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  • Luke's top youth goes to D.C.

    Every year the Boys and Girls Club, along with military installation youth centers, recognize outstanding youth from the community through the youth of the year program. This summer Jada Branche, 14, Luke Air Force Base youth of the year, will join other military youth to compete in Washington,

  • Base celebrates Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage

    More than 150 Luke members attended the Asian Pacific American Heritage Luncheon May 13 at Club Five Six where they were entertained by cultural song, dance and a true story from Maj. Quy Nguyen, 56th Comptroller Squadron commander.Major Nguyen said he and his family immigrated to the United States

  • Tech. Sgt. earns top crew chief spot

    Luke crew chiefs typically trade in their flightline duties for office work when they pick up their fifth stripe. This may change soon as Col. Geoffrey Parkhurst, 56th Maintenance Group commander, recently selected Tech Sgt. Justin Romo, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, to maintain

  • Crisis Nursery kids tour Luke Air Force Base

    Life is seen entirely different through the eyes of a child.Last week, 12 children from the Crisis Nursery of Phoenix took a glimpse into a unique part of their community -- Luke Air Force Base.The 56th Fighter Wing Chapel welcomed the children with open arms and coordinated a hands-on tour that

  • Luke gets 'green' ESOHCAMP thumbs-up

    The goal of any team focusing on the environment is to "go green," but Luke Air Force Base took it a step further when preparing the base for the recent wing-wide environmental inspection.Air Education and Training Command inspectors conducted the Environmental Safety and Occupational Health

  • Thunderbolt selected to fly F-35

    Luke Air Force Base will soon begin looking for a new wing weapons officer. Maj. Josh Wood, who currently holds the position, will be departing Luke and for that matter, will no longer be flying F-16s. But there's a good reason - he's to fly the next generation aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II Joint

  • Air Force hero, ace passes away

    Aces stand as American heroes and military legends. The Air Force recently lost one such legend with the passing of an ace from America's "greatest generation" and a member of the famed 56th Fighter Group from World War II. Col. Walker "Bud" Mahurin (ret.) passed away May 11 peacefully at his home

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- Sustaining a wingman culture

    On April 20, a 22-year-old man with a history of violence walked into a bookstore in Wichita Falls, Texas, and started shooting. He wounded four women, then drove to a bar and killed an employee outside before he drove home and took his own life. This tragedy sounds like so many we hear about on the

  • D. Baxter Bobcat prowls Luke

    It's not every day a bobcat is loose on Luke Air Force Base, but that was the case April 27 when Arizona Diamondbacks mascot D. Baxter Bobcat came for a tour and video shoot for an upcoming Diamondbacks game.Baxter reported at 6:30 a.m. to work out with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, which

  • Luke welcomes Danish air force

    About 100 members from the Royal Danish air force fighter wing deployed to Luke Air Force Base recently for a monthlong F-16 combat enhancement training mission. Maj. Michael Rosenkrands, Danish detachment commander, said they do a lot of their training outside of Denmark because of its size and for