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  • Pregnancy slows, not ends service to country

    When the plus-sign appears on a home pregnancy test, a woman can be filled with many emotions. For active-duty women, those emotions may include concern over how to combine pregnancy with military service. Knowing the process and support that exists for pregnant servicemembers may help alleviate

  • Base Exchange reopens in style

    Halloween 2008 is an historical day for the Luke Air Force Base Exchange. There will be no tricks, but a lot of treats. A seven-month renovation is completed and the grand re-opening of the base exchange will get under way at 7:45 a.m., with the ribbon cutting scheduled for 8 a.m., according to

  • Fall Festival 2008

    The Luke Air Force Base Fall Festival took place Saturday and more than 3,000 people took advantage of the warm weather and attended the event. "We are so excited at the turnout," said Joanne Perkins, 56th Services Squadron marketing and publicity director. "We had expected 50 children to compete in

  • Military obligation doesn’t end at gates

    From time to time as I travel to and from work or happen to be somewhere off base, I sometimes see servicemembers doing things that just make me shake my head. It's just little things such as not wearing a hat or uniform top, walking and talking on cell phones or standing with hands in pockets while

  • Air Force urges tobacco users to quit

    There is an old adage that nobody likes a quitter. There are exceptions to this saying, especially when it comes to smoking. In 1964, the surgeon general's report on the health dangers of smoking was released. Since that time, there have been numerous campaigns to get people to stop smoking. The

  • CFC still going strong at midway

    Luke Thunderbolts have until Nov. 4 to give to charity via the Combined Federal Campaign. Along with the Air Force Assistance Fund, the CFC is a federally mandated fundraising event that happens each year. With more than 2,500 approved charities in the 2008 CFC charity list booklet, federal

  • Operation KIDS

    Operation KIDS kicked off its third year at Luke Air Force Base Saturday. More than 250 children signed up for the event, which was headed by Tech. Sgt. Michael Skinner, 56th Mission Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Flight NCO-in-charge. "Operation KIDS was awesome this year," said

  • Ace championed fighters

    During World War II, Maj. David Schilling got his fifth aerial victory in four missions and became a fighter ace Oct. 10, 1943. He scored 23 total aerial victories and was one of the top three aces in the 56th Fighter Group. Among those 23 kills were five aircraft he downed in a single mission,

  • ‘Integrity First’ ensures ‘Excellence In All You Do’

    How many have heard the old adage, "you need to earn respect?" Respect should be a given until a person does something to lose the respect of others. The quickest way to lose it is to violate the Air Force core value, Integrity First. Integrity is the backbone to any person or organization. With it,