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  • GTCs transition on horizon for Airmen

    Major changes are coming to the Defense Department's government travel charge card used by Airmen while traveling on official business. First, the DOD contract with Bank of America will end soon. This means all holders of government travel cards will receive new GTCs from Citibank, the banking

  • Izzy has day to remember

    Often we think of heroic figures as people who do an extraordinary deed that displays bravery such as saving someone from a burning house or a Soldier risking his life so his comrades can live. Yes, these are heroic acts, but there is another type of hero -- the person who has been given what seems

  • IDEA capital program pays more than penny for thoughts

    What would you do with an extra $200? Take your buddies out for lunch? How about an extra $10,000? Would you pay off your car loan or take a romantic getaway with your spouse? One does not have to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow to gain a couple of thousand dollars -- the opportunity

  • SVS pulls ahead of 61st AMU

    The joint 56th Services Squadron and 56th Mission Support Squadron team battled the 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit during an intramural flag football game Aug. 26. The game began with the 61st winning the coin toss for possession of the ball. SVS experienced their opponent's strong defense after

  • Payday loans illegal for military members, families

    The Fiscal 2007 Military Authorization Act made it illegal for creditors to grant payday loans and car title loans to military members due to abuses existing in the industry. In the past, some military members have paid up to 800 percent interest at payday loan establishments. The change also

  • 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