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Exercise Crown Talon
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U.S. Air Force photo by by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger
FW hosts Arizona delegation
U.S. Air Force photo by by Senior Airman David Busby
MAY 4: U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian “Nova” Kane,56th Training SquadronF-35A Lightning II aircraft instructor pilot, directs Michael Tree, mili- tary and veterans’ community liaison to U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko, on the use of an F-35A Hands-On Throttle and Stick simulator at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Familiarization with Luke AFB equipment allows Tree and the Arizona Congres- sional Staff Delegation to better understand the Wing’s mission, successes and challenges.
National Police Week marked
MAY 4: U.S. Air Force Air- men assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing place stan- chions with M9 chemical agent detection paper around a potential hazard- ous site during Exercise Crown Talon at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Dur- ing the exercise, Airmen took part in a post-attack reconnaissance sweep in which they searched for unexploded ordnance and were face with various scenarios that simulated situations they may find in a contest environment.
U.S. Air Force photo by by Senior Airman Noah Coger
MAY 15-21: Members of the 56th Security Forces Squadron work together to push a Humvee at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. In honor of National Police Week, the 56th Security Forces Squadron hosted a Defender’s Challenge where par- ticipants had to work together as a team to complete various obstacles. Members performed litter carries, a Humvee push, medicine ball toss and more.
RDAF visits Luke AFB
U.S. Air Force photo by by Airman Mason Hargrove
JUNE 15: Royal Danish Air Force Lt. Col. Nick Hansen (right), 308th Fighter Squadron senior national representative, familiarizes RDAF Maj. Gen. Jan Dam, Air Command Denmark commander, with the cockpit of the F-35A Lightning II jet during a visit June 15, 2022,
at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke AFB is the F-16 and F-35 pilot training location for five partner nations, allowing for increased interoperability between nations’ Air Forces.
Leadership school named ‘best’
U.S. Air Force photo by by Tech. Sgt. Clinton Atkins
JUNE 7: U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, 56th Fighter Wing commander (left), ad- dresses the student body of the John
J. Rhodes Airman Leadership School after presenting the 2021 Outstanding AETC ALS of the Year award at the schoolhouse June
7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Airman Leadership School is the first level of professional military education for Air Force enlisted service members.
Luke celebrates selection of Master Sergeants
Courtesy photo
JUNE 20: Of the 27,296 technical sergeants eli- gible for promo- tion in the U.S. Air Force, 4,040 of those were selected to pro- mote to the next rank of master sergeant. Team Luke celebrated the news with a Master Sergeant release party in honor of those from Luke AFB who made this year’s list.