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  • Club Five Six remains open

    Nearly every time the commander of the 56th Force Support Squadron leaves his office to talk with customers, he gets asked the same question, "When are you going to open Club Five Six?""Club Five Six is not closed," responds Lt. Col. Rodney Nichols, 56th FSS commander.Luke Air Force Base officials

  • General holds last commander's calls

    Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, 56th Fighter Wing commander, addressed Luke members this week in a series of commander's calls to thank everyone for making the last two years a success. After listing the numerous awards the wing recently won, he told everyone how proud he was for the work they do."We

  • 310th Fighter Squadron hosts 'Gunner'

    Trevor "Gunner" Collins, 5, has battled cancer his entire life and is a huge fan of the military. His wish to shadow an F-16 fighter pilot before his next surgery Aug. 25 came true when he was a pilot-for-a-day July 29 at Luke Air Force Base.The day began at the 310th Fighter Squadron where Trevor

  • Commentary prompts mentor relationship

    When senior airmen are promoted to staff sergeant, they are expected to be good managers and leaders, even if they lack experience.Tech. Sgt. Mark Adams, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron modular repair production supervisor, found himself in this position when he arrived at Luke Air Force Base as

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- Professional advocacy

    As a service member, I have fought for programs and resources throughout my career. In many cases these battles were a matter of advocacy -- my opportunity to fight for things I believed in. I began facing these challenging moments within days of my entry into military service. As a result, I have

  • New boss takes charge of MXG

    More than 600 Airmen were on hand as a new commander took the reins of the 56th Maintenance Group during a change-of-command ceremony held here July 23 in Hangar 913. Col. Deborah Liddick took charge of the 2,600-plus Airman strong maintenance group from Col. Geoffrey Parkhurst who now moves to

  • AF drill team to visit Luke

    The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team will roll through Luke Air Force Base and the surrounding community Aug. 10 and 11 to perform on- and off-base during their 2010 tour. "One of the reasons we're coming to Luke is because some of our members are from the Phoenix area," said Tech. Sgt. Michael

  • Airmen learn AFS021 process

    Fifteen Luke Air Force Base Airmen recently learned how to be Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century facilitators during a 40-hour training course July 19 through 23. The training group consisted of officers, enlisted and a civilian contractor from squadrons across the base, who are now

  • Luke selected as F-35 'preferred alternative' training base

    The Department of the Air Force announced July 29 the preferred alternatives for operational and training F-35 Joint Strike Fighter bases. Teams surveyed each candidate base for feasibility, timing, cost and planning purposes to meet initial operational capability timelines. The preferred