Open House draws more than 200,000 spectators

Record breaking attendance at the Luke Days 2011 Open House March 19 and 20 was a result of the efforts of thousands of Airmen and civilians throughout the 15 months leading up to the event.The planning for Luke Days 2011 was a significant effort that began in late 2009 and involved a staff of more

Kids thrilled by Thunderbirds at open house

Last Friday afternoon the Thunderbirds practiced their show over Luke in preparation for the Luke Days 2011 Open House. As they performed for the men and women of the 56th Fighter Wing, 15 special guests watched the six F-16s soar. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish-Foundation and the Thunderbirds, these 15

Thunderbolts receive honorary B-17 flight

Eight Thunderbolts received the chance of a lifetime as passengers on a flight in a B-17 bomber March 18. The flight originated from Falcon Field in Mesa and landed at Luke Air Force Base as a part of Air Force heritage during the Luke Days 2011 Open House and Air Show.Each person chosen for the

Hometown hero flight

Energy efforts extend to outdoor lighting

We often hear people telling us to turn off the lights when we leave the room in order to save energy, but there are like efforts to save energy with outdoor area lighting, too.There is a copious amount of lighting at night in parking lots, shopping areas and dorms. This lighting uses energy, so it

Luke instructor headed for Thunderbirds

Many baseball players dream of playing major league baseball, as well as football players aspiring to play in the National Football League. In the Air Force, many aircraft maintenance personnel dream of someday being part of the Thunderbirds.Tech. Sgt. Michael Criss, Detachment 12, 372nd Training

Luke MDG officer part of all-female team

Half-way around the world and five months into the deployment has drastically changed my preconceived ideas of what my role would be as the provincial reconstruction team's female medical officer. If you told me last June that I would be in Afghanistan meeting with provincial leaders from the

Private war for Air Force sergeant

Not a day goes by that one doesn't watch a newscast or read a magazine telling of a war going on in some part of the world. There have been highly publicized overthrow of governments throughout the Near and Middle East. However, as these conflicts rage, there is a Luke Air Force Base sergeant who is

Officers have opportunity to cross-flow into intelligence field

For officers in one of the eight over-manned career fields who want to stay in the Air Force, the intelligence field is one of the five fields offered for cross-flow."Intelligence is a broad career field," said 1st Lt. Kuang Huang, 56th Operations Group deputy chief of readiness. "When an officer

Maintenance Pro Banquet

The 56th Maintenance Group gathered Saturday to honor their finest Airmen at the maintenance professional of the year banquet.Selections for the awards were based on merit and job performance only. Flights from each squadron submitted one Airman in each category to receive an award.The nominations