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  • T-Bolt awarded Bronze Star

    A public affairs officer from Luke Air Force Base was awarded the Bronze Star during the officers' commander's call April 24 at the Desert Star Club. First Lt. Bryan Bouchard, 56th Fighter Wing deputy chief of public affairs, earned the award for meritorious service while deployed as the public

  • Pilot earns fighter tactician award

    A Luke Air Force Base pilot has been named the winner of the Claire Chennault Award for 2008 at the Air Education and Training Command level. The Air Force Association sponsors the annual award which recognizes the outstanding fighter tactician from the combat air forces. Capt. George Watkins, 309th

  • No reserves, no retreat, no regrets!

    Luke Air Force Base is successfully completing final unit compliance inspection preparations; our inspection success will be indicative of the incredible efforts and planning by all 56th Fighter Wing Airmen over the last year. We should all be extremely proud of our collective accomplishments. After

  • Pilot-for-a-day reunites with Luke pilot

    The 9-year-old enthusiastically chowing down on a hamburger and fries across the table looks like a typical child. A full head of soft, brown hair -- his tan skin accented by a dusting of freckles across his nose. No one would guess that two years earlier, there was doubt that he would live to see

  • Salvia: A street legal, mind altering substance — a bad choice for AIrmen

    Sold in baggies and readily available over the Internet and some local smoke shops, the usage or possession of Salvia, a psychoactive hallucinogenic plant, is restricted for Luke Air Force Base Airmen. Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, 56th Fighter Wing commander, recently signed into effect an official

  • Public Health officials shed light on Swine Flu

    With the recent cases of swine flu in the news the Arizona Department of Health Services officials have released a statement that, as of Wednesday, there is one confirmed case of swine influenza A virus infection identified in Arizona. The state is prepared to test influenza samples from across the

  • Luke Airmen keep F-16s in sky during Balikatan 2009

     - Through rain or scorching sun, crew chiefs of the 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit stand ready to support the pilots of the 56th Fighter Wing. To assist the pilots in their training mission throughout Balikatan 2009, crew chiefs of the 63rd AMU, Luke Air Force Base, ensure the unit's fleet of F-16

  • RAPCON, tower, airfield prepared for inspectors

    As the 56th Fighter Wing prepares for the upcoming unit compliance inspection, one unit on base gets geared up to tackle two major inspections. The 56th Operations Support Squadron will not only be looked at for the UCI but also for a secondary inspection known as the Air Traffic System Evaluation

  • FIght Gone Bad

    Members of the 56th Logistic Readiness Squadron and the 56th Fighter Wing staff agencies competed against each other in a CrossFit Challenge April 24.

  • Family camp out ignites interest

    The idea of sitting by the campfire listening to stories and sleeping under the stars drew 149 Luke Air Force Base Airmen and their families to the semi-annual Family Camp Out at Fowler Park April 24. The third such camp out attracted one person shy of the 150-person limit. The event was considered