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  • Military working dogs of Luke

    Military working dog Max, assigned to the 56th Security Forces Squadron, poses for a portrait June 17, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. MWDs help protect Luke by detecting drugs, deterring hostile actions and locating bombs. MWDs and their handlers protect more than 7,000 personnel at Luke and

  • 20/20 vision in 2020

    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Eighty percent of what most individuals perceive comes through sense of sight. Luke Air Force Base Optometry Clinic Airmen are professionals that help Airmen maintain eye health and enable mission success.

  • Airman Leadership School innovates to continue training NCOs

    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – As a new way to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 while continuing the mission, the John. J. Rhodes Airman Leadership School initiated a solely online course beginning with the class 20-5 on May 20.

  • Egress specialists maintain escape systems

    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – As a last-resort to escape a catastrophic emergency, pilots trust an aircraft’s ejection system to carry them safely from danger. While the equipment does the physical work, pilots’ lives are in the hands of maintenance Airmen.

  • Brig. Gen. Kreuder tours Luke AFB

    Maj. Kimberly Guest (center), 56th Security Forces Squadron commander, explains the capabilities and training opportunities of the 360-degree virtual reality simulation to Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder (left), 56th Fighter Wing commander, June 4, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Krueder, who took

  • F-16 Fighting Falcons at dusk

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 425th Fighter Squadron, prepares to land May 19, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-16 can withstand up to nine G’s, nine times the force of gravity, with a full load of internal fuel. Luke AFB currently trains alongside six foreign nations and has

  • AMMO assembles inert munition

    Airman 1st Class Tyler Drummond, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, tightens a bolt on a GBU-10 inert bomb May 19, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. GBU-10s are laser-guided munition capable of delivering precision strikes at more than six miles from the drop

  • Arizona Governor declares State of Emergency, institutes curfew

    The Governor of Arizona has issued a statewide Declaration of Emergency, including a curfew, which will begin at 8:00 p.m., May 31, 2020. The curfew is in effect from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. nightly and will expire on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. unless further extended.

  • 56th SFS conducts presence patrol

    Nicholas Corral, 56th Security Forces Squadron Defense Air Force Police chief, patrols during an anti-theft operation May 21, 2020, at the Luke Air Force Base auxiliary range in Ariz. Luke defenders conducted a presence patrol to ensure the security and safety of Luke assets and property. The 56th