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Jan. 8, 2016          2015 IN PHOTOS                                                                                                                                                                                              Thunderbolt
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                                                                                                         Senior Airman Devante Williams                                                                                           The 61st Aircraft Mainte-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  nance Unit honored 27
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  dedicated crew chiefs Sept.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lightning II dedicated crew
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  chief ceremony at Luke
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Air Force Base to take
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  place within a full squad-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ron of F-35 aircraft. This
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lightning II dedicated crew
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  chief ceremony at Luke
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  to take place within a full
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  squadron of F-35 aircraft.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Each crew chief donned
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the specially designed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  squadron patch during the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ceremony.

                                                                       Senior Airman Devante Williams                                                                                                    Staff Sgt. Staci Miller                                                  Staff Sgt. Staci Miller

0F*UXIIWKH&ULPH'RJJUHHWVFKLOGUHQGXULQJ'D\IRU.LGVDW                                            Col. David Shoemaker, 56th Fighter Wing vice commander, signs                                                            Airman 1st Class Andrew Garcia, 56th Civ-
Luke Air Force Base Sept. 19 at Fowler Park. Face painting,                                              WKH¿UHSUHYHQWLRQSURFODPDWLRQDWWKH/XNH$LU)RUFH%DVH¿UH                                                     LO(QJLQHHU6TXDGURQ¿UH¿JKWHUFOHDQVD
music, a dunk tank, food, prizes and kid friendly activities were                                        department Sept. 30. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the                                                        ¿UHWUXFNLQ2FWREHU$LUPHQIURPWKH¿UH
included in the free event. Glendale police were in attendance                                           ¿UVW1DWLRQDO)LUH3UHYHQWLRQ'D\SURFODPDWLRQ6LQFH¿UHSUH-                                                     department perform daily washes and in-
and demonstrated equipment they use daily.                                                               vention week has been observed the week of Oct. 9.                                                                       VSHFWLRQVRIDOO¿UHYHKLFOHVWRNHHSWKHP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  looking sharp and to ensure their equip-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ment is in top working order.

                                                                            Airman 1st Class Ridge Shan                                                                                                                                                                      Senior Airman Devante Williams

Airmen play basketball-pong on Wingman Day 2015. Through-                                                7KHWK)LJKWHU:LQJ+RQRU*XDUGSHUIRUPVWKHÀDJIROGLQJFHUHPRQ\2FWDWWKH1DWLRQDO0HPRULDO&HP-
out the day, Luke Airmen engaged in a wide variety of athletic                                           etery in Phoenix.
and recreational competitions designed to strengthen wing-
manship and morale.
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