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  • Maintenance Professionals shine

    More than 900 Thunderbolts gathered in Hangar 913 to celebrate excellence in the 56th Maintenance Group by honoring 146 maintenance professionals. The 56th MXG recognized its best and brightest performers Saturday during the annual Maintenance Professional of the Year banquet. The theme for the

  • MRA trains world's best F-16 crew chiefs

    It's a well known fact that Luke, the largest F-16 base in the world, graduates about 400 pilots a year. What is not so well known is that Luke also trains all F-16 crew chiefs in the Air Force. More than 450 students graduated the MRA program here in 2007. F-16 crew chief's attended the Fighter

  • Pilot for a day, tough as "Nails"

    A 13-year-old boy toured Luke Feb. 27 where he met Maj. Ellis Kinzer, 425th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, and Master Sgt. Alan Flynn, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron electro-environmental systems chief who showed him what it's like to be a pilot for a day. Michael 'Nails'

  • AETC commanders meet, discuss way ahead

    More than 100 Air Education and Training Command senior leaders gathered here to participate in the AETC Commanders' and Command Chiefs' Conference Feb. 25-29. The conference, held twice annually, provided an opportunity for Gen. William R. Looney III, AETC commander, and other AETC leaders to

  • Kickball not only for kids

    Straight from elementary school to the fields at Luke, kickball is alive and kicking. The intramural double elimination kickball tournament was held Feb. 19 through 22 by the 56th Services Squadron Fitness Center. "We had this tournament just to have fun," said Trever Tucker, fitness center sports

  • Medical Group to undergo renovation, modernization

    Luke's community medical needs have been changing, and the 56th Medical Group has been evolving to meet those needs. In 2004, the Medical Treatment Facility (formerly known as the Luke hospital) transformed from an inpatient facility to an outpatient clinic and is now entering a new phase of that