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Thunderbolt News July 2016
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CPTS directs $s to sustain mission
Story and photo by Luke during the 2015 scal year,” said Senior
Senior Airman Airman Scott Giles, 56th CPTS customer
service technician. “We served 2,000 walk-in
DEVANTE WILLIAMS customers with an average wait time of eight
minutes. This results in customers getting back
Staff Sgt. John Morin, 56th Comptroller Squadron customer service techni- 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs to work quickly.”
cian, shows Senior Airman Corey Shires and Airman 1st Class Alexander
Hayden the process for filing travel vouchers June 13 at Luke Air Force Base. LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The It’s not just about operational costs. The
The 56th CPTS includes financial services, financial analysis, nonappropriated 56th Comptroller Squadron has two sections, comptroller squadron also has money bud-
fund oversight, quality assurance and a command section. The unit’s overrid- geted to improve the quality of life for Airmen
ing goals are customer service and fiscal execution. nance and budget. Finance handles payroll living on and off base. There is money being
and the budget section ensures the mission allotted to improve outdated dorms, and the
gets funded. 56th Force Support Squadron Bryant Fitness
Center, which is scheduled for completion in
“We make sure everyone gets paid correctly,” spring 2017.
said 2nd Lieutenant Shaun Chaplin, 56th
CPTS ight commander. “Maintainers can’t “When a squadron has a funding request
they send it to the budget of ce,” said Maj.
x aircraft and pilots can’t y without money.” Joseph Nicholas, 56th CPTS commander. “The
The comptrollers have the special task of not budget of ce ensures the request is legal and
only supporting the Air Force’s largest ghter veri es the right kind of funds are available.”
wing, also supporting international partner
nations and foreign military sales customers. Once veri ed by the budget of ce, the request
“We’re unique in that we have learned how to goes to the 56th Contracting Squadron for
fund, execute and bill all the different aspects advertisement and award.
of the Luke mission,” said Pamela Grafton, 56th
CPTS budget analyst. “We’re prepared to keep Overall, the comptrollers are an essential
evolving as the mission continues to grow.” piece of the Luke mission.
When it comes to the customer service side
of the house, the comptrollers believe time is “We’re grateful to help the Airmen and keep
money. this base up and running for decades to come,”
“We gave more than 500 man-hours back to Chaplin said.
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