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  • Luke AFB supports Tres Rios festival

    A two-day free festival to educate Arizonans about the natural environment that surrounds them at Luke Air Force Base is this weekend at Meridian Wildlife Area north of Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale. The Tres Rios Nature and Earth Festival -- referring to the Gila, Salt and Agua Fria

  • SFS wins 15-0

    The 56th Security Forces Squadron came ready to strike down the 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during the Luke Air Force Base Fitness Center intramural softball championship Feb. 25; and strike down they did. SFS claimed the championship 15-0. The SFS lost two games this season, which put them

  • A-10 West Demonstration Team to perform at Luke open House

    The Air Combat Command A-10 West Demonstration Team will display the capabilities of the A-10 Thunderbolt II at the Luke Air Force Base Thunder in the Desert Open House March 21 and 22. The United States Air Force Single-Ship Demonstration Team performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the

  • Heart Link provides valuable information to spouses

    Air Force spouses making new friends, learning about and understanding their importance to the Air Force team -- that's the goal of Luke's Heart Link program. Air Force spouses did not take an oath or attend classes in basic training that explained Air Force procedures and customs. Yet, spouses are

  • Instilling responsibility in Airmen

    Making the right choice isn't always easy -- and where do Airmen learn to make these right choices anyway? A Culture of Responsible Choices meeting was held Feb. 26 to discuss just this -- how does the base community help Thunderbolts make wiser decisions? "A wide variety of topics were discussed,"

  • Pilot for a day visits Luke

    Life with any illness can be tough, but for Alex Silva, his illness has begun to take over his life. He has kidney problems which requires him to do eight to 10 hours of dialysis each night. Alex visited Luke Air Force Base Feb. 26 with his older brother, Antonio, and they were escorted to the 309th

  • Base jail point of no return for most inmates

    Lights out is at 9 p.m. and wake-up at 5 a.m. for Airmen confined to the Luke Air Force Base jail. Up to three Airmen at a time can be housed in the facility. They spend most of their nights confined to a tiny room devoid of all comforts except a plastic bed, foam mattress, a toilet and their

  • 607th ACS supports presidential task

    With watchful eyes, more than 15 members of the 607th Air Control Squadron here monitored screens for potential air space violators during President Barack Obama's flight into the Phoenix area Feb. 17 to 18. The 607th ACS jumped at the chance to participate in this unique opportunity after being

  • Feeding the force

    The main kitchen in the Ray V. Hensman dining facility at Luke Air Force Base looks like a scene out of the hit television show Top Chef, only calmer. Airmen in white chef outfits and blue chef hats cut, chop and stir quickly and efficiently as the lunch hour approaches. "Our biggest meal of the day

  • F-22 stars at Luke open house

     The Air Combat Command F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team will display the capabilities of the F-22 at the Luke Air Force Base Thunder in the Desert Open House March 21 and 22. The F-22 Demo Team performs precision aerial maneuvers, demonstrating the unique capabilities of the Air Force's high