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  • Luke Airmen visit children at nursery

    A group of Luke Air Force Base Airmen and dependants visited children at a nearby crisis nursery Feb. 27.Members of the 56th Fighter Wing Chapel organized the trip to the Children's Crisis Nursery in Phoenix. The volunteers consisted of both active-duty Airmen and dependants from across the base.

  • Thunderbolt pilot selected for Thunderbirds

    Luke Air Force Base's Capt. Kristin Hubbard's almost eight-year Air Force career includes stops in Canada, Korea, Alaska, Guam and Jordan among other places. Her next stop could have her visiting all those spots in one-eighth of that time period.The Thunderbirds, the Air Force's F-16 aerial

  • Crew chief to join Thunderbirds

    From the earliest moments of learning how to be a crew chief in technical school, Staff Sgt. Paul Degrechie, aspired to be part of something great. The dreams began 11 years ago and will soon become a reality. He is scheduled to leave in June for Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to be a

  • Top Coyote, commentator take to skies

    Phoenix Coyotes team captain Shane Doan and television color analyst Tyson Nash took to the skies over Luke Feb. 26 during an F-16 orientation flight.The 62nd Fighter Squadron demonstrated the capabilities of the high-performance fighter aircraft. Mr. Doan and Mr. Nash also got a first-hand look at

  • Pilot-for-day visits 56th Training Squadron

    A six-year-old quadriplegic had a chance to forget about walking and focus on flying. He received a rare opportunity to be a pilot-for-a-day Feb. 26 at Luke Air Force Base.Brandon "Hulk" Davis, visited Luke Air Force Base with his mother, Tina Davis; aunt, Jess Davis; future uncle, Chris; and his

  • Solar array to reduce Luke's electric bill

    The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron at Luke Air Force Base is currently exploring ways to reduce the multi-million dollar electric bill and 'go green' with plans to build one of the largest solar arrays in the Air Force by December 2011.According to 2nd Lt. Christopher Warshaw, 56th CES Energy Projects

  • Security Forces Stop Base Intruders

    At approximately 11:00 p.m. last night two alleged car thieves ran through one of the installation gates here and were confronted immediately by 56th Security Forces Squadron patrols after entering the base. When the individuals attempted to drive through a road block on the Maj. Troy Gilbert

  • Cancer patients tour flightline as PFADs

    Five cancer patients, ranging in age from 22 to 66, and their supporters visited Luke Air Force Base Feb. 9 for a pilot-for-a-day tour.Jamie and Branden Hyslope attended the tour along with John Ritchey, Ralph Young, Greg Smith, Ariel King and Aina Tezzanos.The patients had different types of cancer

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- A dynamic tradition

    Our Air Force has many traditions. Some we inherited from other services; others are more recent and will take time to fully develop. Traditions are positive things, deeply rooted in our heritage and pride. Traditions are things we don't easily give up.One of our traditions, however, isn't often