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  • TAP takes edge off retirement

    Retirement can be a daunting prospect. There are so many challenges such as profound lifestyle changes, preparing for finding a job and actually finding one. Not only that, the member's family faces profound changes.The Transition Assistance Program comes to the rescue."The three-day TAP workshop is

  • Harris salutes excellent, outstanding efforts

    Congratulations Team Luke!The UCI team has validated with an "Excellent" rating, what I have seen over the past 14 months since taking command of the greatest wing in the Air Force. This stellar rating proves the fantastic job our Thunderbolts do to train the world's greatest F-16 fighter pilots and

  • Enlisted Airmen go from stripes to bars

    Enlisted Airmen begin their careers with basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, but for some, enlistment may not be the only career path in the Air Force. Enlisted Airmen also have the opportunity to commission to become an officer, and there are six different commissioning

  • 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