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Thunderbolt Cup 2023

56th Fighter Wing personnel play a volleyball game during the Thunderbolt Cup, Nov. 9, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The Thunderbolt Cup is a base wide competition where teams compete to earn the most points to walk away with the Thunderbolt Cup trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Michaud, retired pilot and squadron commander, waves to a crowd before taking flight on a Boeing-Stearman Model 75 for his 90th birthday, May 14th, 2017, in Mesa, Arizona. Richard served 22 years active duty in the Air Force, fighting in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses in front of a 96th Avionics Maintenance Squadron sign, 1972, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Dyess AFB was Richard’s last duty station before he retired in 1972 after serving 22 years active duty as a highly decorated Lt. Col. with 5 distinguished flying crosses, a bronze star and 14 Air Medals. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses for a photo, 1969, at Nakhon Phanom, Vietnam. Richard was deployed to Vietnam for 16 months, where he flew 180 search and rescue missions saving 72 downed pilots, earning him 5 distinguished flying crosses, a bronze star and 14 Air Medals. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud poses for his official photo, 1962, at McClellan Air Force Base, California. During his service Richard flew 180 combat missions and helped rescue 78 downed pilots, earning him 5 distinguished flying crosses, a bronze star and 14 Air Medals. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses for a photo with his family in North Highlands, California. Shortly after this photo, Richard spent one year in Campion, Alaska where he was a weapons controller and then as an operations officer in Unalakleet, Alaska. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses for a photo in front of a Studebaker, 1954, in Waldmohr, Germany. During his three years in Germany, he flew Air Defense on the Russian border and served as the base’s public information officer. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses for a photo on an F-86 E ‘Sabre’ during Top Gun training, 1951, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Sabre was the primary U.S. air-to-air fighter during the Korean War. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud and his wife Patricia Michaud pose for a photo with their children Robert and Barbara Michaud, March 1953, in Austin, Texas. Richard and his family lived in Austin before moving to Waco, Texas. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud, retired pilot, and squadron commander, poses in front of a T-6A Texan II, 1952, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training students in basic flying skills common to Air Force and Navy pilots. (Courtesy photo

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud poses for his yearbook photo for Utah State Agricultural College, 1948, in Logan, Utah. During his time at Utah State’s Air Force Reserve’s Officers’ Training Corps, Richard rose to the highest-ranking AFROTC cadet and second in command of the 1,500-strong brigade before he graduated as a distinguished military graduate. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud poses for a photo inside of an aircraft, at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. During his service, Michaud flew 180 combat missions and helped rescue 78 downed pilots, earning him 5 distinguished flying crosses, a bronze star and 14 Air Medals. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud poses for a photo during Top Gun training, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. After he completed training, Michaud was sent to Landstuhl, Germany, for three years where he flew air defense on the Russian border and served as the base’s public information officer. (Courtesy photo)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud holds a plaque commemorating his service at the 56th Special Operations Wing, Sept. 6, 2023, in Mesa, Arizona. Michaud was the squadron of the 602nd Search and Rescue Squadron. This squadron was assigned to the 56th Special Operations Wing, which the 56th Fighter Wing traces its lineage to. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Triumph and Sacrifice: The Legacy of a Three-War Veteran and Fighter Pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Earl Michaud poses for a photo in his living room, Sept. 6, 2023, in Mesa, Arizona. Richard served 22 years active duty in the Air Force, earning 5 distinguished flying crosses, a bronze star and 14 Air Medals. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Luke AFB leadership hosts all-call

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, 56th Fighter Wing command chief, addresses Luke Air Force Base personnel during a base all-call, Oct. 31, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. During the all-call, Shaffer and Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, emphasized the importance of every Airman and the work they do as it pertains to the future fight. In addition to the mission, leadership underlined the base’s lines of effort: advancing training, advancing quality of life, advancing partnerships, and advancing infrastructure. (U.S. Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Luke AFB leadership hosts all-call

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing listen to base leadership during a wing-wide all-call, Oct. 31, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During the all-call, Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, emphasized the importance of every Airman and the work they do to complete Luke AFB’s mission of training the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat-ready airmen. In addition to the mission, Rueschhoff underlined the base’s lines of effort: advancing training, advancing quality of life, advancing partnerships, and advancing infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Luke AFB leadership hosts all-call

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, addresses Luke Air Force Base personnel during a base all-call, Oct. 31, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. During the all-call, Rueschhoff discussed the importance of strategic competition and national security. In addition, Rueschhoff underlined the base’s lines of effort: advancing training, advancing quality of life, advancing partnerships, and advancing infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Luke AFB leadership hosts all-call

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff (right), 56th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer (left), 56th Fighter Wing command chief, addresses Luke Air Force Base personnel during a base all-call, Oct. 31, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. During the all-call, leadership discussed the importance of strategic competition and national security. In addition, Rueschhoff underlined the base’s lines of effort: advancing training, advancing quality of life, advancing partnerships, and advancing infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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Luke AFB leadership hosts all-call

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, 56th Fighter Wing command chief, addresses Luke Air Force Base personnel during a base all-call, Oct. 31, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona. During the all-call, the base’s leadership emphasized the importance of every Airman and the work they do to complete Luke AFB’s mission of training the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat-ready Airmen. In addition to the mission, Rueschhoff underlined the base’s lines of effort: advancing training, advancing quality of life, advancing partnerships and advancing infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson)

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