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Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’
Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen help the wing’s mission by inspecting occupational and environmental conditions to ensure Airmen have a safe working environment.
The unit’s mission is...
AIR FORCE
DOD
DOD announces annual cost of living increase to retired pay
Nov. 7, the Defense Department announced annual cost of living adjustments that will benefit military retirees and survivors during calendar year 2020. Most military...
Employment options, tools abound for military spouses
Military spouses looking for employment have a lot of options and a lot of tools available to them.
During an Oct. 15 briefing at the...
Military Exchanges extinguish vape sales
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Exchange have temporarily stopped selling vape-related products.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics report...
WORLD NEWS
US, RAF perform first joint F-35A hot pit refueling training
ROYAL AIR FORCE MARHAM, United Kingdom — Airmen assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, had the opportunity to train Royal Air Force personnel...
WWII laborer champions ‘Rosie the Riveter’ legacy
ARLINGTON, Va. — When it comes to symbolizing the influx of women in the workforce and the wave of patriotism and feminism that surge...
Successful Aegis combat system test brings BMD to Japanese fleet
Missile Defense Agency photographJS Atago (DDG-177) successfully completed an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) intercept flight test off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii,...
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Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’
Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen help the wing’s mission by inspecting occupational and environmental conditions to ensure Airmen have a safe working environment.
The unit’s mission is...
LOCAL
Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’
Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen help the wing’s mission by inspecting occupational and environmental conditions to ensure Airmen have a safe working environment.
The unit’s mission is...
Naval Command College tours Luke AFB
Lt. Col. Paul Jelinek, 56th Fighter Wing director of staff, engages with visitors from the Naval Command College, Jan. 14, 2020, at Luke Air...
4th Quarter Load Crew Competition
Airmen from the 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit accept a first place trophy in the 4th Quarter Load Crew Competition Jan. 9, 2020, at Luke...
Royal Australian Air Force completes training mission, departs from Luke
After achieving all training milestones, the Royal Australian Air Force began returning its F-35A Lightning II pilots, maintainers and aircraft to Australia from Luke...
HOLIDAY RECIPES
06/06 In Brief
Changes of Command
The follow changes of command are:
• Col. Joseph Beard IV will relinquish command to Lt. Col. Nathan Schwamburger, 56th Medical Operations Squadron,...
SALUTES AND AWARDS
Luke names new chiefs
The following senior master sergeants at Luke Air Force Base have been selected for chief:
Hugo Caballero,
607th Air Control Squadron
Brandon Layton,
56th Communications Squadron
Frederick Littles, 56th...
ALS graduates 48 from class 19-7
The 56th Fighter Wing Airman Leadership School graduated 46 senior airmen and two staff sergeants Oct. 10 from class 19-7.
The award winners are:
John L....
56th CES rewarded for cost saving efforts
In the month of national energy awareness, the Peak Solutions program run by the Arizona Public Service, Arizona’s largest electric utility, presented the 56th...
ALS graduates 36 in class 19-6
The 56th Fighter Wing Airman Leadership School graduated 35 Airmen and one civilian Aug. 22 in Class 19-06.
The award winners are:
John L. Levitow: Abdul...
VETERANS
Code talker honored at veterans luncheon
There are fewer and fewer World War II veterans as the years roll along. The same plight is true of the Navajo Code Talkers...
Veteran suicide rate complicated – solution shouldn’t be
Last month, another U.S. military veteran took his own life on a Veteran’s Administration campus. This is the sixth veteran suicide in the public...
69th FS thwarts attack, saves base during WWII
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, America found itself plunged into another world war. This time, the war would quite literally be a world...
MSgt. gets special bond of service
As the 1990s dawned, a young woman was faced with a profound challenge. She was just out of high school and had to decide...
COMMENTARY
Connectedness: Key to organizational success
LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Connection is a basic human need that serves as a foundation for organizational success. This concept allows members...
Retiring chiefs leave wisdom for mil-to-mil couples
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Two chief master sergeants sat next to each other on interview chairs, teasing each other and laughing as they...
How did we lose this young Airman?
Editor’s note: This commentary was first published Nov. 9, 2014.
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — She was an Airman Leadership School distinguished graduate,...
