the air. Children are out of school, and it's the perfect time to plan a getaway.Summer is all about having fun, and throwing back a few cold ones is a common way to beat the heat. The Critical Days of Summer Campaign, from Memorial Day to Labor

  • Cost Conscious Culture C3

    Money doesn't grow on trees! This is an age-old adage that everyone has probably heard from their parents at least once in their lifetime. This axiom still holds true today as the Defense Department is under sequestration and theU.S. Air Force experiences a cash flow issue during fiscal 2013.

  • MSG evaluates services amid tight budget

    In light of ongoing budgetary constraints, the 56th Mission Support Group and 56th Force Support Squadron are adopting a business case analysis approach to look at base activities here."We're using this approach to evaluate all our nonappropriated fund activities," said Col. Nathan Mooney, 56th MSG

  • Luke looks back at F-35 mission

    With an average of 106 takeoffs per day and an inventory of 138 F-16 Fighting Falcons, it would have been easy to not notice a few jets missing from the Luke Air Force Base flightline. Over the past two years Luke AFB Airmen have been supporting the F-35 mission at Eglin AFB, Fla.According to Col.

  • 308th signs on to clean up

    The Glendale mayor, Glendale representatives and Luke Thunderbolts attended an Adopt-A-Street ceremony June 7 marking the 308th Fighter Squadron's commitment to keep areas clean around Luke Air Force Base.During the ceremony, 308th FS Airmen posted Adopt- A-Street signs along the roads indicating

  • Student pilot survives lymphoma, continues dream

    What if your childhood dream job became a reality? Now imagine that dream coming to a screeching halt with the possibility of not just losing the dream, but your life as well.Capt. Dakota Olsen, 310th Fighter Squadron student, had a vision of becoming a pilot at age 5. As Olsen looked into careers