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  • Job fair coming Tuesday

    The Luke Air Force Base Airman & Family Readiness Center and the Department of Economic Security Arizona Workforce Connection are hosting a job fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Club Five Six.The job fair is open to all active-duty, Reserve and Guard members, families, retirees or any other

  • Nurses, most trusted professionals, make contribution at Luke

    The 56th Medical Group is joining the American Nurses Association in celebrating National Nurses Week Monday through May 10. This year's theme is "Delivering Quality & Innovation in Patient Care." The purpose of the week-long celebration is to raise awareness of the value of nursing and help educate

  • UDMs to ready warfighters

    The additional duty of a unit deployment manager includes a variety of responsibilities. They can range from ensuring personnel and resources are prepared to deploy to acting as liaison between higher authority and deploying members. Being responsible for a successful deployment for more than 100

  • Drive hammered, get nailed - twice for military

    Making the choice to drink and drive can negatively affect not only possible victims but also a career, family and future endeavors. For the military member, there is another layer of woes to consider. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, someone in the U.S. dies in an

  • Base housing not just roof over head

    Everyone needs a place to live. Military members have the option of living in the local community or living in base housing. Those who choose to live on Luke Air Force Base become acquainted with Balfour Beatty Communities.Almost 17 years ago Congress established the Military Housing Privatization

  • Knowledge, tips help with PT test prep

    Physical fitness is a priority in the Air Force. While some Airmen dread taking physical fitness tests, there are ways to prepare for it."One mistake I see from time to time are Airmen who do not prepare ahead of time for their physical fitness test, which can lead to either an undesirable score or

  • Navajo Code Talkers turned course of WWII

    Three World War II Navajo Code Talker veterans visited the Luke Air Force Base Base Exchange April 11 through 13 to sign books and answer questions about their roles in the war.It all began in the early months of WWII. "The Japanese had people who spoke English fluently and broke every code the U.S.

  • What goes down stormdrain will come up

    Do you know what is going down your storm drain? At Luke Air Force Base, we have more than 1,400 industrial processes that could potentially harm Arizona's watershed. Now consider the 1.5 million residents in the Valley!Rain storms can flush the smallest amounts of pollutants from parking lots,

  • Luke 1 gives feedback, guidance

    After six months of command, Brig. Gen. Mike Rothstein, 56th Fighter Wing commander, provided feedback to Airmen at a commander's call on how he assesses the wing's performance so far. He highlighted both things that were going well and areas for improvement. He also discussed the planned relocation

  • Make paycheck go further

    There's an old business adage, "It's not what you make, it's what you spend." Airmen of any rank can make their paychecks go further with a few money saving tricks."Being frugal is about making a conscious effort to stretch your hard-earned dollars," said Sandra Gray, 56th Force Support Squadron