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  • Marines ribbon cutting marks historic day at Luke

    For the first time in history, a U.S. Marine Corps battalion has a home on Luke Air Force Base. Separating them from their new home was a thin strand of red, tape-thin material. That ribbon blocking the entrance to the new building was sheared Sept. 12 with a "K-bar" knife by Marine Corps Capt.

  • Luke pilot breaks 4,000 flying hours

    Over the skies of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, one Luke F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot recently reached a milestone that few pilots can claim. Lt. Col. Greg Lukasiewicz, 62nd Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations and 944th Fighter Wing, 301st Fighter Squadron Reserve pilot, broke 4,000 F-16

  • Base commemorates POW/MIA Day

    More than 200 Luke Air Force Base Airmen, local veterans and community members remembered those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and are missing in action or were prisoners of war during a ceremony Sept. 16 held in front of the wing headquarters building. Retired Brig. Gen. Ralph Browning, former

  • Crowd includes Thunderbolts at Air Force Marathon

    Nearly 10,000 runners, including a number from Luke Air Force Base, lined up at the start for the 2009 Air Force Marathon Saturday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The events included participants running in the full marathon as well as a wheeled division, a half-marathon and a 10K

  • New commander takes 944th OG reins

    Hangar 999 was full of distinguished guests, friends and family members in attendance for the 944th Operations Group change-of-command ceremony Sept. 11. Col. Michael Popovich, 944th Fighter Wing commander, served as the presiding officer during the ceremony where Lt. Col. Dave Davis relinquished

  • ALS bowls strike for local school

    Teachers gave out wish lists of school supplies parents could buy to help each class when Carden Traditional School in Surprise, Ariz., began the school year in August. The list included pencils and construction paper among other items. The cost to parents of these supplies dropped this year thanks

  • FCP gives back to Luke community

    Over the last 14 years a local, non profit organization has played a vital part in helping to give back to Airmen and their families at Luke Air Force Base, in more ways than one. The Fighter Country Partnership is an organization that was founded in 1997 by a group of concerned civic, business and

  • Lt. Col. selects announced

    Congratulations to Luke's newest Lieutenant Colonels!56th Comptroller Squadron Quy Nguyen 56th Operations Group Frank Bryant 309th Fighter Squadron Eric Parker 56th Component Maintenance Squadron Robert Brinker 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Matthew Pollock

  • Program prepares Airmen for deployment stress

    Deploying is a fact of life in the Air Force and the 56th Fighter Wing is no exception. As of Sept. 8, there are 268 Luke members deployed to 18 locations throughout the world. With deployments come stress, and the Landing Gear program offered at pre-deployment briefings by the mental health flight

  • Luke lifeguard rescues toddler

    Sept. 2 was just another typical day for Luke Air Force Base lifeguard Sherilyn Kennedy. That is until she saw Abbie Evans, 3, slip into the pool and start to struggle. "I was in the guard stand watching a little girl sitting and hanging out with her brother at the side of the pool," said Kennedy,