• Monsoons, more than rain clouds, dust storms

    Starting June 15, things in Arizona can get a little bit electric, the sky will darken, the wind will pick up and liquid will fall from the sky. The Arizona Monsoon season, brings with it those little black rain clouds that can quickly escalate into full blown thunderstorms.According to the National

  • 944 Airman chosen as one of Air Force's Airman of the year

    They say lightning only strikes once, but for one unit here at Luke Air Force Base the saying doesn't hold true. For the second time in three years, Luke has an Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year.Master Sgt. Sandra Plentzas, 944th Fighter Wing Chapel superintendent, was selected as one of the

  • Community Partners Celebrate Military Dads

    In a show of support for the military and their families three Phoenix area businesses teamed up to celebrate dads in uniform on Father's Day. Toni and Guy Salon, Dillard's Department Store, and Uptown Alley, an entertainment complex and full service restaurant, treated three Airmen to a special

  • Whirlwind Training

    Nearly fifty Airmen traveled to Fayetteville, Tenn. in May to rebuild part of the Riverside Christian Academy campus after tornadoes devastated the town of Fayetteville, Tenn. last year. The school suffered hundreds of lost trees and damage to several structures prompting civil engineers from Luke

  • Smiles make the long days worth it

    After six months of preparation, two days of travel; and a whirlwind two weeks of non-stop medical, dental, and optical care, Reserve and Guard members from 10 different units returned to home station a little tired but filled with pride and satisfaction knowing they provided care to more than

  • Tops In Blue - Listen

    Tops In Blue, the United States Air Force's premier entertainment group, performed in Phoenix June 5.Tops In Blue's 29 members took center stage at the Grand Canyon University Arena performing a free, 90-minute show, inviting people to "listen" to the music of life through the sounds we hear every

  • Tops in Blue visit the 944th Fighter Wing

    Col. Judith Patton, commander, 944th Medical Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. receives a personal "thank you" from Edward Jones, performance director, Air Force Entertainment, during the Tops in Blue visit to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. June 4. As the squadron commander, Patton supported her

  • MPAAT rolling out...

    It's really hard to believe my mobile public affairs team and I are at the end of our deployment here to Camp Leatherneck in Southern Afghanistan. It has been an exciting, fast paced and unique deployment for all of us. Now that it is almost over, it seems like just yesterday we landed here tired,

  • 944th Visits DC

    Air Force Reserve Command's Airman of the Year, Senior Airman Merranda Moreno, and several other members of the 944th Fighter Wing were part of a congressional delegation visit to Washington D.C. May 8-9. The group spent two days on Capitol Hill visiting state representatives and staff from seven

  • Service Members, Families, Get Free Pass to National Parks

    Service members and their families will be able to enter all of America's national parks free of charge for a year under an initiative announced Tuesday.The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Annual Pass, which normally costs $80 will become available to service