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  • Lady Falcons bring home gold

    The Lady Falcon's varsity softball team's season came to a victorious end Thursday night. Ranked third with a season record of nine wins and four losses, they were looking to end the season well and came out swinging at the end-of-season Peoria Adult Women's Varsity Baseball League tournament. The

  • Fire prevention week

     Most of us have heard the story of Mrs. O'Leary's cow knocking over a lantern Oct. 9, 1871, and starting the Chicago Fire. The fire killed 300 people and destroyed 2,000 acres of the city. However, four decades later, the Fire Marshals Association of North America decided that the anniversary of

  • Hard work is good therapy

    I was raised on the outskirts of a small town. My dad was a banker; however, his life's dream was to be a dairy farmer and consequently we lived on a small farm. We had cows, chickens, pigs and a fairly large plot of land for a garden. My life was filled with chores. I was the oldest son and it

  • Preventive surgery good for stomach

    The constant beeping of the heart monitor barely registers on the surgeon as she intently concentrates on the incision she is about to make on her patient, sprawled before her on the operating table on Sept. 22. Maj. (Dr.) Laura Lester, 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Veterinary Services Flight

  • Cold War pilots have reunion at Luke

    Close to 40 pilots stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from 1960 to 1966 met Monday at Luke for their fifth biennial reunion. The day at Luke capped off the event, which commenced Sept. 27 at the Wigwam Resort. Most of the attending pilots were Luke graduates, and all were Air Force pilots who

  • Numbered Air Force commander tours Luke

    The 19th Air Force commander visited Luke Sept. 24 through 26 as part of his initial orientation of the command since taking charge of the numbered Air Force headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, on July 30. Maj. Gen. Greg Feest toured base facilities during his three-day trip and met

  • F-16 dedicated to Lt. Frank Luke Jr.

    In recognition of the 90th anniversary of the death of Luke Air Force Base's namesake, 2nd Lt. Frank Luke Jr., an F-16 Fighting Falcon was dedicated to the World War I fighter pilot on Monday, Lieutenant Frank Luke Jr. Day. Lieutenant Luke's nephew, Donald "Don" Luke, attended a retreat and

  • Wing commander shares vision, goals for safety day

    To take advantage of a non-flying day, Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, 56th Fighter Wing commander, will host a safety and training day for Luke members Monday. Following a five minute video presentation from General Neubauer sharing his expectations, vision and goals for safety day and Luke Thunderbolts,

  • 56th AMXS assumption of command

    Maj. Matthew Pollack assumed command of the 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Monday, during a ceremony held in Hanger 485. Major Pollack and his family join Team Luke after serving at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Although new to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, Major

  • JAG corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program will be accepted from Jan. 1 through March 1, 2009. Selection for both programs is competitive and interested officers are encouraged to compete. The FLEP is a paid legal studies program for active-duty Air Force