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  • Commentary: Critical days of summer upon us

    Greetings Team Luke!As the season changes, the weather warms, schools begin recess and we begin to start our summer festivities, now is the time to reflect on safety, good wingmanship and plain ole' watching out for one another in all of our activities. Memorial Day marks the beginning of the

  • Luke ESOHCAMP great success

    The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron completed the Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment Management Program April 29 with a resounding measure of success."The ESOHCAMP was a success because we improved on our air permit compliance and hazardous waste accumulation protocols

  • AFAS aids Airmen through tough times

    The Air Force Aid Society is a non-profit organization known for helping Airmen and their families through various financial emergencies. One Luke Airman shared his story about how this benefit has helped him through good times and bad.Staff Sgt. Estevan Bateman, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • New military working dog facility built to highest “green” standard

    In an effort to be environmentally friendly, the 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog section officially opened the first "green" kennel in the Defense Department during a ribbon cutting ceremony May 20 at Luke Air Force Base. The $1.6 million project included artificial turf, green

  • Effective performance feedback essential

    Performance feedback is an important part of the supervisor and subordinate relationship. Conducting performance feedback is something that we all know supervisors must accomplish; but really, how often is it being conducted? In addition, if it is accomplished, is it being done effectively? In most

  • ITAM-Air advisors stand up metals technology, sheet metal shops

    Advisors from the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron held an inauguration ceremony to commemorate the grand opening of a metals technology and sheet metal shop in Iraq's newest and largest maintenance hangar. The ceremony was held to honor the effort and dedication it took to stand up two

  • Luke, Mesa firefighters train together

    Mesa firefighters visited Luke Air Force Base May 4 to train with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department on how to handle military aircraft emergencies. The Mesa firefighters received the training because the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport is in their response territory and military aircraft

  • Airmen receive UCI training

    The base records management office recently trained nine Airmen in preparation for the upcoming unit compliance inspection. The training took place in the new 56th Communications Squadron training room designed to train functional area records managers.In about two months, Tech. Sgt. Churie Shields,

  • Mental wellness critical to joy of life

    One in every four people in the world struggle with a treatable mental health disorder. The most important word in the sentence is "treatable." Identifying those who need help may be the biggest challenge. Each person should be asking these or similar questions, "Is there a coworker struggling with

  • Constant vigilance force protection’s goal

    We enter a building on base and have to show an identification card, or we notice that the traffic pattern has changed. These are force protection measures made to keep the base safe, and they can change from day to day."Force protection levels and changes come from two avenues," said Jonathan