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  • MDG adopts Thompson Ranch Elementary

    The 56th Medical Group adopted Thompson Ranch Elementary School in December 2011 to promote education, mentor the students and provide help for the school."It's important to give back to our community," said Senior Airman Jazzema Farris, 56th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician. "Working

  • Mouth guard may save pearly whites

    The Tooth Fairy loves to visit at night and leave money in exchange for teeth that have fallen out, right? But, you wouldn't want her to visit uninvited just because that hockey stick blind-sided you in the face at yesterday's game. Now you're two teeth shy of a perfect grill (smile) because you

  • Building nest egg powers retirement, education goals

    Having a savings plan can be important for those who want to retire, buy a house or just have extra money available in case of an emergency. According to Susan Wilinski, 56th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center community readiness specialist, starting a savings plan is

  • Welcome, new fathers, to DADS 101

    When parents get the news they are having a baby, most are overjoyed. Soon after, a slew of meetings and classes start for the soon-to-be parents. But let's face it. Most of these classes are designed to give information to the mother -- child bearing, Lamaze, nursing, etc. There are not many

  • Luke continues to support F-35 mission at Eglin AFB

    As part of a plan to prepare the 33rd Fighter Wing for the arrival of the F-35, Luke Air Force Base sent some assets to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., in January 2011.Now, a year-and-a-half later, the 56th Maintenance Group continues to support that mission. "A rotation of four F-16 Fighting Falcons

  • Luke experts train local firefighters on suicide prevention

    A sudden increase in the firefighter suicide rate resulted in two experts from Luke Air Force Base spreading their suicide-intervention knowledge throughout local fire departments in the Phoenix area.Senior Airman Brett Chapman, 56th Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician, and Sharon

  • Luke’s AFNet migration begins Aug 27

    As the Air Force continues transforming its cyber operations, 24th Air Force will establish a centralized user directory and e-mail service for all Air Force network users. The Air Force Network migration project will collapse all stand-alone environments into a single, integrated network structure

  • Train F-16 pilots – Luke’s mission

    Luke Air Force Base may be home to the largest fighter wing in the Air Force, but the mission is different from other F-16 bases. In addition to maintaining deployment readiness, the mission here is to train F-16 pilots and maintainers, and it takes the efforts of thousands of people to make that

  • Team Luke gains new MXG, MSG leaders

    The 56th Mission Support Group and 56th Maintenance Group changed leaders this week as Col. Philippe Darcy relinquished command of the 56th MSG to Col. Nathan Mooney II Monday, and Col. Deborah Liddick relinquished command of the 56th MXG to Col. Victor Mora Tuesday during ceremonies held at Luke

  • Luke officer saves drowning victim

    June 23 was just a normal day at the Balfour Beatty community pool on Luke Air Force Base. That was until one medical officer overheard a child say, "What's wrong with him; is he dead?"Capt. Andrew Hoeffler, 56th Medical Operations Squadron family nurse practitioner, noticed there was a child