Jim Starr served in the Navy during the 1940s and stood witness to some of the most memorable events in American history. Starr, 92, who served between 1938 and 1946, recalled the eight U.S. battleships struck during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

Jim Starr served in the Navy during the 1940s and stood witness to some of the most memorable events in American history. Starr, 92, who served between 1938 and 1946, recalled the eight U.S. battleships struck during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

Jim Starr served in the Navy during the 1940s and stood witness to some of the most memorable events in American history. Starr, 92, who served between 1938 and 1946, recalled the eight U.S. battleships struck during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

Jim Starr served in the Navy during the 1940s and stood witness to some of the most memorable events in American history. Starr, 92, who served between 1938 and 1946, recalled the eight U.S. battleships struck during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Wednesday decided to suspend issuing building permits around Luke Air Force Base and its auxiliary fields.

The Luke Air Force Base's 56th Medical Group will sponsor Tricare briefings for military retirees and their family members at the Luke AFB Base Theater on July 12.

TUCSON — Nearly 549 military positions and 28 F-16 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale will be cut under the Air Force's proposed fiscal 2010 force structure realignment.

The West Valley’s dogged fight to keep Luke Air Force Base open for generations to come ended in victory Wednesday when the Department of Defense chose the Glendale facility as the home to the new pilot training center for the F-35 fighter jets.

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE - Air Force officials say one squadron of F-16 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base will be retired by early next year as part of a planned base downsizing.

PHOENIX - The U.S. Navy says it plans to close its Phoenix base and move its reservists and full-time personnel to quarters at Luke Air Force Base.

GLENDALE - An Air Force F-16 fighter crashed Tuesday about two miles southwest of Luke Air Force Base, but the pilot ejected safely, authorities said.

The south East Valley is growing so fast that a phrase like "that’s so last year" carries some weight. Many of its newer residents have no idea why there’s a university campus and an ambitious airport in their midst.

Thousands of West Valley families and war veterans gathered this weekend at Luke Air Force Base to catch a glimpse of fighter jets and other large military aircraft in an up-close and personal manner. This year’s Luke Days marked the military installation’s 70th anniversary — the air shows have been taking place since the 1950s — celebrating the world’s largest training base for F-16 pilots that soon could be home to the F-35.

Thousands of West Valley families and war veterans gathered this weekend at Luke Air Force Base to catch a glimpse of fighter jets and other large military aircraft in an up-close and personal manner. This year’s Luke Days marked the military installation’s 70th anniversary — the air shows have been taking place since the 1950s — celebrating the world’s largest training base for F-16 pilots that soon could be home to the F-35.

An economic engine that provides thousands of jobs and pumps an estimated $2.2 billion into Maricopa County's economy is at risk. You would think every politician in the county would jump to protect such an asset, but unfortunately the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors continues to defy both law and logic to put the future of Luke Air Force Base in danger. We need county supervisors who will protect the Air Force base that protects our national security.

PHOENIX  - Luke Air Force Base officials are taking a cautious approach as plans for a proposed airpark in the Surprise area are unveiled.

The politics surrounding development around Luke Air Force Base and its auxiliary fields has unfairly created the misconception that Maricopa County has been somehow negligent or shortsighted.

Since its establishment in 1941, Luke Air Force Base has played a vital role in our nation’s security and in Arizona’s economy. I filed a lawsuit last week against Maricopa County to make sure its future is not jeopardized by the county’s failure to follow state law.

On a day when most of Arizona came through unscathed, Williams Gateway Airport took a direct hit from the Pentagon.