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  • National Police Week offers inside look

    We often see police cars around the base, or we occasionally see a military working dog at an event, but most of us don't have the opportunity to see and understand how many functions the 56th Security Forces Squadron is involved in.Saturday through May 27 is National Police Week at Luke Air Force

  • Luke members come together for NPB

    Luke members of different faith backgrounds came together May 5 to participate in the National Prayer Breakfast at Club Five Six. The tradition began in 1942 when members of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives gathered during breakfast to pray for the nation.Military and civic

  • Social Security number to be removed from ID cards

    A new era is dawning in the military. The Defense Department is scheduled to remove Social Security numbers from all DOD identification cards to protect the safety of service members and their families' personal identity information, according to Master Sgt. Zar Manabat, 56th Force Support Squadron

  • Husbands, wives of those in uniform receive thanks

    "If the military had wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one." Remember those words? Well, that was then, and this is now. America's military has long recognized and acknowledged the significance of the military spouse. In 1984 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the Friday before

  • Commentary: Protect, preserve Air Force traditions

    For the past several years, I've noticed a disturbing trend. This trend, if left unchecked, threatens to erode one of our most basic Air Force traditions. I'm talking about the Air Force retirement ceremony. Sometimes NCOs, senior NCOs and officers choose to forgo a retirement ceremony and simply

  • AF Lodging officials announce new payment procedures

    As part of the Air Force's recent implementation of the new Citibank controlled spend account travel cards, funding for lodging costs will be pre-loaded on the card once authorization is approved in the Defense Travel System.As a result of the CSA travel card implementation, Air Force Inns guests

  • MEDIA ADVISORY - Luke Airman Will be Laid to Rest

    Advisory: 05-09-119 May 2011The funeral service for the 56th Fighter Wing Airman who was killed along with eight other Americans April 27 at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan will be held Friday, May 20 at 12:45 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA. Lt. Col.

  • Remembering pilot slain in Afghanistan

    Quiet giant. Humble. Tremendously respected. Genuine. These were the repeated words that friends and family members used to describe the Luke Air Force Base instructor pilot who was among the nine Americans killed during the April 27 Kabul International Airport shooting. Lt. Col. Frank Bryant Jr.

  • Luke turns to ‘smart’ thinking to prevent DUIs

    A team of 14 members from all over Luke Air Force Base came together to improve the process of providing education and awareness for DUI prevention.The team was comprised of Airmen, NCOs, senior NCOs, a first sergeant, commander and a retired chief. Each was strategically aligned within DUI

  • First five months reveals lessons learned

    Like any new program, there are always hiccups and difficulties as the move is made from the old to the new. Moving from the government travel card to the controlled spend account is no different. The first and foremost thing to remember is the CSA is not a cash card -- it's a variable limit credit