b'NewcomersinformationU.S. Air Force photoARRIVALAny visitor (age 15 or older) must be screened and issued Located in the Valley of the Sun, Luke AFB is 30 milesa pass by security forces prior to gaining access to the northwest of downtown Phoenix in Glendale, Arizona. Lukeinstallation. To obtain a visitors pass, the sponsor will meet AFB is accessible by any mode of transportation. It is withintheir guest(s) at the South Gate Commercial Reception Center easy driving distance of recreational and sightseeing points,open seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. During non-duty including the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff ski slopes to thehours, passes are issued at the South Gate Installation Entry north as well as the beaches of California to the west. Control Point. Newcomers should enter the base through the South Gate, offOnline prescreening for passes is available to expediteLitchfield Road, where the main visitor center is located. Theprocessing time. Before entering the installation, visitors should base is immediately west of Litchfield Road and Glendale Avenue. process their request online at https://dbids-global.dmdc.mil/enroll#!/.By automobile, take Interstate 10 to Exit 128 and thenTo operate a vehicle on base, drivers are required to maintain travel north on Litchfield Road to the South Gate. If travelinga valid stateside drivers license, vehicle registration and proof on I-17, take Loop 101 west and exit on Glendale Avenue,of insurance. Failure to show these documents could result in which dead-ends at the base. Turn left on Litchfield Road toa six-month suspension of on-base driving privileges.get to the South Gate and visitors center. All drivers on base must also comply with the Arizona Clean By air, you will arrive at Sky Harbor International Airport,Air Act, which requires vehicles to be in compliance with local emissions-inspection requirements. Emissions testing must south of Phoenix. Taxi and limousine charges to Luke AFBbe successfully completed on all vehicles in Maricopa County are expensive, but a shuttle service is available at a moreat a state-operated emissions testing facility. This requirement reasonable fare. includes motorcycles, diesels, motor homes and recreational BASE ENTRY PROCEDURESvehicles. Vehicles with out-of-state license plates are included in this requirement.Military members, their dependents and civilian employeesContractors must complete a Luke AFB Contractor Affidavit are admitted to the base using common access cards oralong with all other required documentation. The Sponsoring dependent ID cards that are electronically scanned by gateOrganization must also submit supporting documentation to guards when entering the installation. ID cards are updatedthe visitor center. Security Forces will then initiate a background electronically during inprocessing to show current assignmentcheck using the Arizona Criminal Justice Information System at Luke Air Force Base. and other state and federal law enforcement databases. 6 LUKE AIR FORCE BASE THE Premier Fighter Wing'