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PHONE NUMBERS Netherlands chief of defense 2019 Honorary Load crews compete … ATC Course

Airman and Family Readiness Center .................... 623-856-6550 visits base … Commander Tour … prepares Airmen
Airman’s Attic ......................................................... 623-856-6415
Armed Forces Bank ................................................ 623-535-9766 to control skies …
Base Exchange main store ...................................... 623-935-2671
Base taxi .................................................................. 623-856-6866
Beauty shop ............................................................. 623-536-1897 Airman 1st Class Morgan
Chapel ..................................................................... 623-856-6211 Ray, 56th Operations Support
Chapel (after duty hours) ........................................ 623-856-5600 Squadron air traffic control ap-
Child development center ....................................... 623-856-6338 prentice, scans the flightline
Clothing sales .......................................................... 623-856-6310 with binoculars Feb. 7, 2019, at
Club Five Six .......................................................... 623-856-6446 Luke Air Force Base. Control-
Command post ........................................................ 623-856-5600 lers ensure the safety of aircraft
Commissary ............................................................ 623-935-3821
Community center ................................................... 623-856-7152 and pilots both on the ground
Computer IT service desk ..................................... DSN 945-2900 Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez and in the air.
Crime Stop .............................................................. 623-856-6666
Dental clinic ............................................................ 623-856-2273
Dermatology ........................................................... 623-856-2273
Dining hall .............................................................. 623-856-6396 Airman 1st Class Aspen Reid
Dorm management .................................................. 623-856-7841 Honorary commanders stand on top Metals technology: Innovating the future of
Education center ...................................................... 623-856-7722 of the air traffic control tower during
EMERGENCY ONLY ............................................................. 911 Airman 1st Class Jacob Wongwai airpower ...
Equal opportunity .................................................... 623-856-7711 Netherlands Chief of Defense, Lt. Adm. Rob Bauer, is greeted a base tour Jan. 8, 2019, at Luke Air
Eye clinic ................................................................ 623-856-7965 by Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Thompson, 56th Fighter Wing Force Base. The honorary command-
Falcon Dunes Golf Course ...................................... 623-535-9334 command chief, Jan. 30, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base. Bauer ers watched as F-35A Lightning IIs and Airman 1st Class Zoie Rider
Family health clinic ................................................. 623-856-2273 visited the reactivated 308th Fighter Squadron to learn how F-16 Fighting Falcons took off for train- Staff Sgt. Albert Banks and Senior Airman Nadiya Frick, 309th Aircraft Maintenance
Family housing ........................................................ 623-388-3515 U.S. and Dutch pilots partner to train F-35 pilots. ing missions. Unit load crew team members, load an inert bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan.
Fire station .............................................................. 623-856-6641 10 at Luke Air Force Base. The 56th Fighter Wing Quarterly Load Crew Competition
Firestone Car Care .................................................. 623-271-8104 is designed to encourage friendly competition among load crew members and en-
Fitness center .......................................................... 623-856-6241 able them to display the high skill level at which they operate.
Flight medicine ....................................................... 623-856-2273
Food court ............................................................... 623-935-2671 Aviation-themed playground National Law
Fort Tuthill .............................................................. 623-856-3401 Enforcement
Fraud, waste and abuse hotline ............................... 623-856-6149 ribbon cutting …
Hobby shop ............................................................. 623-856-6722 Appreciation Day … Amid unique weather …
Housing assistance section ...................................... 623-856-7643
Housing facilities section ........................................ 623-856-3007
Housing maintenance .............................................. 623-935-2676
Identification cards .................................................. 623-856-7832
Information, tickets and travel ................................ 623-856-6000
Law enforcement desk ............................................ 623-856-5970
Legal assistance ...................................................... 623-856-6901
Library ..................................................................... 623-856-7191
Lodging office/switchboard .................................... 623-856-3941
Maintenance control center ..................................... 623-856-5469
Marine Corps .......................................................... 623-856-2417
Marine Corps 24-hour duty desk ............................ 602-421-5806
Marketing ................................................................ 623-856-3245
Medical appointments ............................................. 623-856-2273 Airman 1st Class Zoie Rider
Military equal opportunity ...................................... 623-856-7711 Airman 1st Class Taylor Frost, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft
Military pay ............................................................. 623-856-7028 metals technology apprentice, shaves down an ammunition shell, Feb. 6, 2019
Navy Operations Support Center ............................ 602-353-3008 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Airmen assigned to the 56th EMS metals technol-
OB/GYN clinic ....................................................... 623-856-2273 ogy shop provide disciplined and innovative maintenance approaches to sup-
Office of Special Investigations .............................. 623-856-6821 port the 5th generation and legacy aircraft housed at Luke AFB.
Optometrist ............................................................. 623-856-2273
Orthopedic clinic ..................................................... 623-856-2273
Outdoor recreation .................................................. 623-856-6267
Pass and registration ............................................... 623-856-4880 Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez
Patient advocate ...................................................... 623-856-8968 Thanks to our Weather Airmen the mission continues even in the midst of
Pediatric clinic ........................................................ 623-856-2273 Senior Airman Alexander Cook unique weather. Tech Sgt. Sean Hilliard, 56th Operations Support Squadron F-16 paint scheme restoration …
Pharmacy refill call-in ............................................. 623-856-3969 Staff Sgt. Zachory Boozel, 56th Secu- Weather Flight craftsman, uses a Kestrel, a handheld wind and weather track-
Photo services ......................................................... 623-856-6168 Airman 1st Class Zoie Rider rity Forces Squadron military working er, Feb. 14, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base. Kestrels are used when the primary
Post Office ............................................................... 623-935-1343 Leaders of the 56th Fighter Wing participate in a ribbon weather sensor malfunctions or becomes inaccurate.
Public affairs ........................................................... 623-856-6011 cutting ceremony Jan. 9, 2019, officially opening a new dog handler, poses with his MWD, DC,
Recycling information ............................................ 623-856-4749 Jan. 7, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base.
Retiree Activities office .............................................623-856-3923 playground at Fowler Park. The imaginative and aviation- MWDs and their handlers work to pro-
Rodgers Travel ........................................................ 623-856-6894 themed playground is designed for children, ages 2-12, and tect approximately 7,000 personnel at
Safety ...................................................................... 623-856-6941 includes many sensory-stimulating and fitness activities. Luke. Load crew capabilities enhanced through
Security forces .........................................................623-856-5970
Security incidents .................................................... 623-856-7777 total force training …
Service calls CE maintenance ................................. 623-856-7232
Sexual Assault Prevention/Response ...................... 623-856-4878
Shoppette ................................................................. 623-266-0040 Thunderbolt editorial sta Luke Air Force Base website and social media and is the source for articles and Senior Airman Levi
Sick call ................................................................... 623-856-2273 Publisher ....................................................Aerotech News and Review photos published in the Thunderbolt. The Thunderbolt editor is authorized to use Aydt, 56th Component
South Gate VRC ...................................................... 623-856-4768 Editor ...........................................................................Deborah Leuthold photos and articles from other .mil or .gov websites. Maintenance Squad-
Submission deadline is at noon the 15th day prior to the month of publication.
Straight-Talk line ..................................................... 623-856-7064 Designer .................................................................................Tinna Sellie Contributions for the Thunderbolt can be made via email to 56FWPAThunderbolt@ ron load crew mem-
Telephone repair (Base) .......................................... 623-856-4400 Advertising sales ................................................................ 877-247-9288 us.af.mil. The editor can be reached at 623-856-5998 or deborah.leuthold@us.af.mil. ber, directs the jam-
Thrift store .............................................................. 623-935-5782 Luke Air Force Base The Thunderbolt uses material from the Armed Forces Information Service, Air
Ticket/tour office ..................................................... 623-856-6000 Commander.................................................Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury Force News Service, AETC News Service and other sources. All advertising is han- mer driver to position
Travco ......................................................................855-896-7939 Public affairs chief .................................................Capt. Candice Dillite dled by Aerotech News and Review. They can be reached by calling 877-247-9288. dummy munitions
Travel management office household goods ........... 623-856-6425 Command information ................................... Master Sgt. Vilma Cantu Contents of the Thunderbolt are not necessarily the official views of, or en- on an external pylon,
TMO passenger travel ............................................. 623-856-7035 dorsed by, the U.S. government, the Department of Defense or the Department Feb. 13, 2019, at Luke Senior Airman Caleb Worpel
Transient alert ......................................................... 623-856-6204 Editorial Information of the Air Force. Air Force Base. The Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan Veal, 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superinten-
Travel pay ............................................................... 623-856-7028 For past issues of the Thunderbolt, go to The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supple- F-35A Lightning II can dent, and Tech. Sgt. Jason Stachowski, 56th Equipment Maintenace Squadron
Vehicle maintenance ............................................... 623-935-6576 www.aerotechnews.com/lukeafb/ and click on PDF edition ments, does not constitute endorsement of the products or services advertised by have external pylons corrosion control NCO in charge, examine the repainting progress of an F-16
Veterinary services .................................................. 623-856-6354 The Thunderbolt is published by Aerotech News and Review, a private firm in no the DOD, the DAF or Aerotech News and Review. Everything advertised in this
Weather ................................................................... 623-856-6805 way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with the 56th publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard installed for addition- Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Veal and Stachowski were key
to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap,
Wellness center ....................................................... 623-856-2273 Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This civilian enterprise Air Force news- political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. All al munitions while in players in the approval process, design and implementation of the vintage
paper is an authorized monthly publication for members of the U.S. military services.
Youth center ............................................................ 623-856-7470 The 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office prepares all editorial content for the photographs are Air Force photographs unless otherwise indicated. Airman 1st Class Aspen Reid combat. paint scheme.