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  • Luke baseball team takes AF tourney

    Despite battling the high humidity of Virginia and 80-mile-per-hour fast balls, the Luke Falcons swept the competition to take home their first Air Force Bash championship. "The Air Force Bash tournament is an all Air Force varsity baseball tournament," said Falcons team Coach Nico George. "The

  • Luke celebrates AF 60th with ball

    Sixty years ago, the Air Force became an independent service, and more than 670 Luke members and distinguished guests celebrated and paid tribute to the service's airpower legacy during the Luke Air Force Base 60th Anniversary "Heritage to Horizons" Ball at the Glendale Civic Center Sept. 15. The

  • Pilot for day visits 310th

    A seven-year-old boy visited the 310th Fighter Squadron Sept. 14 where he met with the commander and other 310th FS members. Nick "Killer Man" McCluen was selected to participate in the pilot for-a-day program at Luke. He is currently recovering from leukemia. Nick arrived with his mother, where

  • 62d FS graduates 11 new Viper drivers

    As 2007 began, a pack of young pilots gathered for training in the F-16 as part of 62nd Fighter Squadron in class 07-CBC. Representing a snapshot of the Air Force itself, they hailed from the shores of Maryland to California and all places in between. Nine months later, the 62nd FS is proud to

  • Luke prepares for another CFC

    The 2007 Combined Federal Campaign will kick off at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at a breakfast at the Desert Star Club main ballroom. Tickets for the event can be purchased through squadron or group representatives. Since the 1940s, before the Air Force was a separate branch of the military, federal employees

  • Former Iran hostage to speak at base POW/MIA Day

    More than 25 years after his release from captivity, retired Air Force Col. Tom Shaefer is going to speak about "converting conflict and change into opportunity" during Luke's annual POW/MIA Day observance at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday adjacent to the 56th Fighter Wing headquarters building and base flag

  • 21st FS welcomes new commander

    Two nations came together during a 21st Fighter Squadron change of command ceremony Sept. 7 to farewell the legacy forged by one commander while welcoming the future leadership of another. Lt. Col. Dennis Malfer, 21st Fighter Squadron commander, relinquished command to Lt. Col. James