Heartlink: helping spouses understand their vital role

Thirteen Luke spouses gathered at the Airman and Family Readiness Flight Aug. 29 to learn about the Air Force and understand why they are considered the "heart" of the Air Force family. "We are pleased this Heartlink was such a success," said Terry Jarrell, 56th Mission Support Squadron work/life

Heritage To Horizons: Retiree Reflects on three decades of service

In 1971, Richard Nixon was president and Jack Williams was governor of Arizona. Hawaii Five-O and the Mod Squad topped the Nielsen ratings; Dirty Harry and Summer of '42 were box office smashes and Neil Diamond and Three Dog Night topped the music charts. More than that, a young college student

Heritage To Horizons: Retired chief won't slow down

Nearly 50 years ago during the dark days of the Cold War, a young man decided to join the Air Force and started a military journey that lasted three decades in active-duty and many more years as a volunteer and civil service worker. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Geno Piccoli joined the Air Force in 1958

'MOPP'ing around

It's My Base campaign to instill pride in Luke

As I look around the installation, I am incredibly proud of the men and women who accomplish our mission of training the world's greatest fighter pilots and maintainers while deploying mission ready warfighters. This mission couldn't be accomplished without your professionalism, commitment and

Bridgin' the gap

Thunderbolt of the Week: Staff Sgt. Theron Canale

Staff Sgt. Theron Canale, 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Dedicated crew chief Hometown: Craig, Colo. Years in service: Seven Education: Three classes away from Community College of the Air Force degree Previous assignments: Osan Air Base, Korea, and Aviano AB, Italy Inspirations: Father's constant

'It's my Base' campaign addresses pride in Luke

The 56th Fighter Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Tom Jones, launched an "It's My Base" campaign last week; the major tenets of the campaign address the pride in the appearance of Luke and professionalism of base members. As part of military professionalism, proper respect during reveille, retreat and

Closure scheduled for Litchfiled Road

It's hard not to notice all the construction on Litchfield Road when coming to Luke. The construction is to build an overpass over Litchfield Road to unify the base. This project will be intensifying with two road closures scheduled for Thursday to Aug. 26 and again about 4-6 weeks later, according

56th MSS welcomes new commander

The 56th Mission Support Squadron change of command July 26 at Club Thunderbolt was the final of several squadron changes of commands of the summer season. Nearly 90 Thunderbolts looked on as Lt. Col. Eric Bass relinquished command to Maj. Carol Gordon. Major Gordon was a student at the Air Force