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A mother’s right ... Notice to claimants

Commentary by In accordance with Air Force Instruction 34-511,
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0DUF\&RSHODQG Class Logan Norwood is deceased. The undersigned has
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56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Senior Airman James Hensley of estate settlement in accordance with AFI 34-511. All
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Becoming a new mother is chal- Senior Airman Marcy Copeland, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs pho- QRWLFHWRSUHVHQWWKHLUFODLPV&ODLPVPXVWEHSUHVHQWHG
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a new mother handle feeding and Force Support Squadron Child Development Center on Luke Air Force QG/W$GDP0DUWKDOHU6XPPDU\&RXUW2IÀFHUDW
taking care of her child and continu- Base. The CDC offers a nursing room for mothers who choose to RUHPDLODGDPPDUWKDOHU#XVDIPLO
ing her career in the military? breast-feed during work hours.
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was single and motherhood was the )LJKWHU:LQJ3XEOLF$IIDLUVZRPHQ preterm infants. Leadership Gold
furthest thought from my mind. I and their families.
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had our son. I was told at 18 years “It is my goal to get this informa- IRUPXODEUHDVWIHHGRUDFRPELQDWLRQ visiting Luke to present Dr. John Maxwell’s Leadership Gold,
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dren, so imagine my surprise when dressed,” said Kerry Lynn Cordier, choose was important and knowing Tuesday in the Navy Operational Support Center, Bldg. 300,
, EHFDPH SUHJQDQW , WROG P\VHOI , 56th Medical Operation Squadron that I have the support of my supervi- Room 412. The event is open to all military and civilian service
would experience everything I could new parent support program man- sor and leadership made my choice to PHPEHUVUHJDUGOHVVRIUDQN7RVLJQXSHPDLOOOF#XVDIPLO
with the pregnancy and planned on DJHU´:HKDYHDEUHDVWIHHGLQJVXS- EUHDVWIHHGDOOWKHPRUHPHDQLQJIXO For more information, go to www.airman.af.mil.
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the rate of ear infections, allergies UHFRPPHQGHG E\ WKH $PHULFDQ viduals with an opportunity for personal growth, leadership
The AFI gives the option for to the environment and food, and Academy of Pediatrics to exclusively development and community engagement around some of
ZRPHQWRFKRRVHSXPSLQJRUEUHDVW overall sickness.” EUHDVWIHHG IRU VL[ PRQWKV ZLWK D Arizona’s greatest youth issues. High school sophomores,
feeding as a means of nourishment recommendation to try to feed up MXQLRUV RU VHQLRUV GXULQJ PD\ DSSO\ E\ 0D\
for their child. According to the $FFRUGLQJWRWKH2IÀFHRQ:RPHQ·V WRRQH\HDULISRVVLEOHµ DQGZLOOOHDUQKRZWRVHUYHRQDERDUGSDUWLFLSDWHLQDFRP-
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savings of up to $1,500 a year on for- DQG+XPDQ6HUYLFHVEUHDVWPLONKDV As a mother and an Airman, I EXLOGIULHQGVKLSVVWDWHZLGH7RDSSO\JRWRZZZ\RXWKVHUY-
mula, less employee time-off is spent GLVHDVHÀJKWLQJ FHOOV WKDW KHOS SUR- FKRVHWRFRQWLQXHEUHDVWIHHGLQJVR ingarizona.org. For more information, call Carla Friedman at
to care for a sick child and there is tect infants from germs, illness and , FRXOG FRQWLQXH WR ERQG ZLWK P\ RUHPDLOFIULHGPDQ#D]JRY
higher productivity in the work area. even sudden infant death syndrome. son. I give up my lunch hour and
The surgeon general also states hav- Breast-feeding is linked to a lower ZRUNZLWKP\OHDGHUVKLSWRHVWDE- 62nd FS stand up
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DV WKH QXWULWLRQDO EHQHÀWV D EDE\ viruses, respiratory infections, atopic For more than three months I have 8:02 a.m. June 5 in Hangar 999. Lt. Col. Gregory Frana will
receives from the milk and produces GHUPDWLWLV DVWKPD REHVLW\ 7\SH EHHQDEOHWRH[FOXVLYHO\EUHDVWIHHG assume command. The squadron is Luke Air Force Base’s
a mentally healthier mother. DQG 7\SH GLDEHWHV FKLOGKRRG OHX- without the stress and worry that second F-35 Lightning II unit.
kemia, and necrotizing enterocolitis I may fail to meet my mission or
Luke Air Force Base offers a feed my son. Comm change of command
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is open to all expectant, new, and Maj. Raymond Chester Jr. will relinquish command of the
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to educate women, families, health
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lactation; facilitate the development The Luke Experience will present a Broadway musical revue
of policies which protect, promote, at 7 p.m. today, Saturday and June 5 and 6 at the Luke Air
DQG VXSSRUW EUHDVWIHHGLQJ DFW DV Force Base theater. Admission is free. For more information,
DQ DGYRFDWH IRU EUHDVWIHHGLQJ DV call 623-856-9949.
the child-feeding norm; and provide
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310th FS ....................................................... 31 372nd TRS, Det. 12.................................... 192 per month of free respite care per EFM child. For more infor-
311th FS ....................................................... 24 56th OSS (IFTU).......................................... 47 mation, call Marjorie Thompson at 623-856-6841.
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