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AFECT Airmen teach flyers how to survive

Staff Sgt. Branden Rowe, 56th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment continuation training NCO-in-charge, guides ROTC Cadet Peyton Sullivan, Arizona State University senior, through steering a parachute to safely land using a parachute simulator May 6 in the aircrew flight equipment building on Luke Air Force Base. AFECT instructors teach students a plethora of survival techniques from safely exiting or ejecting from an aircraft to landing and surviving in Arizona’s wilderness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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Airman reflects on being a young parent

Airman 1st Class Jacob Leal, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter apprentice, poses during training at Luke Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)

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Airman reflects on being a young parent

Airman 1st Class Jacob Leal, 56th CES firefighter apprentice, with his wife Alana and daughter Delaney, 3. (Courtesy photo)

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COMM dominates FWSA in intramural softball game

Koraye Williams, 56th Comptroller Squadron, playing for the 56th FWSA team, reaches for a fly ball during an intramural baseball game against 56th COMM. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)

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COMM dominates FWSA in intramural softball game

Christopher Gilbert, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, takes a swing at the ball during an intramural softball game against 56th Communication Squadron May 6 at Luke Air Force Base. COMM defeated the 56th Fighter Wing Staff Agencies team 15-1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)

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Command post nerve center of base

The 56th Fighter Wing command post Airmen meet for training April 28 at Luke Air Force Base. Training occurs monthly and usually includes career field regulations review, knowledge examination, scenario-based training, local procedure updates, new training requirements and general discussion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

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Aircraft metals technology makes sparks fly

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lucas, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight aircraft metals technology NCO in-charge, inspects landing gear components April 29 at Luke Air Force Base. Aircraft metals technology technicians inspect and service F-16 Fighting Falcon landing gear components every 72 months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luther Mitchell Jr.)

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Australian air force makes home at Luke

Maj. Nathan Draper, 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit participant maintenance liaison officer, poses April 22 in front of the 61st AMU. Draper is the first Royal Australian air force officer to arrive at Luke Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luther Mitchell Jr.)

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SFS tops OSS in one-pitch softball

Mario Huerta, 56th Security Forces Squadron, takes a swing April 21 during a one-pitch intramural softball game against the 56th Operations Support Squadron at the Luke Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center softball field. SFS defeated OSS 17-6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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SFS tops OSS in one-pitch softball

Mario Huerta, 56th Security Forces Squadron, takes a swing April 21 during a one-pitch intramural softball game against the 56th Operations Support Squadron at the Luke Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center softball field. SFS defeated OSS 17-6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grace Lee)

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944th FW produces top Airmen

Senior Airman Perla Tapia-Cordero, 69th Fighter Squadron personnel journeyman, won the 10th Air Force Airman of the Year Award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)

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CCRI reaps ‘excellents’

Senior Airman Shane Armour, 56th Communications Squadron networks operation technician, checks the file-share hard drives April 16 at Luke Air Force Base to ensure the drives were running properly to maintain the wing’s documents and files. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

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LRS takes B-ball championship 50-41

Patrick Paul, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron, backs down a defender during the intramural basketball championship game April 14 against 56th Force Support Squadron at Luke Air Force Base. LRS defeated FSS 50-41. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)

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Plane crash, coma doesn’t deter pilot

Retired Capt. David Berling, 56th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, stands in front of his 1977 Cessna RG March 23, 2012, at the Glendale Airport. Berling lost his legs in a 2007 plane crash, the subject of which he has written about in a book. (Courtesy photo)

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Heroes walk amongst us every day

Maj. Scott Smith, 56th Comptroller Squadron commander, poses for a picture in February 2008 while deployed to Iraq. Smith deployed from June 2007 to June 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He received a Purple Heart for injuries he sustained and the Bronze Star for actions performed in the line of duty. (Courtesy photo)

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944th FW CS team takes out trash

Senior Airman Ashlynd Fine, 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, picks up trash March 22 at the South Gate Visitor Reception Center as part of a community service team at Luke Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)

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310th AMU keeps the Tophats "Bad to the Bone"

Senior Airman Charles Gros, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aircraft armament systems technician, hooks up the umbilical cable from a missile to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., April 15, 2014. The umbilical cable allows the missile to know when to arm itself and release when the pilot requires it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Colbert)

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310th AMU keeps the Tophats "Bad to the Bone"

Senior Master Sgt. Todd Langford, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent, speaks with Staff Sgt. Alexander Davis, 56th AMXS, 310th AMU integrated avionics technician, while performing a spot check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., April 15, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Colbert)

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310th AMU keeps the Tophats "Bad to the Bone"

Senior Master Sgt. Todd Langford, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent, performs a spot check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., April 15, 2014. Langford goes onto the flight line daily to check aircraft and speak to the Airmen performing the mission as part of his daily duties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Colbert)

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310th AMU keeps the Tophats "Bad to the Bone"

Senior Airman Trevaris Long, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aircraft environmental and electrical systems specialist, checks the connections on a converter regulator on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., April 15, 2014. E&E Airmen are responsible for all of the electrical systems on an F-16, ensuring they are operational and functional for pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Colbert)

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