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Vol. 15, No. 39
INSIDE Sudden eclipse of the sun ...
STORIES
AF, Marines swap pilots, 3
Norway’s first F-35 flies, 4
CFC, 5
Eat healthy on base, 10
Justice report, 19
FEATURE
Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland Airman 1st Class Ridge Shan
LAUNCH INTO HEALTH The sun shines over a static display of the F-15 Eagle Sept. 29 at the Luke Air Force Base air park. The air park contains
models of nine aircraft that have served out of Luke throughout the base’s history, including the F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super
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INDEX AOY 2015 moves to Luke
by Senior Airman job performance, community
Action line ............................. 2 JAMES HENSLEY involvement and personal Courtesy photo
Briefs..................................... 3 achievements. The chief master
Spotlight ................................ 4 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs sgt. of the Air Force, a general Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody and Scott
Diversions ........................... 20 officer and selected MAJCOM Van Cleef, Air Force Association vice chairman of the board,
Sports.................................. 23 The Air Force is made up of command chiefs form the selec- ÀDQN6HQLRU$LUPDQ$OOHQ&KHUU\6HSWDWDQDZDUGFHUH-
more than 307,000 Airmen. Of tion board. The Air Force chief PRQ\ZKHUH&KHUU\ZDVKRQRUHGDVDPHPEHURIWKH2XW-
QUOTE OF THE WEEK those Airmen, 12 were selected of staff reviews the selections. standing Airmen of the Year in National Harbor, Maryland.
as the Air Force Association’s The 12 outstanding Airmen
“I truly care about my Airmen. I try Outstanding Airmen. One of are awarded the Outstanding
to learn the names of their spouses those is stationed at the 56th Airman ribbon with the bronze
and how many children they have. It’s Aerospace Medicine Squadron. service star device. They also
my job to mold them into becoming serve on the Air Force Enlisted
supervisors who will invest in the next Senior Airman Allen Cherry, Council for one year.
generation of Airmen. I have a vested 56th AMDS public health tech-
interest to prepare them for success.” nician, was selected as the Air “I joined the Air Force be-
Force Medical Service 2014 cause of my father who served
Master Sgt. Evelardo De Leon Public Health Airman of the 26 years in the Air Force, and
56th Aircraft Maintenance Year while serving in the de- I always knew I wanted to
Squadron ployment medicine section at give back to the military for
Ramstein Air Base, Germany. giving me so much including
WEATHER the chance to go to school and
The OAY award recognizes
Today 12 outstanding enlisted per- See AIRMAN, Page 11
sonnel for superior leadership,
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