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26 May 2017 NEWS www.aerotechnews.com/lukeafb
Vacation Bible School 2017
Luke Community Chapel
June 5 through 9
5 to 8 p.m.
For family members
3‐year‐olds (potty‐trained) through 8th grade (The grade you were in this year)
Preregistration at Luke Community Chapel is REQUIRED For more information, call
Loida Lagang or Shelicia Greer‐Cannon
at 623‐856‐6211
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Thunderbolt http://www.luke.af.mil
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Artifacts are located at different fighter squadrons around base.
Griset photographed this year’s inventory and noted issues such as blemishes.
“I am not required to take photos every time,” Griset said. “I typically do, because then I have the most recent shot of any damage.”
Griset is also the custodian of the Air Force Art program.
“I’m the custodian for eight pieces now,” Griset said. “One is the picture of Frank Luke in the club ballroom, another one is “Under the Canopy”, the F-35 picture at the Academic Training Center. Another is the F-100 over the Sonoran Desert and five others in the library.
The Air Force Art Program has been at Luke for decades.
“The Air Force Art Program is a program where the Air Force contracts artist to paint paintings of various things, mostly airplanes,” Griset said. “The most recent painting is “Under the Canopy”. The one in the wing conference room, behind the commander is a copy of it. The actual painting I signed for is over in the Academic Training Center.”
Another such painting is of Frank Luke and has an interesting story attached to it.
“It was painted by his sister,” Griset said. “She painted it from a black and white picture.”
Every year, Griset rewrites Luke’s history and includes new and old facts that can be found in the 56th FW heritage pamphlet on Luke’s website.
“I update the heritage pamphlet every year,” Griset said. “I have almost 75 years of history in the wing and 57 years of history on the base, so I fill it up quick. I am currently about halfway through fiscal year 2016.”
Griset is almost done with chapter one of three. He’s estimating it will probably be around 300 to 350 pages.
“I do this every year, so it’s like doing a dissertation every year,” Griset said. “It’s a lot of work.”
Griset is excited to include previously classified information in this year’s heritage.
“I went back through the annual histories, primarily a chronology of big events, and pulled those off and edited them,” Griset said. “The fun part was going through the Vietnam stuff, because some of it is finally declassified.”
The heritage of the 56th FW is captured in its culture and its Airmen. For one historian, it’s his duty to preserve it.
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