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  • Air Force civilian workforce restructuring impacts Luke

    Air Force officials announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce today, including the elimination of approximately 9,000 civilian positions. The local impact at Luke Air Force Base will be the loss of 46 civilian authorizations for Fiscal Year 2012, 15 authorizations for FY 2013 and 7

  • Luke children visit Glendale mayor

    Nine children from the Luke Air Force Base youth center visited Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs Oct. 13 at the Glendale City Hall.Children from the youth center came up with the idea to take a field trip to visit Scruggs during an art project they were working on. "The children are currently building

  • Balfour Beatty offers housing to members

    Balfour Beatty Communities has been affiliated with Luke Air Force Base since February 2007, which marked the privatization of housing here.Many different groups of military, as well as civilian personnel are eligible to live on base, according to Donnell Oakley, BBC community manager."We offer

  • Team Luke No. 1 in energy savings - again

    The Air Education and Training Command named Luke Air Force Base winners of the Energy Reduction Award for the second year in a row."Luke Air Force Base reduced water intensity by 34 percent, energy intensity by 6.2 percent with an overall 9 percent intensity reduction to beat Sheppard (AFB, Texas,)

  • Luke nurse receives 2011 March of Dimes award

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, along with the University of Phoenix, recently presented the Nurse of the Year Award winners through the March of Dimes Arizona Chapter at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health of

  • Archbishop visits Luke, encourages catholics

    The catholic archbishop of the military made a pastoral visit to Luke Air Force Base Oct. 4 through 6. He presided over the evening sacrament of confirmation Oct. 5 and daily Mass on Oct. 6."I'm making a visit to the catholic community to see how they are doing, and also to let them know that their

  • Retiree Appreciation Day coming

    Luke Air Force Base will host its annual Retiree Appreciation Day from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 5 in Hangar 485.The day's festivities are open to all retired military service members and their families. All the regular requirements to gain access to the base are still in effect."The retiree activities

  • Strategy for a successful UCI

    Compliance. Mechanics. Attitude.As we approach the Air Education Training Command Inspector General Unit Compliance Inspection, my squadron project officers and I wanted to give every member of the Luke Air Force Base team the Luke strategy to earning the best assessment of our compliance with Air

  • Commander holds series of calls for Luke Airmen

    Brig. Gen. JD Harris Jr., 56th Fighter Wing commander, talked about DUIs, underage drinking and club membership at a commander's call presented Sept. 29 and 30 at the Luke Air Force Base Fitness Center gym. He also covered high-risk activities, fitness, the F-16 move, F-35s, the Iraqi drawdown,

  • Luke celebrates 50th CFC anniversary

    The Combined Federal Campaign takes place each fall and this year marks its 50th anniversary at Luke Air Force Base. This campaign provides military and federal personnel the chance to donate to the charity or charities of their choice through the workplace. The campaign officially begins with a