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  • 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

  • Airman receives BSM for actions

    A Thunderbolt received the Bronze Star Medal March 29 at the Luke Air Force Base Theater for his actions during a deployment in Iraq. Master Sgt. Jacob Campbell, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight NCO-in-charge, provided leadership for the 447th EOD Flight as the

  • A Day of Remembrance at Luke

    The horrific events of the Holocaust caused the world to realize the repercussion of turning a blind eye. Everyone claimed such an event would never happen again. However, it is apparent by the "ethnic cleansing" in Bosnia, the murders of over 800,000 Tutsi people in Rwanda and, more recently, the

  • Pain at the Pump

    Gas prices seem to be going up every day at the pump. However, despite how high gas seems to have gone, the price per capita income is not the worst in the nation? Alabama holds that "honor." Arizona's per capita income cost for gas is moderate compared with the rest of the nation. Despite not