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  • 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

  • Will goes on great adventure at Luke

    In the late 1980s, one the most popular movies was Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. It was a story of two teenagers experiencing a plethora of unique adventures. Will Tuszynski, 7, had an experience July 30 that could be called Will's great adventure. He was pilot-for a-day, and as such

  • French air force train at Luke

    Never before has the French Rafale aircraft deployed to U.S. soil...until recently. Approximately 20 French air force aircrews, 60 maintainers and support personnel and four Rafale aircraft visited Luke to participate in a warm-up exercise July 28 through today. France is one of the few countries

  • Goldwater Range firefighters lend hand to local fire departments

    The phone rang around 2 a.m. July 20 at the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field. Assistant Fire Chief James Peterson, retired Air Force firefighter, answered the call. There was a fire at the Doubletree Paper Mill on Thayer Road in Gila Bend. Although not a normal emergency for the Goldwater Range

  • 56th Medical Group partners with Scottsdale Healthcare

    The 56th Medical Group and Scottsdale Healthcare Hospital unveiled a "Salute to the Military" display honoring military members in Scottsdale Sunday. Maj. Gen. Bruce Green, Air Force Deputy Surgeon General was an honored guest at the unveiling ceremony accompanied by Col. Joseph Chozinski, 56th MDG

  • Luke welcomes new wing commander

    The 56th Fighter Wing is officially under new leadership as Col. Kurt Neubauer assumed command from Brig. Gen. Tom Jones during a change of command ceremony here, July 9. Maj. Gen. Irving Halter Jr., 19th Air Force commander, served as the reviewing official during the ceremony. After two years of