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“We train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen” March 2021
Vol. 20, No. 3
INSIDE Members from the
607th Air Control
Squadron recite the
Oath of Office during
a ceremonial swear-
in, Feb. 5, at Luke Air
StorIES Force Base. This cer-
emony officially ends
Air Force allows hairstyle their service in the Air
changes, 2 Force, transferring
Prevailing through trying them to the U.S. Space
times, 3 Force. This interser-
Celebrating 80 years of vice transfer ceremony
training, 3 marks the final step in
ALS grads, 4 a nine-month process
Air Force focuses on for these Airmen to be-
resiliency, 5 Airman 1st Class Caleb F. Butler come Guardians.
Some tour lengths increase, 5
F-15EX first flight, 6
Red Flag, 8/9 Space Force swears in newest members
Officer promotion board
change, 10
Chaplain’s thoughts, 12
by Airman 1st Class The ceremony marks the final step in transfer to the (Space Force) in techni-
CALeB BuTLeR a nine-month process for seven Airmen cal school,” said Airman 1st Class Caleb
to become Guardians. E. Cirre, 607th Air Control Squadron
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
On May 1, 2020, the Air Force Person- cyber transport systems specialist. “My
From “Always Ready” to “Always nel Center directly emailed all person- supervisors not only encouraged me to
Above,” Airmen from the 607th Air nel who were within an eligible Air Force apply, but they helped me through the
Control Squadron participated in an Specialty Code announcing the transfer process.”
Continue to get Luke’s latest inter-service transfer that moved them application window was open, directing According to Cirre, transferring be-
news and information from from the United States Air Force into them to an online process to submit their tween branches was a bit unnerving, es-
these sources: https://www. the United States Space Force Feb. 5, application. pecially so early in his Air Force career.
aerotechnews.com/lukeafb/ at Luke Air Force Base. “I was told that I was eligible to
https://www.luke.af.mil See USSF, Page 12
and social media
@LukeAFB Going virtual; adapting to new normal to celebrate success
Luke56thFW
Date of publication by Tech. Sgt. to find a way to recognize our outstanding
First Friday NeSToR CRuz Airmen and the best way, it turned out,
was through virtual means.”
of the month 944th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 944th Mission Support Group was
Orchestrating this year’s annual awards the lead for this year’s annual awards
Submission deadline ceremony presented the unique challenge ceremony and they hit the ground run-
15th day of the month of putting together a public event during ning. They began planning for a normal
prior to date of publication a time of social distancing. banquet, but along the way the plan kept
944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen
evolving based on the coronavirus trans-
Veterans Airmen came together to plan what is mission rates.
normally a major social event for the unit,
“As COVID-19 cases spread and went up
while keeping health safety measures in again, the plan had to adjust,” said Capt. Master Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.
Tell us Your Story mind. Kayla Hooser, 944th MSG executive officer Capt. Monique Roux, 944th Fighter Wing
Active-duty, Reserve, Retirees “We are very proud of our members’ and lead planner for this year’s annual Public Affairs chief and Senior Airman
All military branches are included accomplishments and we were not going awards ceremony. “Since our Geographi- Jed Morgan, 944th Force Support Squad-
Email name, phone number and a to let the COVID-19 pandemic and the cally Separated Units couldn’t travel to be ron client systems technician, work
brief description of your service to imposed limitations stop us from recogniz- part of the event, and gathering in a large together during the production of the
amy@aerotechnews.com ing our Airmen,” said Col. Jim Greenwald, virtual 944th Fighter Wing Annual Awards
944th Fighter Wing commander. “We had See VirTUAL, Page 12 Ceremony.
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