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  • Spikes graduate first pilots of new year

    On Saturday, 13 of the Combat Air Forces' newest Viper pilots will close six months of grueling training and receive their graduation certificates. Class 07-HBC from the 62nd Fighter Squadron "Spikes" will join the ranks of a select group of aviators fortunate enough to fly the F-16. The Spikes did

  • Underage drinking can ruin career

    The flashing red and blue lights combined with gawking onlookers makes it hard for the stumbling underage Airman to concentrate while performing a field sobriety test. "It's hard to speculate why an underage Airman chooses to drink, but it's often peer pressure or trying to fit into a group," said

  • OSI encourages ‘Eagle Eyes’

    Due to the high profile Super Bowl game next weekend, and its proximity to the base, Luke's Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 421, reminds people to keep "eagle eyes" open for suspicious behaviors and report them to the 56th Security Forces Squadron. "Eagle Eyes is an

  • Flagship reflects Thunderbolt pride

    Being a crew chief for the wing flagship flown by Brig. Gen. Tom Jones, 56th Fighter Wing commander, is no small task. Staff Sgt. Paul DeGrechie, and Airman Brandon Hohenstein, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, were recently selected as crew chiefs on the special F-16. "I was honored to

  • Club drive proves successful

    Thanks to the 2007 Luke Club membership drive which ended last month, 149 Thunderbolts are now new club members. According to John Myrick, 56th Services Squadron club manager, the Air Education and Training Command goal was 168, however, 149 new club members is good news for all Thunderbolts. Club

  • Snakes in our midst: 607th ACS trains Airmen to control the skies

    Command and control history is being written everyday in the skies over Iraq and Afghanistan. The Snakes of the 607th Air Control Squadron, a tenant unit at Luke, plays a major role in the success of command and control personnel assigned to units engaged in these areas of responsibility. The 607th

  • Military and vets can relax in Sky Harbor hospitality room

    While waiting in an airport often lacks the comforts of home, in the Phoenix Military and Veterans Hospitality Room in Terminal 2, at Sky Harbor International Airport, a Luke Airman sits in a cushioned recliner, flipping through channels on a big screen TV -- waiting to catch a plane that begins his

  • Load crews battle for top honors

    The Airmen stand ready with the required gear and tools, waiting with anticipation for the signal to begin. Weapons load crews from the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 308th AMU came head-to-head during one of the quarterly load crew competitions, held Jan. 10 in the 62nd AMU hanger. "Every

  • Future Raptor pilots test mettle on Falcons

    The first pilots ever selected to fly the F-22 without previous fighter experience started preparing for that day Jan. 14, when they entered the 63rd Fighter Squadron here for the Raptor Lead-in course. The Raptor Lead-in course is a five-week opportunity for the four new pilots to experience flying