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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base annual load crew competition winners receive an award at the Maintenance Professional of the Year banquet at Davis-Monthan AFB. The awards ceremony was held to honor maintainers and highlight their achievements in their prospective career fields.
Maintainers honored at annual awards
Photo and story by Airman 1st Class MICHAEL BEYER
355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base held its annual Main- tenance Professional of the Year banquet to honor and highlight the many triumphs that maintainers across
various career fields accomplished throughout 2017. “The awards are super helpful because they allow maintainers to get recognized for their achievements in front of their peers,” said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Payne, 355th Maintenance Group loading standard-
ization crew member.
The banquet included food, drinks and various
games and competitions.
“We usually try to incorporate some kind of game or
activity at the MPOY awards because it makes light of the banquet and allows Airmen to have fun,” Payne said. There were more than 20 wing-level award winners and three Air Combat Command-level award winners
honored at the ceremony.
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Publisher ..............................................................Paul Kinison Business manager ...............................................Lisa Kinison Editor .......................................................... Deborah Leuthold Advertising representative ................................Sandi Bueltel Designer ............................................................... Emma Uribe
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Catholic
Desert Dove Chapel
Daily Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday
Saturday Mass: 5 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.
Protestant
Sunday services, Hope Chapel
Contemporary Service: 9 a.m.
Gospel Service: 11:30 a.m.
Children’s Church is available
Sunday School: 10 to 11 a.m.
Sunday, “The Loft” Bldg. 3610 (Second Floor
Day Room)
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Notice of claims
It is with deepest regret that we announce Airman 1st Class Alejandro Barajas, 355th Air- craft Maintenance Squadron, passed away on May 9. Anyone having knowledge of claim for or against the deceased’s estate may contact the Summary Court Officer, 2nd Lt. Louis Bernal, at 520-228-5708 or louis.bernal.3@us.af.mil.
Thrift shop
The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Thrift Shop will be closed July for cleaning and repair. It will reopen in August. Look for more in- formation on the D-M thrift shop in the July issue of the Desert Lightning News.
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