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This Week in History: September 27

Posted September 27, 2013 by

Twenty years ago on Sept. 22, 1993, work began on the $12 million Dysart Canal project. The project was designed to prevent flooding of the base in the future by diverting water on the north and east sides of base.

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Capt. Pete Fernandez: Hispanic-American Ace

Posted September 27, 2013 by 1st Lt. Liliana Urrego

Son of the chief radio operator for Pan American World Airways, Capt. Manuel “Pete” Fernandez grew up immersed in aviation and earned his private pilot’s license at 15.

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Legislature in session …

Posted September 20, 2013 by Senior Airman David Owsianka

Airmen from the medical education and training simulator lab and Arizona state representatives practice self-aid buddy care Sept. 11 on a manikin with a simulated severe injury at the 56th Medical Group ETS lab. The legislators also received a briefing on the state-of-the-art medical technology used to educate Luke Air Force Base Airmen. The legislators…

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LRS prepares to receive next generation aircraft

Posted September 20, 2013 by Staff Sgt. C.J. Hatch

Many units on base are beginning to change the way they do business as Luke Air Force Base transforms to incorporate the F-35 training mission. One of the units changing is the 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight. “Not only does the F-35 arrival affect maintenance and operations, but it has a big play…

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Emergency Management Flight: Keeping Thunderbolts at ready

Posted September 20, 2013 by Staff Sgt. LUTHER MITCHELL

Staff Sgt.LUTHER MITCHELL Airmen 1st Class Jacob Brewer, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management apprentice, examines unexploded ordnance Sept. 10 at the 56th CES REM Flight building. Airmen receive chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive defense survival skill training prior to deploying. September is National Preparedness Month. Sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management…

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AGE gets lean, increases production

Posted September 20, 2013 by Senior Airman Grace Lee

Senior Airman David Owsianka Senior Airman Eric Tillman, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment journeyman, troubleshoots an electrical system on a turbine generator set Sept. 9 at the Luke Air Force Base AGE shop. The 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment flight held a Lean event recently in an effort to operate more…

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U. S. Air Force legal assistance website increases efficiency, tracks satisfaction

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When active-duty and Reserve component members, retirees and dependents need wills, powers of attorney, or have legal questions, they can go to https://aflegalassistance.law.af.mil/lass/lass.html. The purpose of the site is to increase efficiency and track client satisfaction with the Air Force legal assistance program. Because it is a public site, clients may access the site’s features…

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Air Force News – September 20, 2013

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Aviano couple receives first same-sex joint spouse assignment They waited patiently each day, week and month checking the news, filing repeals and losing hope. But, Master Sgt. Angela Shunk and Tech. Sgt. Stacy Shunk received the news they had been longing for on Sept. 3, 2013, when the two Aviano Airmen were informed that they…

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People First – September 20, 2013

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Editor’s Note: The “People First” section is compiled from information from the Air Force Personnel Center, TRICARE, 56th Force Support Squadron, Airman and Family Readiness Flight, Veterans Affairs, the civilian personnel office and armed forces news services. For the complete story, go to the web address listed at the end of the story. Senior leaders…

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This Week in History: September 20

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Courtesy photo 1st Lt. Tom Selfridge Sept. 17, 1908: Selfridge flies with Wright Thomas Selfridge was born on Feb. 8, 1882, in San Francisco. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1903. That was the same class as Douglas MacArthur. Selfridge graduated in the top third of his class. After graduation,…

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