The following is a list of Articles 15 and administrative actions issued at Luke Air Force Base for June: 56th Maintenance Group Articles 15 A staff sergeant received an Article 15 for the use of marijuana. The member received a reduction to the rank to senior airman, suspended forfeiture of $1,213 pay per month for…
Basketball camp teaches more than game Story and photo by Airman 1st Class CORY GOSSETT, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Kids hustle to catch a rebound during a rebound training exercise July 10 at the Tom Kuyper Summer Basketball Camp at the Luke Air Force Base Youth Center. Children participated in the annual Tom Kuyper Summer Basketball Camp…
South Carolina Tech. Sgt. Joseph Charleston, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire station captain, and Senior Airman Boyd Korb, 20th CES firefighter, at Shaw Air Force Base received a Defense Department level award for heroism based on the lifesaving rescue of a downed civilian firefighter in Sumter, S.C. Italy Airmen and Soldiers integrated combat search and…
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Courtesy photo Capt. Fred Christensen July 7, 1944: Six in one day Seventy years ago this week, Capt. Fred Christensen, 62nd Fighter Squadron, was the first American fighter pilot to shoot down six Luftwaffe aircraft in one day. In fact, it took him under two minutes. Christensen was already a triple ace with 15.5 kills…
Courtesy photo William Hersey Davis “Reputation is what men say about you on your tombstone; character is what angels say about you before the throne of God.” ~ William Hersey Davis How do you wish to be remembered? I hate to break this to you, but we are all going to “buy the farm” one…
Who wants to be a millionaire? Time is the precious asset for building a roadmap toward this goal. If you start saving for retirement at age 25, you only have to save about $4,830 annually to reach $1 million by age 65, assuming an annual return of 7 percent. That equates to $365 a month,…
Photos by Senior Airman Devante Williams The sky was bright with fireworks July 4 over Luke Air Force Base at the annual Freedom Fest, which drew more than 2,000 spectators. The show, set to music, was the finale of the base’s Independence Day celebration at Fowler Park. Attendees enjoy a line dance July 4…
The complexity of today’s financial environment combined with the realities of military life present special financial challenges for service members and their families. Frequent relocation, a steady paycheck, separation from family and friends, and the stresses of deployment can make military households an attractive target for scam artists. In recognition of these challenges and the…
On DVD: ‘The Terminator’ “The Terminator” starring the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator), Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor), and Michael Biehn (Kyle Reese), and directed by James Cameron features a human-looking, almost indestructible cyborg sent from the year 2029 back in time to 1984 to execute Sarah Connor. At 1:52 a.m. an alleyway is lit up by…
