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  • A Reunion of a Lifetime

    For most residents of Accra, Ghana, life seemed like any other day on Nov. 11, 2011 … the people, accustomed to the hot and humid fall weather, buzzed around the sprawling city. Although, for Akwasi Ageyman-Prempeh, it was anything but normal – it was filled with excitement and hope.

  • Luke hosts military retirees for day-long appreciation event

    Two military retirees admire an F-16C Fighting Falcon during a Retiree Appreciation Day event Oct. 26, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The event consisted of a static display of an F-16C and an F-35A Lightning II and units across the base offered interactive demonstrations and exhibits. Airmen

  • Luke F-35 surpasses 35K sortie milestone

    An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron, flies during a sortie Oct. 28, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The flight is the 35,000th F-35 sortie flown at Luke AFB since F-35 flight operations began in 2014. The F-35A is a fifth generation, multi-role fighter jet that can reach

  • Childhelp members visit Luke

    Airman 1st Class Jacob Turcotte, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team member, instructs Kenneth Allen, a member of the Childhelp program, on how to use an Andros 16 bomb disposal robot during the Childhelp Kids Day of Hope tour Oct. 16, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

  • German air force pilots visit Luke

    Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury, 56th Fighter Wing commander, shows his display tail flashes to retired German air force pilots who were part of the Cactus Starfighter Squadron based at Luke from 1958 to 1983. While visiting Luke Air Force Base, Ariz, Oct. 18, 2019, members of the GAF met with

  • 56th CES office rewarded for cost saving efforts

    Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. – In the month of national energy awareness, the Peak Solutions program ran by the Arizona Public Service (APS), Arizona’s largest electric utility, presented the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Portfolio Optimization office with a reward of more than $13,500, Oct. 15, 2019,

  • Luke squadrons compete at 3rd Quarter Load Crew Competition

    Staff Sgt. Matthew Perry, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew team chief, attaches an inert bomb on to an F-16C Fighting Falcon during the 3rd Quarter Load Crew Competition Oct. 17, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Eight AMUs competed for the fastest time in loading munitions on the

  • Sen. Kyrsten Sinema visits Luke

    U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona discusses key topics with 56th Fighter Wing Airmen during a roundtable Oct. 9, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Sinema toured Luke AFB and spoke with leadership to learn about its mission and challenges impacting the base and its community. As a primary