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  • A holiday message to the men and women of AETC

    AETC family,As Airmen and their families all around Air Education and Training Command pause to celebrate, Teresa and I wish each of you a joyous and safe holiday season. Many of us are blessed to be with our family and friends this time of the year, but I ask you to remember the sacrifices our

  • OSS keeps watch over flying hours

    Many are unaware of the countless hours that go into scheduling Luke Air Force Base's 138 F-16s for flight. Every day approximately 100 sorties are flown at Luke to keep its 370 pilots proficiently trained. "We manage the wing's flying hour program," said Master Sgt. Alex Eggins, 56th Operations

  • Holiday party safety tips keep joy in season

    This time of year holiday celebrations are happening everywhere. Considered to be the happiest time of the year unfortunately can be a time of tragedy as well. It's a time when even greater attention to safety should be paid.The National Safety Council recommends a few tips to keep everyone enjoying

  • Mass F-16 launch to fill skies

    The skies around Luke Air Force Base will be busier than normal Wednesday during Cactus Starfighter, a large force exercise for the 310th Fighter Squadron and 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. During Cactus Starfighter, the combined efforts of Luke units will launch more than 30 F-16s at one time.

  • Top MWD stationed at Luke

    A 3-year-old Netherlands native joined the United States Air Force two years ago with plans to travel the world and make a better life for himself. And, he has already succeeded and continues to do so. Official duty has brought one Luke Air Force Base's finest military working dogs, Chrach

  • Are you 'plugged in' to your Air Force?

    We celebrated Veterans Day last month, and many of you may have found yourself being thanked by a member of our great community for your service. I'm often amazed when talking with members of our local community how much they know about Luke and the Air Force and how they truly want to engage and

  • Active-Shooter exercise coming in January

    In light of the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and a Little Rock, Ark., U.S. Army recruiting office last year, the 56th Fighter Wing will practice the ability to correctly respond to an armed attacker in an active-shooter exercise Jan. 13. The Air Education and Training Command directed each of its

  • Engineers say goodbye to overhead wires

    Not only are overhead electrical wires an eye sore, but bad weather can cause them to be unreliable. Fortunately, the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron is currently moving these wires underground at Luke Air Force Base."The overhead wires and poles are getting old and underground replacement is

  • Eleven-year-old becomes F-16 pilot

    An 11-year-old autistic boy, who also suffers from Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, had the opportunity to become a pilot-for-a day at Luke Air Force Base Nov. 19."Dressed to kill," Anthony "Flash" Castle proudly wore his flight suit, call sign and other various Tophat patches he was given.Anthony was

  • Luke NCO's learn leadership skills

    When a real leader speaks, everyone listens, and it may not be the highest ranking person in the room. That is just one of the many leadership lessons a small group of NCOs learned during a two-day seminar recently held at Luke Air Force Base.Staff Sgt. Christian Nichols, 56th Equipment Maintenance