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  • After rich history, 63rd FS to be deactivated

    March 12 marked the 16th birthday of the 63rd Fighter Squadron "Panthers" at Luke Air Force Base, although this squadron had more than 50 years of service before arriving at Luke. The sun will set for the 63rd FS May 22. The squadron will be deactivated as a result of the Base Realignment and

  • Mayaguez: Remembering fallen SPs at annual retreat

    An annual retreat ceremony is scheduled to honor the 18 Air Force security police who lost their lives nearly 35 years ago during a rescue mission to save those on-board the U.S. container ship S.S. Mayaguez. "This is another way for us to show pride in our unit history and respect our fallen

  • Water survival training

    More than 80 pilots participated in a water survival training course last week at Luke Air Force Base's Silver Wings Pool, The class lasted about an hour and gave the pilots a chance to refresh their water survival skills including popping flares, living in a life raft on the open water, releasing

  • 61st AMU defeats CE in championship

    The 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit won the 2009 Intramural Flag Football Championship, toppling the previously undefeated 56th Civil Engineer Squadron team in a double-elimination tournament April 28. "The 61st AMU team did very well," said Brent Cornett, 56th Force Support Squadron Fitness Center

  • 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