Medal of Honor recipients Donald Ballard and John Baca pose for a photo with Col. Michael Richardson, 56th Fighter Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Thompson, 56th FW command chief, March 8, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base. Ballard and Baca visited the base with the Airpower Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports wounded warriors, veterans and children who have lost parents in a war. (Airman 1st Class Aspen Reid)
Rango, a military working dog assigned to the 56th Security Forces Squadron, sprints toward his handler April 6, 2019, during the 2019 Desert Dog Trials at Scottsdale Stadium. Teams ran an obstacle course which included jumping through a tunnel, attacking decoys and scaling a six-foot wall. (Airman 1st Class Aspen Reid)
Month of Military Child …
A child tosses a beanbag April 5, 2019, at the Month of the Military Child Celebration at Luke Air Force Base. The event was coordinated to recognize military children for their resiliency with the military lifestyle. (Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez)
Capt. Andrew “Dojo Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs a high-speed pass in an F-35A Lightning II during the Heart of Texas Airshow April 7, 2019. The F-35 Demo Team performed their second show of the season bringing their new demonstration to central Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)
Paramedics transport a mannequin with simulated injures to an ambulance during a joint training exercise May 3, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base. The exercise tested the ability of different fire departments to work together successfully when responding to emergency calls that might include multi-level structural fires or injuries. (Airman 1st Class Zoie Cox)
Capt. Kaleigh Moses, 56th Medical Operations Squadron nurse practitioner, receives a hug from her brother, Capt. Kyle Moses, 310th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, May 10, 2019, before flying in the backseat of an F-16D Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base. Kaleigh flew alongside her sibling during a familiarization flight where she not only saw what her brother does as an instructor pilot, but was able to see how her job facilitates the training. (Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham)
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