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  • Luke community initiatives team wins 2006 Desert Peaks Award

    The 56th Fighter Wing Community Initiatives Team will be honored Wednesday by the Maricopa Association of Government as the recipient of the 2006 Desert Peak Award for Public Partnership. The Desert Peaks Awards were initiated by MAG to recognize individuals and partnerships that have demonstrated a

  • Base members test skills during exercise

    The 56th Fighter Wing participated in a week-long readiness exercise, which began at 5 a.m. Monday with a base-wide recall. Once per quarter, the 56th Fighter Wing Inspector General office plans, conducts and evaluates a week-long readiness exercise for Luke to test the ability of base members to

  • Military personnel exempt from state tax

    Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano signed House Bill 2975, Tax Exemption, Active Duty Pay June 20. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Jonathan Patton, District 30; Pamela Gordon, District 6; Timothy Bee, District 30; Lucy Mason, District 1; and John McComish, District 20, codifies the state income tax

  • Arizona monsoon begins early

    Today is the average start date for Arizona monsoon, although this year it began Sunday. The few storms that blew into the Valley in the last two weeks were just teasers. Despite a two-month-long season, not every thunderstorm that blows into the Valley will be a monsoon. From July through

  • Luke fire emergency services keep kids safe with gift

    The 101 days of summer are in full swing and many Luke families are on the road driving to points all over the country. That time spent on the road can be dangerous. Wearing seat belts can make a difference in the severity of injuries sustained from a vehicle accident. Everyone is required by

  • Field of dreams coming to Fowler Park

    Luke civil engineers have begun demolition work in Fowler Park to make room for a new youth sports baseball field. The removal of fences, backstops and lights prepares the field for contractors to begin constructing the new field. According to Mary Jo May, Luke's chief of community relations, the

  • Contest to pick Luke Days 2007 theme

    Luke Days Air Show is planned for March 24 and 25, 2007, however the date is still dependent upon the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird performance schedule for 2007. In the meantime, members of the committee are spinning up their planning efforts for the 2007 air show. The committee is soliciting ideas

  • Turkey shoot tests TBolt teamwork

    Eight Luke Fighter squadrons broke new ground when they competed in the 56th Fighter Wing Tactical Turkey Shoot June 30 at the Barry M. Goldwater range. Unlike ordinary turkey shoots where pilots drop practice bombs in a controlled environment at the range, the tactical turkey shoot forced pilots to

  • First 944th jet departs

    The first of 17 F-16s from the 944th Fighter Wing departed Luke on Tuesday for Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where it will undergo Falcon Star, a life-extending set of upgrades. From there, aircraft 86-273 will make its home at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 944th FW flightline was lined with members

  • EOD teams train on latest tactics

    A team of instructors spent a week here educating explosive ordnance disposal specialists from the wing, Phoenix Police Department, Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and the Arizona Army National Guard. A-T Solutions, Inc. provides anti-terrorism training based on real-time information about