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Luke 1 leads wing on run

Thunderbolts participate in the 56th Fighter Wing formation run on January 4th on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven Nabor)

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Wacky Olympics

Participants at the Wacky Olympics prepare to start the bed race November 12th in the parking lot on the corner of 137th Avenue located on Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)

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Wacky Olympics

Kevin Bruaw, 56th Force Support Squadron sports specialist, and Airman 1st Class Jeremy McCalmon, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron Egress Systems apprentice, race on tricycles while people watched on November 12th during the Wacky Olympics held at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)

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Luke Base Picnic

Thunderbolts participate in a pizza eating contest November 12th during the 56th Fighter Wing annual base picnic at Fowler Park. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Darlene Seltmann)

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Luke Base Picnic

Chief Master Sgt. Kerry Taylor, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, spikes the ball on November 12th during a Chiefs versus Eagles volleyball game at the Luke base picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Darlene Seltmann)

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Base Airmen unfurl 'Old Glory' at NFL game

Airmen and other servicemembers unfurl teh U.S. flag on November 14th during the Arizona Cardinals game in Glendale, Arizona. In addition to the flag support detail, other Airmen had the opportunity to attend the game for free thanks to the Bidwell family from the Arizonal Cardinals who donated more than 400 tickets to Luke Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Nabor)

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24-hour Ops

Staff Sgt. Earl Leithead, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Genesa Williams, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons crew member, line up a missile for loading in preparation for the next day's flight. Crew cheifs work at night to prepare jets for the next day's missions and perform maintenance that there is no time to complete during the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman C.J. Hatch)

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24-hour Ops

Airman 1st Class Joshua Gorman, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares to wash the underside of an F-16 Fighting Falcon leaving on a cross-country trip in the morning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman C.J. Hatch)

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24-hour Ops

Senior Airman Samuel Perez, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons crew member, and Staff Sgt. Donald Sheppard, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, load a missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon in preparation for the next day's flight. The maintainers will also wash and repair the jets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman C.J. Hatch)

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24-hour Ops

Airman 1st Class David Shinn, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, reaches inside an F-16 Fighting Falcon to reroute a harness. "Working nights is a good job; it's quiet so you get to focus on what you're doing. During the day I would just do a launch and recovery." (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman C.J. Hatch)

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Load Crew Comp

Airman 1st Class Genesa Williams, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons crew member, attaches fins to a missile in preparation for a cross-country flight the jet will take in the morning. The tasks performed during the night are similar to those performed during the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman C.J. Hatch)

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Load Crew Comp

Tech. Sgt. Chai Chen Fong, 425th Fighter Squadron, guides an MJ1-Jammer holding the MK-82 low drag bomb underneath the F-16 Fighting Falcon frame during a load crew competition held on Luke Air Force Base, Arizona on October 8th. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Nabor)

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Load Crew Comp

Airman Tara Link, 308th Fighter Squadron, pulls and cuts the arming wire for the M-904 fuze on an MK-82 low drag bomb on October 8th during a load crew competition held on Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Nabor)

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Load Crew Comp

Senior Airman Thomas Callanan, 308th Fighter Squadron, adds his remarks to the procedure book completing the load crew competition held in Hangar 485, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Nabor)

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Load Crew Comp

Senior Airman Joshua Chapman, 309th Fighter Squadron, performs an inspection on the MK-82 low drag bomb and shouts out imperfections to Staff Sgt. Michael Aviles, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, as he records on the checklists during the load crew competition on October 8th. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Nabor)

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Load Crew Comp

Staff Sgt. Joseph Cho, 62nd Fighter Squadron, inspects an MK-82 low drag bomb on October 8th during the Load Crew Competition in Hangar 485, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The quarterly competition pits load crews from the five aircraft maintenance units against each other in a side-by-side weapons loading competition evaluated by weapons standardization personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Louis Vega)

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MDG garners downrange experience

Tech. Sgt. Eric Stalling, 56th Medical Group Allergy and Immunizations NCO-in-charge, vaccinates Staff Sgt. Jason Stone at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (Courtesy photo)

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Raise your right hand...

Tech. Sgt. Erin Caldwell, 56th Fighter Wing command section NCO-in-charge, signs re-enlistment paperwork on the Luke flightline with 1st Lt. Scott Marlin, 309th Fighter Squadron student pilot. Lieutenant Martin re-enlisted Sergeant Caldwell in the air using radio communications between aircraft during an incentive flight September 10th. (Courtesy photo)

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Wing Boss lauds Luke, bids farewell

(Courtesy photo)

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MDG garners downrange experience

Maj. Michael Blowers, 56th Medical Group Surgical Services Flight commander, works with an Intra-Theater Care patient at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (Courtesy photo)

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