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  • SFS rucks to defeat disease

    To show support for one of their own, members of the 56th Security Forces Squadron participated in the Scottsdale "Walk to Defeat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," a fundraiser for those battling Lou Gehrig's disease Saturday.The Thunderbolts walked in honor of retired 56th Security Forces Squadron

  • Keep kids careful on creepy holiday

    Whether celebrating Halloween on or off base, to make the holiday more enjoyable it is recommended to first take safety into consideration prior to going out trick-or-treating or to other festivities.Parents should consider certain things before buying children's costumes.When choosing a costume,

  • Airmen from Hill AFB pack, crate F-16

    Boxing and shipping F-16s is not a typical occurrence at Luke Air Force Base, but that's exactly what a group of Airmen from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, came here to do."We were sent to Luke Air Force Base Oct. 1 in order to pack and ship an F-16, since there was some damage to the harnesses or

  • Operation KIDS makes impact

    It happens to most military families. Mom and dad sit down with their children to explain there is a deployment coming up and one or both parents have a lot to do to get ready. Children generally don't see all the things parents do to prepare or how they live once they're deployed, but the Luke Air

  • Ducks help feed world's hungry

    Everyday there are children suffering from starvation throughout the world and to help make a difference Airmen from the 309th Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base participated Saturday in an event with Feed My Starving Children in Tempe."FMSC helps the fight against child starvation around the

  • Nature, earth festival happens on three rivers

    Bird watching, canoe riding, paddle boarding and crocodile wrestling ... well, no crocodile wrestling. But at the Tres Rios Nature and Earth Festival, a free one-day festival, these and other events are scheduled. The Oct. 27 festival is geared toward educating participants about the environment.

  • AFSO21 saved 56th FW big $$

    An Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century Excess Inventory Redistribution/6S event was held at Luke Air Force Base. It helped members of the Luke Air Force Base weapons back shop organize needed on-hand supplies and identify excess inventory that will eventually be redistributed across the

  • Qualified disabled make contribution in work place

    October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. In observance of the month, the NDEAM committee is featuring a luncheon Oct. 26 at Club Five Six.The observance dates back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week of October in each year National Employ the Physically

  • 607th ACS seizes championship from 56th CS

    The 607th Air Control Squadron defeated the 56th Communications Squadron Oct. 11 at the Bryant Fitness Center football field by a final score of 19-6 to become the intramural flag football champions.The teams arrived in the championship game from different paths. ACS made their way by defeating

  • AF officials releasing enlisted quarterly assignment listing

    Air Force officials are releasing the enlisted quarterly assignment listing, or EQUAL, on Oct. 22 for the July to September 2013 overseas assignment cycle. Enlisted Airmen must update their assignment preferences by Nov. 1 and they will be notified of their assignment selections by Nov. 16."We are