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the world for deployments and assignments, our interaction is limited and you can feel the absence sometimes,” Steve said. “The thing about the Air Force is that everyone is like your family member. That helps fill the gap.”
Although the current future for the brothers is unknown, they will continue to follow in each other’s footsteps and share their experi- ences of brotherhood along the way.
Exchange shoppers save with Salad Wednesdays
DALLAS — Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can put green on their plates while keeping some green in their wallets with Salad Wednesdays at their Exchange food court.
Every Wednesday, diners can take $2 off any salad priced $4 or more at par- ticipating Exchange direct-operated restaurants. Salad Wednesday is part of the Exchange’s BE FIT initiative, designed to promote healthy lifestyles for Soldiers, Airmen, retirees and military families.
“Eating healthy is essential to not only force readiness and resiliency but the development of healthy, happy military children,” said Chief Master Sgt. Luis Reyes, the Exchange’s senior enlisted advisor. “The Exchange wants to help military families get the nutrition they need — without breaking the bank.”
In addition to Salad Wednesday savings, diners who use their MILITARY STAR card will receive the everyday additional 10 percent discount at Exchange restaurants.
Exchange restaurants are open to anyone — whether military, civil service, contractor or visitor — per Air Force Instruction 34-211 (I).
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DroNE (from Page 20) “Local citizens wishing to fly a sUAS
near Luke AFB must comply with Fed- eral Aviation Administration guidance and should educate themselves on the rules for safe flight near an airport,” said Christopher Toale, 56th FW com- munity initiatives team. “Hobbyists and commercial sUAS operators can download the FAA’s B4UFLY app. The app can plot your position on a map and graphically show you your relationship and distance to nearby airports.”
Due to safety concerns and policies anyone who purchases a sUAS must
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register their device with the FAA upon purchase.
“It is critical for base personnel and the surrounding community to un- derstand the importance of reporting suspicious sUAS activity to the nearest law enforcement agency,” Hooper said. “Thunderbolts and surrounding per- sonnel should also be aware of Arizona Revised Statute 13-3729. This ARS code gives basic rules for the community and installation personnel of the do’s and don’ts for sUAS operations. Bottom line, it’s the operator’s responsibility to understand and abide by the rules.”
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“It is awesome to have my brother stay at my house and visit with my wife and kid while he is here on duty,” Mark said.
Despite the distance between them, the Whisler brothers continue looking for oppor- tunities to cross paths.
“Having been stationed on opposite sides of
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medical technicians and much more. Women serve in every rank from airman to general. In late 2015, former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter declared all combat roles in the military open to women.
It takes courage to join the military at a time when the combat ranks are heav- ily dominated by men. It takes courage to raise a hand and pledge your life to something greater than yourself, knowing your life is no longer your own. It takes courage to work end- less hours just to get by, and then come home know- ing you have a lot more responsibilities waiting for you. It takes courage to do all of that knowing there are people who doubt you
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because of your gender and still come to work with them every day.
There is another woman I would like to highlight, one who is very personal to me — one of my ancestors, Teresa Magbanua.
You may not have heard of her. She was a housewife- turned-military leader who defied social norms to fight for her country.
When the Philippine Rev- olution broke out in the late 1800s, she followed her two brothers into the war. She led troops into battle against the colonizers – and often won. Even after her brothers died under mys- terious circumstances, she kept on fighting. She won the confidence of her troops, who called her “Nay Isa,” or “Mother Teresa.”
During World War II, she
participated in the conflict by providing supplies to resistance fighters and did not use old age as an excuse not to serve her nation.
Both Blake and Mag- banua took up arms, marched for something they believed in and fought for their countries.
My wife, my mother and my sisters constantly in- spire me. They have made significant contributions in my life, and I would not be who I am today if not for them.
They stood by me in my difficult times and sac- rificed things that were important to them for the sake of my future.
At the end of the day, I live by this principle, which I hope others will adopt. Although made differently, men and women are equal.