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  • 107th ACS schools weapons directors

    The 107th Air Control Squadron is an Arizona National Guard unit and weapons director schoolhouse for the Air Force. They also assist the 325th ACS, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and have built a partnership with the Royal Netherlands air force.The primary mission of the 107th ACS is to train

  • 332nd AEW commander reaches 4,000 F-16 flight hours

    Fly .. Fight ... Win: three words that define our focus, our duty and our purpose. For a fighter pilot, every sortie, every bomb or bullet on target and every minute of reconnaissance vividly represents those words. And each successive "mission complete" sharpens their commitment to get the job

  • National Singapore Day

    The 425th Fighter Squadron celebrated Singapore's 46th National Day Aug. 5 at Luke Air Force Base Club Five Six.The National Day of Singapore is celebrated every year in August in commemoration of Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965.During the event, members celebrated with traditional

  • UCI thoughts run positive, energetic for chief

    Unit compliance inspections just prove to outside evaluators what we already know: when it comes to completing the mission Luke Airmen are among the best, at least according to Chief Master Sgt. Rory Wicks, 56th Fighter Wing command chief."The inspectors will come in to evaluate what we should

  • Luke celebrates Air Force 64th birthday

    This year marks the 64th birthday of the U.S. Air Force and will be celebrated with an Air Force Ball Sept. 17. The 2011 theme is "Saluting Heroes ... America's Airmen."Although the U.S. Air Force did not exist as a separate and independent military service organization until 1947, its history and

  • Luke 1 featured in business CEO series

    When is a chief executive officer not called a chief executive officer? Maybe when he is a wing commander. Brig. Gen. J.D. Harris Jr., 56th Fighter Wing commander, participated in a CEO series for the Arizona Business Magazine July 20.Just as large companies impact the economics of their surrounding

  • Luke graduates 10,000th MRA

    Luke Air Force Base graduated eight Mission Ready Airmen Monday in a ceremony that included the school's 10,000th student. Their training at Luke behind them, they will become crew chiefs specialized in tactical aircraft maintenance. The Detachment 12, 372nd Training Squadron MRA program goal is to

  • MAJCOM’s top bosses get up close, personal tour of base

    Focus on the mission today but continue to make smart decisions to prepare for the mission tomorrow: that was the message from Air Education and Training Command key leaders as they visited Luke Air Force Base July 14 and 15.Gen. Edward Rice Jr., AETC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody,

  • AETC leaders hold Airman’s call at Luke

    Hundreds of Airmen attended an Airman's call at the Luke Air Force Base Theater July 15 where the Air Education and Training Command commander and command chief addressed their priorities for Luke and the future of Air Force training and education.It's my job to make sure Airmen have what's needed

  • Monsoon storm slams golf course

    A fierce storm ripped through the Falcon Dunes Golf Course late July 11 causing damage."There was extensive damage to the trees on the golf course," said Grady Lester, Falcon Dunes Golf Course assistant superintendent of maintenance. "Nearly 70 trees were completely blown over and a total loss.