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  • Luke, Intel share knowledge

    Process improvement practitioners from the 56th Maintenance Group and Intel Corporation toured each other's facilities to learn how each develops a culture of continuous process improvement. The first visit to Intel's facility in Tempe occurred Aug. 4. Five MXG Air Force Smart Operations for the

  • Luke remembers 10-years later

    Where were you when 9/11 happened? What was your initial reaction? How did you remember that day a decade later? With Sunday being the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Luke Air Force Base held a memorial ceremony Sept. 9 at the base flag pole as a moment to reflect on the last decade while looking

  • Saving lives one seat at a time

    A group of Airmen here have saved 25 lives in the past 16 years by taking care of a critical F-16 Fighting Falcon component. The 56th Component Maintenance Squadron egress shop has saved 25 lives by keeping F-16 ejection systems ready for action."We are the guys that allow the systems to work," said

  • Standards: Why so high?

    Talk about standards. Maintainers at Luke Air Force Base have a lot of standards. They have standards they don't realize they have. They even have standards for their standards.The 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit is one example of a maintenance shop that adheres to an overwhelming number of

  • Heat stress precautions critical for flightline Airmen

    When it's 110 degrees outside you can bet it's 15 to 20 degrees hotter on the flightline at Luke Air Force Base. To get the jets in the air, hundreds of Airmen brave the heat every day. They take precautions to ensure they stay hydrated and don't succumb to heat related injuries. "The Airmen are

  • Luke members share memories of 9/11 on radio

    This great nation was forever changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Most remember that day as a strange and surreal day that they'll never forget. On that fateful day, under the direction of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial jet airliners and consciously crashed them into the twin

  • FTAC prepares Airmen for success

    Reporting to the first duty station used to be confusing for first-term Airmen and frustrating for supervisors. To make things worse, brand new Airmen found it difficult to get to various locations to in-process, due to lack of transportation. The First Term Airman Center simplifies the process. The

  • Briefing helps Airmen make informed decisions

    Before first- and second-term Airmen make the decision to stay in the Air Force or move into the civilian world after enlistment they must go to an Informed Decision Briefing. Master Sgt. Steven Hult, 56th Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor, manages the briefings, which help Airmen