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  • Luke captain to fly with Thunderbirds

    One of Luke Air Force Base's own, Capt. Aaron Jelinek, 56th Operations Group evaluator pilot and supervisor of flying program manager, has been chosen to fly with the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds. They are based out of Nellis AFB, Nev. "I am honored and humbled to be

  • Luke officer participates in Balad MARE, tests emergency response

    A Luke Air Force Base Airman participated in a major accident response exercise June 5 while deployed to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Balad, Iraq. "Exercises like this allow us an opportunity for all of our JBB medical assets to come together to participate jointly in a very

  • Monsoon brings safety risks

    Monday marked the beginning of the Arizona monsoon and Luke Air Force Base members need to be aware of what to expect. This annual phenomena brings weather that is rarely seen throughout the rest of the year. "Arizona monsoon is the summer period of thunderstorm development that has also been

  • Luke Airmen honor POW

    Representatives from Luke Air Force Base, including Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, 56th Fighter Wing commander; Chief Master Sgt. Randy Raper, 56th FW command chief; and the base honor guard took part in the memorial ceremony of retired Air Force Col. Jack Bomar at the Melcher Mortuary Mission Chapel and

  • T-bolt connects to NBA finals

    Next time you walk by the Luke Air Force Base Fitness Center front desk, see if you can spot the professional athlete. He may be only 6'1" but anyone who has played basketball at the Luke gym can tell you he is there. So can the Orlando Magic. The National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference

  • 144 NCO's selected for Tech

    Congratulations, to all the Thunderbolts who were selected for Technical Sergeant: ADAMS, MARK J --56 COMPONENT MAINTENANCE SQ AEGAN, APRIL A --56 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SQ AMPARANO,DOMINICK --56 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQ BAKK, DAVID --56 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQ BATTS, TORRANCE W --756 AIRCRAFT

  • SFS pedals street to build presence

    In the past, Luke Air Force Base Thunderbolts may have only seen uniformed officers patrolling the base on bicycles during special events such as the open house and air show. But as of June 5, there is a greater presence of bicycle patrolmen around base housing and shopping areas. In an effort to

  • 425th FS participates in Maple Flag

    Cold Lake, Alberta is home to Canada's busiest air force fighter base, 4 Wing, and is also the site of an annual international air combat exercise known as Maple Flag. Thunderbolts from the 425th Fighter Squadron departed for Cold Lake May 30 to join the anticipated 4,500 military personnel

  • Reservist awarded Bronze Star

    You are on deployment to Iraq and on a mission that has your unit surrounding an area where a dangerous insurgent is hiding. The explosive ordnance disposal team is on standby ready to neutralize any improvised explosive devices that might compromise the extraction of that "bad guy." Suddenly,

  • 56th MDG moves into second phase clinic modernization

    As the Luke Air Force Base community's medical needs have changed, the 56th Medical Group has been evolving with those needs. In 2004 the 56th MDG began its transition from a 25-bed inpatient facility to an outpatient clinic. The clinic's main facility, Bldg. 1130, is undergoing a large-scale