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  • 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

  • Thunderbolts lead by lightning

    Luke Air Force Base Airmen gathered May 29 and 30 to attend a seminar hosted by the Lightning Leadership committee. The kickoff to the Lighting Leadership initiative included two sessions daily, one for Airmen and one for NCOs. Chief Master Sgt. David Staton, 56th Fighter Wing command chief,

  • Luke Airmen join Arizona StandDown, helps homeless vets

    Members of Luke Air Force Base joined to help homeless veterans in the state during the 12th annual Arizona StandDown.The Arizona StandDown is a nonprofit organization and is the largest homeless outreach event in Arizona. In 2012 more than 1,290 at-risk veterans benefitted from the event. This year

  • Thunderbirds birthed at Luke

    Sixty years ago on May 25, 1953, the 3600th U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Flight activated. The history of the now famous Thunderbirds began at the end of World War II.The U.S. Army Air Forces' fighter arm only had piston engine aircraft. The first jet fighter was just coming into the inventory.

  • Safety fair heats up critical days of summer

    Thunderbolts brought the sizzle into summer fun with a safety fair May 23 inside the former officer's club.The safety fair, hosted by 56th Fighter Wing Safety, featured information booths, equipment demonstrations and interactive activities."The purpose of the safety fair is two-fold: to place an

  • 607th ACS to become AETC unit

    Changes are on the horizon for the 607th Air Control Squadron as members prepare to switch from Air Combat Command to Air Education and Training Command next month.Lt. Col. Charles Jones, 607th ACS director of operations, said the switch in major commands will reflect the squadron's expanded