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Fighter pilot goes above, beyond call of duty

Maj. Adam Thornton, 56th Training Squadron instructor pilot, stands next to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Thornton deployed to Aviano in support of Operation Unified Protector where he received an Air Medal for acts above and beyond the call of duty. (Courtesy photo)

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Old fuel tank gets facelift

Ed Smith, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels terminal superintendent, stands above a fuel tank under renovation Oct. 21 at Luke Air Force Base. This JP-8 jet fuel tank is the largest at Luke and was built in the 1940s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luther Mitchell Jr.)

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Precise measurements mean mission success

Staff Sgt. Tim Henderson, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron precision maintenance equipment laboratory craftsman, looks through an alignment telescope Nov.1 in Bldg. 417 on Luke Air Force Base. Airmen in PMEL calibrate equipment such as torque wrenches, scales and aircraft reference fixtures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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Part-time door gunner, full-time Soldier

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Bill Medinger, a bagger at the Luke Air Force Base Commissary, stands in a checkout lane Oct. 28 where his customers see him on a daily basis. Medinger served in the Army for 20 years and in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970. During his tour, he flew as a light operator and a volunteer door gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)

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Acting SecAF visits Luke AFB

Control Tower personnel with the 56th Fighter Wing greet Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning Nov. 5, 2013, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Fanning visited with Airmen and was given an orientation to the tower. He was also briefed on construction underway to prepare for the arrival of F-35 aircraft early next year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

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Acting SecAF visits Luke AFB

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning speaks to Luke Airmen at an all-call Tuesday at Luke Air Force Base. Fanning discussed issues facing the Air Force, including sequestration and the importance of preventing sexual assault. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

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Acting SecAF visits Luke AFB

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning speaks to Luke Airmen at an all-call Tuesday at Luke Air Force Base. Fanning discussed issues facing the Air Force, including sequestration and the importance of preventing sexual assault. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

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Acting SecAF visits Luke AFB

FROM LEFT: Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers; retired Brig. Gen. Tom Browning, former 58th Fighter Wing commander from the early ‘90s; David Scholl, Fighter Country Partnership chairman of the board; and Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning pose with Dorothy Rowe, 56th Comptroller Squadron financial analysis chief, after Rowe’s retirement ceremony Tuesday at Luke Air Force Base. Rowe is retiring after a 70-year career, making her the longest-serving civil servant in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

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Longest-serving Air Force civil servant retires

Dorothy Rowe, 56th Comptroller Squadron chief financial analyst, poses for a photo in 1979. She retires Tuesday as the longest serving civil servant working for the Air Force. (Courtesy photo)

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Legendary squadron reactivated

Col. John Hanna, left, 56th Operation Group commander, unfurls the 61st Fighter Squadron banner with incoming commander Lt. Col. Michael Ebner, during the reactivation ceremony Oct. 25. The 61st FS will be Luke Air Force Base’s first squadron to fly the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

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MDG earns ‘outstanding’ rating on HSI

Brig. Gen. Mike Rothstein, 56th Fighter Wing commander, announces an “outstanding” score Oct. 25 for the 56th Medical Group’s Health Services Inspection. The score came with accolades from inspectors praising the customer service, care and process improvements in the MDG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. C.J. Hatch)

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New chief invigorates mentorship at Luke

Chief Master Sgt. John Mazza, 56th Fighter Wing command chief, talks with Airman Leadership School students Oct. 21 at Luke Air Force Base. As the wing command chief, Mazza is responsible for the morale, welfare, training, management and professional growth of more than 3,000 enlisted members assigned to the Air Force’s largest fighter wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)

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Painted Tail Flash

Michael Rairden, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft painter, carefully peels off letter stencils. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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Painted Tail Flash

Michael Rairden, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft painter, dons a protective suit and paints the tail of a 425th Fighter Squadron F-16 fighter jet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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Painted Tail Flash

Michael Rairden, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft painter, mixes paint in the corrosion building. The fabrication flight’s corrosion control section’s main mission is to prevent corrosion by maintaining aircraft paint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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Painted Tail Flash

The Republic of Singapore’s F-16 fighter jet tail painting was completed Oct. 24 in the corrosion building paint booth on Luke Air Force Base. Personnel from the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron corrosion control section spent several days working on this one-of-a-kind project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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Painted Tail Flash

FROM LEFT: Staff Sgt. Justin Spurlock, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, and Michael Rairden, 56th EMS aircraft painter, tape down a stencil of the Merlion design Oct. 17 in the corrosion building paint booth. The Merlion, which has a head of a lion and body of a fish, is an important symbol to Singapore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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LRS Airmen keep sweepers on streets

Airman 1st Class Michael Shirley, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron maintenance mechanic journeyman, fixes a crank shaft seal Wednesday in the vehicle maintenance building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Owsianka)

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Airmen serve to honor fallen

Master Sgt. Keith Cooper, 56th Force Support Squadron Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard superintendent, inspects Airman 1st Class Boushon Arnold, 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Oct. 7 during a uniform inspection at the Airman Leadership School parking lot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Owsianka)

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Airmen serve to honor fallen

Senior Airman Ethan Retallack, 56th FSS honor guardsman, holds the flag in front of a mock casket after doing a full dress on the flag. Full honors are performed for retired vets, which includes executing a six-man casket sequence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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