• Werewolves at Luke get new commander

    Lt. Col. Paul “Ballz” Killeen relinquished command to Lt. Col. Bradley “Vapor” Sullivan, the new 69 FS commander. The ceremony was presided over by Col. Trena Savageau, 944th Operations Group commander.

  • The 69th FS thwarts attack, saves base during WWII

    The 69th Fighter Squadron was activated on January 15, 1941 as the 69th Pursuit Group. They, like so many other squadrons at the time, were originally a training squadron. For the first two years, the 69th began training elite pilots to send to the fronts, both in Europe and the Pacific. However, in

  • Knocking Leukemia out of the park

    Through love, hope, and the help of Phoenix Children’s Hospital a Citizen Airman and his family celebrated defeating cancer with a trip to the ballpark.Mason Weedman, son of Carrie and Maj. Aaron Weedman, 69th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age

  • Werewolves get new pack leader

    Lt. Col. Sean Rassas, took command of the 69th Fighter Squadron during a ceremony held here August 5.Lt. Col. Saxon Yandell relinquished command to Rassas, former Assistant Director of Operations for the 69 FS. The ceremony was presided over by Col. Robert Tofil, 944th Operations Group,