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Airman 1st Class Ridge Shan
Senior Airman Devante Williams
Simulated opposing forces, played by the 56th Security Forces Squadron, fire simulation rounds at 56th Contract- ing Squadron Airmen during a 56th CONS exercise March 2 at Luke Air Force Base. The purpose of the exercise was to simulate a possible scenario in a real-world deployment. CONS Airmen responded to an ambush when they were conducting a purchase from a foreign merchant.
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Staff Sgt. Grace Lee
An early morning photo of the Luke Air Force Base water tower taken Jan. 28 from the 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs building parking lot captures a colorful sky. The tower holds 500,000 gallons of water and was repainted last year.
TOP LEFT: Lt. Col. Matthew Hayden, 56th Fighter Wing chief of safety and pilot attached to the 61st Fighter Squadron, made history Feb. 2 as the first Thunderbolt to achieve 500 flight hours in an F-35 Lightning II at Luke Air Force Base. Hayden is one of the most experienced F-35 pilots in the world, and has flown and in- structed new pilots in the F-35 at Luke since the inception of the program.
Staff Sgt. Staci Miller
A 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35 Lightning II successfully employed four laser-guided bombs March 15 on the Barry M. Goldwater Range, the first weapons release by F-35s from Luke Air Force Base.
Staff Sgt. Grace Lee
Senior Airman Anna Sherman, 56th Logistics Readi- ness Squadron individual protective equipment jour- neyman, practices fitting an Improved Outer Tactical Vest on Senior Airman Georgette Moore, 56th LRS IPE journeyman, at Luke Air Force Base. IPE Airmen issue mobility oriented protection gear, outer tactical vests, helmets and more.
Senior Airman Devante Williams
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James receives instruction from Lt. Col. Rhett Hierlmeier, 56th Training Squadron director of operations, on a flight simulator March 10 at Luke Air Force Base. James toured the Academic Training Center and was briefed on the prog- ress of F-35 Lightning II operations, pilot training and more. She held an all-call to thank Airmen and give her impressions of Luke.
Airman 1st Class Ridge Shan
The attendees of the 2015 Maintenance Professional of the Year banquet listen
as speeches and pre- sentations are made March 5 at Luke Air Force Base. Attendees included maintenance Airmen, personnel and their families. Members of the Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard presented ceremo-
nial honors during the singing of the national anthem and the POW/ MIA ceremony.