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  • Airman receives CAM for actions during mission

    A vehicle specialist at Luke Air Force Base received the Combat Action Medal Dec. 1, 2010, for an incident on Jan. 15, 2010, during her yearlong deployment to Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan.Senior Airman Lauren Dunn, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, received the CAM for

  • CMSAF Roy tours Team Luke

    The Air Force's top enlisted leader visited members of Team Luke Jan. 11 and 12. During the stopover at Luke Air Force Base, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, visited the Mission Ready Airman facility, Operation Thunderbox, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Force Support Squadron

  • Luke 1 leads wing on run

    To start out the New Year, Brig. Gen. J.D. Harris, 56th Fighter Wing commander, brought all active-duty military members together for a formation run on the flightline Jan. 4."I did it to show that fitness is important to all of us," he said. "If we are willing to take 2,000 people for 1.5 hours out

  • GTC replacement eases travel, financial hassles

    As a new financial services officer, I found myself spending up to 20 hours a week on Government Travel Card management tasks -- answering questions from agency program coordinators and commanders who were focused on program and delinquency management.My experience wasn't unusual -- many FSOs spend

  • Equipment marking, registration to begin at Luke

    A team of technicians will be visiting every unit at Luke Air Force Base, including the 944th Fighter Wing and Air National Guard Units, between Jan. 20 and March 25 to mark and register more than $199-million worth of government equipment.Once the process is completed, the Air Force will have total

  • MEDIA RELEASE - Luke Air Force Base conducts exercise Jan. 13

    ADVISORY # 01-04-114 Jan 2011Emergency response traffic, gate closures expected Luke Air Force Base will conduct an 'Active Shooter' exercise from approximately 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 13. Many areas on base including base entry points, may be blocked or closed during these times. People can expect to

  • How to respond to an active shooter

    Luke Air Force Base will conduct an installation-wide active shooter exercise Jan. 13. The base is taking steps to inform the Luke community on what to do in this kind of a situation."To help prepare our community, the 56th Fighter Wing Force Protection Office has prepared training for unit members

  • Civic, industry leaders see 'Best Practice' first hand

    More than 15 United States legislators from 10 states, two Canadian provincial assemblymen, and seven renewable energy industry leaders visited Luke Air Force Base Dec. 8.The purpose of their visit was to study the changes at the base, tour the solar plant construction site, receive a wing mission

  • Planning helps keep weight in check over holidays

    The holiday season can be a challenging time for those watching their diet. Most people tend to gain weight because cookies, candies, pies, cakes and other fattening foods lurk around every corner.To avoid holiday weight gain, Maj. Sean Sarsfield, 56th Training Squadron Aerospace Physiology

  • 310th FS graduates 14 pilots from B-course training

    The mission of the 56th Fighter Wing is to, "Train the world's greatest F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters." Fourteen pilots graduate from the F-16 initial qualification course, Class 10-BBG, in a ceremony Jan. 7. They will cross the stage and enter the