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  • Preparing for road trips can save lives

    There we were...heading south on Interstate 5, coming home from leave in Washington. There was a van loaded with luggage ahead and I noticed it gradually move from the right lane to the left. I figured the van was preparing to pass a slower vehicle. But the van drifted across the left lane and into

  • Luke cyclist rides across Iowa

    Most people are familiar with the Tour de France and its perennial winner, Lance Armstrong. Luke has its version of this record-breaking cyclist. Meet Maj. Sabrina Woods, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer. She rode 471 miles across Iowa July 20 to 26 as part of the Air Force cycling team.

  • Wheel and tire shop role model for AFSO21

    How many times have you been to a wheel and tire shop, whether civilian or military, and found it hard to get around because the place is crammed with stacks of wheels and tires taller than you? Also, the floor is littered with tools. You wonder; how does this shop function? Now imagine a wheel and

  • 107th Air Control Squadron coming to Luke

    Go west was a popular cry in the 19th century. The same two words are the future for the 107th Air Control Squadron Air National Guard unit that will move in December from their present location at 2025 N. 52nd St. in southeast Phoenix to Luke in the far west valley. The 107th ACS has the mission of

  • Youths become acquainted with Air Force at Luke

    Four youths, Anthony, Aaron, Jason and Justin, ages 16 to 18 from the Maricopa Youth Advocate Program visited Luke Aug. 13 as part of the first youth advocate tour sponsored by the 56th Security Forces. It was an opportunity for the teenagers to be exposed to an Air Force base and the culture of the

  • Diving Olympian flies high in F-16

    Few can fathom the intensity of sitting in the cockpit and commanding an F-16 Falcon. Even fewer can comprehend the feeling of competing in the world Olympics - even more so, to represent your nation as a world-class athlete alongside a brother. For 1st Lt. Justin Dumais, 310th Fighter Squadron

  • LRS defeats 56 AMXS 15-11 during softball championship

    The 56th Logistic Readiness Squadron softball team defeated the 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron team 15-11 to secure the intramural championship Monday. Looking to rein home a win, both teams fought to keep each other scoreless for the first inning. The seesaw action continued until the middle of

  • Propulsion Flight Shop vital to success of mission

    Editor's note: This is the third in a series of AFSO21 articles. There is a common denominator that everyone at Luke shares. It is the constant sound of F-16s taking off and landing. Seeing these aircraft flying is the finished product of a long process to make the flight possible. The 56th

  • Base prepares for another exercise

    Luke Thunderbolts will put their skills to the test during a 56th Fighter Wing exercise slated for August 18 through 22. The exercise will test Luke's deployment capabilities, Ability to Survive and Operate, as well as emergency response and force protection. "The training scenarios in this exercise

  • Thunderbolt goes from brain tumor to bodybuilder

    Betty Vasquez, 36, is not your typical medical assistant. Vasquez, who works for a dermatologist in Sun City West, has a unique perspective when dealing with the skin cancer cases she sees on a daily basis. In 2005, doctors found a tumor on the cerebellum of her brain close to the brain stem, so she