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  • 56 AMXS blows by MDG in 24-0 win

    The 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, with the help of strong winds, defeated the 56th Medical Group March 26 during an intramural flag football game here. As the teams took the field the wind began to blow, making it hard for either team to score. "Both teams had to focus on their short game,"

  • Panthers graduate final class of 6 F-16 pilots

    The 63rd Fighter Squadron "Panthers" will graduate six new F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots Saturday -- the unit's final class before being deactivated in May. The Panthers welcomed class 08-JBG to the F-16 Basic Course on July 30. They began the course with numerous hours of academics and flight

  • Wood hobby shop provides low cost leisure

    With the economy not in the greatest shape, people are looking for creative and inexpensive ways to spend their free time. The 56th Force Support Squadron's Wood Hobby Shop at Luke Air Force Base is one option that may appeal to some looking for budget-friendly activities. "You will not find a shop

  • Come and join the club

    Remember the days when most Air Force bases had officer and NCO clubs, and some bases even had an enlisted club. As with almost everything in the Air Force, there have been changes and the club scene is no different. Luke Air Force Base features Club Thunderbolt and the Desert Star Club. Club

  • Command chief named to USA team coaching staff

    Imagine playing and coaching baseball and softball for most of your life and then being informed that you have been named to the coaching staff of the USA Men's Slow Pitch team. It may sound too good to be true, but it is. That's what happened to Chief Master Sgt. Randall Raper, 56th Fighter Wing

  • WWII 63rd FS top gun takes out German ace

    During the early 1940s, the 56th Fighter Group's potent P-47 Thunderbolts did not enjoy the air superiority they would later tear from the hands of the enemy. Those P-47 pilots faced a disciplined, experienced and highly-trained corps of Luftwaffe pilots flying excellent fighters in the ME-109 and

  • Navy, Marines coming to Luke

    Driving west on Lightning Street at Luke Air Force Base, it is impossible to miss the major construction that has been going on for the last few months in the lot east of the life skills building. The building construction will be wrapping up this fall, and Luke will become the new home for a Marine

  • EOD named Air Force top team of year

    The Air Force and the Air Force Association named the Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal as team of the year, and the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD Flight shares this award. The AFA, in coordination with major command level command chief master sergeants and the Office of the Chief Master Sgt.