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ALS graduates 47 Senior Airmen FW announces annual awards
The 56th Fighter Wing Airman Lead- 56th CES The following individuals received 56th Fighter Wing staff agency annual awards:
ership School graduated 47 senior air- Airman: Senior Airman Corey Shires, 56th Comptroller Squadron
men Feb. 9 from class 17-2. Troy Blessing NCO: Tech. Sgt. Timothy Boyer, 56th FW Public Affairs
Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Michael Jackson, 56th FW/PA
The award winners are: 56th Communications Company grade of cer: 2nd Lt. Shaun Chaplin, 56th CPTS
John L. Levitow Award: Zachary Squadron Field grade of cer: Maj. David Barns, 56th FW Chapel
Newman, 56th Operations Support Civilian: (Category I): Nicole Eades, 56th CPTS
Squadron Daniel Kirtley Civilian: (Category II): Kiley Dougherty, 56th FW/PA
Distinguished graduates: Ty Rek- Civilian: (Category III): Sharon Kozak, 56th FW
art and Gregory Wilson, 56th Civil 56th Force Support
Engineer Squadron; Dylan Vogel, 56th Squadron AETC names air eld operations awards
Medical Operations Squadron; and
Michael Rice, 756th Aircraft Mainte- Cameron Moore and Brianda Polanco The following individuals received Air Education and Training Command awards:
nance Squadron Air traf c controller: Staff Sgt. Marcus Hilton, 56th Operations Support Squadron
Commandant’s Award: Michael 56th Security Forces Air eld management journeyman: Senior Corey Gaffney, 56th OSS
Rice, 756th AMXS Squadron
Academic achievement: Gregory Presented by
Wilson, 56th CES Andrew Dean Luke Air Force Base Chapel
Other graduates are: 56th Medical Support When: Thursday, April 6, 2017
Squadron 5:30 pm– till
56th FW
Yesenia Gutierrez and Omar Olvera the food runs out!
Kyle Zembrycki Where: Behind Hangar 914
56th MDOS (Same location as the Chief ’s Burger Burn
56th OSS
Rebekah Crosswhite, Kyle King and Menu
Harold Charles, Bryce Gardner and Sean Popoff
Christopher Morrison BAKED HAM AND CHICKEN
56th Aerospace Medicine CHEESY POTATO
56th Maintenance Group Squadron
GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
Rachel Cothren Alex Jensen and Eric Roberts SALAD, FRUITS
DINNER ROLLS
56th Component Mainte- 607th Air Control DESSERT
nance Squadron Squadron BEVERAGES
Matthew Elliott, Daniel Juarez and Alyssa Boone, Igor Bykov, Joseph
Andrew Staniforth Mayer and Jacob Warren
56th Equipment Mainte- 944th FW
nance Squadron
John Baker
Kyle Overholser and Aurin Timmons
924th Operational
56th AMXS Support Flight
Jesus Caballero, Adam Carr, Carnell Christian Hill
Caster, Candace Crump, Brandon
Daniel, John Hernandez and Tyler 161st AMXS
Scott
Dedric Beavers and Melicia Montero
756th AMXS
720th SFS
Justin Low, Justincory Nesbitt, Robert
Routhier and James Yonker Guadalupe Fregoso
Courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Danielle Cook, 56th FSS
Blazing way from past to today
by Master Sgt. environments to the Massachusetts legisla- Organizations, like the International
MELISSA FULTON tion. Although the LFLRA did not receive Working People’s Association, founded by
the justice they sought at that time, their Lucy Parson in 1883, marches, and hunger
56th Dental Squadron courage and determination sparked an era demonstrations brought light to the unfair
of women’s equality. treatment of children, immigrants and the
Congress passed into law March as impoverished. The resounding message was
National Women’s History Month in 1987. Throughout the years of American his- received and ultimately led to the creation
However, the roots of the observance month tory, women have left monumental foot- of the Department of Labor on March 4,
date back as far as 1843. prints in the pursuit of fair treatment in 1913.
labor and business. Organizations such as
In Lowell, Massachusetts, a group of the International Ladies Garment Workers Many pivotal events have taken place,
female textile workers, also referred to as Union, established in 1900, fought for em- which continue to shine light on unfair
the Lowell Mill Girls, refused to accept the ployment of women as well as equal pay and treatment and cultivate the equality for
substandard conditions in which they were suitable work conditions. These groups did women in labor and business. This month
forced to work. They banded together to more than just speak on behalf of women we celebrate the efforts, victories and deter-
form the Lowell Female Labor Reform As- in the workplace; they rallied for equality mination of “Trailblazing Women in Labor
sociation. Led by Sara Bagely, they raised of all people that suffered labor injustices. and Business.â€
the issues of unsafe and hazardous work