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  • Luke AFB EOD Team Trains with Zambia

    U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen assigned to the 56th Civil Engineering Squadron showcase their mission and train with Zambia Air Force and Army personnel, February 2025, in Livingstone, Zambia. The Airmen selected for the training event provided instruction on explosive safety,

  • 56th CES keeps things cool

    The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron is conducting a major upgrade renovation to an existing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at the base chapel and gym at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

  • 56th CES saves Air Force $1.2 million with in-house project

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Demitrius Benoit, left, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron structural craftsman, cuts concrete while U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Vincente Davis, 56th CES structural craftsman, observes, in the base fitness center, June 1, 2021, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. By executing

  • EOD drops BDU-33s to showcase handling procedures

    Tech. Sgt. Michael Alger (right), 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader, provides an explosive safety briefing to Airmen prior to intentionally dropping a BDU-33 ordnance during a demonstration, Nov. 18, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. EOD Airmen offered three

  • WFSM Airmen live up to their name

    Senior Airman Jaime Villagomez (bottom left) and Airman 1st Class Manolo Hernandez (bottom right), 56th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels system maintenance technicians, maintain a fire hydrant system while Jerome Stanton, 56th CES WFSM technician, observes, Nov. 2, 2020, at Luke Air Force

  • 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.

  • 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,

  • Fire Prevention Week

    Brig. Gen. Todd D. Canterbury, 56th Fighter Wing commander, signs a Fire Prevention Week proclamation at the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 2, 2019. Fire Prevention Week is observed from Sunday to Saturday of the week of Oct. 9 to commemorate the Great