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  • 61st FS Splits sky over Gila Bend

    In February, F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 61st Fighter Squadron performed a mission in the skies over the Gila Bend Air Force auxiliary field that had not been performed there before. Pilots of the 61st FS recently deployed  to Gila Bend AFAF and performed air combat maneuvering and tactical

  • 56th EMS member receives AF Marquez Award

    One of Luke's own will fly to  Washington May 1 to receive the 2006 Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award for Munitions/Missile Maintenance. His photo for the awardwill be displayed in the Pentagon for a year. The prestigious Marquez Award winner is Master Sgt. Ramon Barajas, 56th Equipment

  • Thunderbolt of the Week: Airman 1st Class Amy Trudeau

    Airman 1st Class Amy Trudeau, 56th Medical Support Squadron, Medical Logistics Apprentice Hometown: Pawtucket, R.I. Years in service: One Education: Community College of Rhode Island; Community College of the Air Force in business administration and logistics management Inspirations: My

  • Wing earns Daedalian trophy

    The 56th Fighter Wing swept the competition, earning the Air Force's top maintenance honors as the recipient of the 2006 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance Trophy. First awarded in 1960, this trophy is given annually to the Air Force unit determined to have the best

  • Unit closes chapter in history

    February 12 was a bittersweet day on the fightline of the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke. The wing closed a chapter of its almost 20-year history as members bid farewell to the last three F-16s. The reserve unit's F-16s are being reassigned to other locations following recommendations by the Base

  • Touch of Top Hats, taste of victory

    More than 400 Luke Airmen gathered Feb. 22 to meet a NASCAR driver and score free tickets to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway schedueld for April 21.Driver Matt Kenseth, currently in 12th place, took rime out of his racing schedule to visit with Luke Airmen and experience

  • Convoy operations performed by dedicated Airmen

    Many Air Force members know of Airmen performing convoy duties in Iraq, which are normally performed by the Army. However, unless you serve with the 70th Medium Truck Detachment Scorpions and the 424th Medium Truck Detachment Centurions, you may not hear about the duties they perform or the

  • Who has best maintenance group in the Air Force?

    This rally cry, created by Col. Algene Fryer, 56th Maintenance Group commander, was a self-fulfilling prophecy when the 56th Fighter Wing found out  they were the recipients of the 2006 Air Force Maintenance Daedalian Award.  The Maintenance Daedalian Award recognizes the unit that best met the

  • Thunderbolt of the Week: Kristina Winslow

    Staff Sgt. Kristina Winslow, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, Emergency Management NCO In Charge Hometown: Willamina, Ore. Years in service: Five Education: Currently working on a Community College of the Air Force degree in emergency management Previous assignments:  Ramstein Air Base,

  • Luke Airman enables combat airpower in Iraq

    When the battle smoke cleared, more than 200 enemy insurgents were dead and 100 were captured. One of Luke's own, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth King, 56th Operations Support Squadron radar approach chief controller, deployed to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, played a role during the decisive Jan. 28