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AFSO21 keeps wheels turning

Senior Airman Jay Badger, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron journeyman, breaksthe bead on a tire with the bead breaker machine prior to separating the tire from the wheel in the EMS wheel and tire shop. Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin McKnight

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Turn it

FROM LEFT: Cadets 2nd Class Tim Green and Joe Miller remove a bolt to release the landing gear door on an F-16 Monday after Cadet 2nd Class Sid Maru jacks up the landing gear. The U.S. Air Force Academy cadets are at Luke participating in the Operation Air Force Third Lieutenant course this summer. Photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Hatch.

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I love daddy

Senior Airman Michael Newman, 56th Security Forces Squadron controller, embraces his daughter, Sarah, 1, upon returning from deployment. He and 25 other members returned June 8 and 9 from Bagram, Afghanistan, after an eight-month-long deployment. They worked detainee operations and force protection. Also returning June 8 were 13 SFS Airmen who deployed to Ali Air Base, Iraq. They were assigned to a law and order detachment and conducted military police duties for more than 11,000 U.S. and coalition forces at Camps Adder and Cedar. Phot by Master Sgt. David Hull.

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Returning home

Firefighters from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron are greeted by family members and friends June 15 at Phoenix SkyHarbor Airport. The six firefighters, Staff Sgt. Michael Brick, Airman 1st Class Ian Jackson, Senior Airman Darrel Tirpak, Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Kinkade, Airman 1st Class Josh Knick and Staff Sgt. Shane Brandhorst spent six months in Iraq. Photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller.

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Colonel Givens assumes command

Col. Robert Givens, 56th Operations Group commander, receives the OG guidon from Brig. Gen. Tom Jones, 56th Fighter Wing commander, during a ceremony June 1 in Hangar 913. Colonel Givens assumed command from Col. Timothy Strawther. Photo by Airman 1st Class David Bulkley

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Luke AFB Ops Group commander

Col. Robert Givens, 56th Operations Group commander, reviews aircraft forms with Staff Sgt. Shawn Manning, center, and Senior Airman Jacob Spiller, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, prior to flight Wednesday. Photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller

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"Iron" Orr bids Thunderbolts fairwell

Col. David Orr, 56th Fighter Wing vice commander, gets a traditional soaking following his final flight at Luke June 4.

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Removing the spider harness

Staff Sgt. Wesley Coll, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, removes a spider harness Monday from the bottom of an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine. The spider harness is a bundle of wires which connects from the aircraft to the engine. Photo by Phillip Butterfield

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Panel Pull

Staff Sgt. Jeff Frezley, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, removes an access panel Monday in order to disconnect pipes and hoses from the engine during an F-16 engine removal. Photo by Phillip Butterfield

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Checking the downpipe

Airman 1st Class Lindsey Simpson, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, removes a bellow adapter Monday from the inside of the engine bay on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Removing the adapter aids in performing required inspections. Photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield

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Aligning the widget

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Weber, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, bolts an engine removal and installation trailer Monday to an F-16 Fighting Falcon in preparation to remove the engine. Photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield

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944th CES breaks ground

FROM LEFT: Col. Derek Rydholm, 944th Fighter Wing commander; Congressman Trent Franks, 2nd District, Arizona; and Col. Sharon Sounhein, 944th Mission Support Group commander, break ground May 30 for the new 944th Civil Engineer Squadron building. The 20,188 square foot building is scheduled to be complete in April 2008. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Susan Stout

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Luke AFB OG CC

Colonel Ropert P. Givens

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Dunkin' dad

Master Sgt. Keith Berthiaume, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department, assists Natalie Strawther, daughter of Col. Timothy Strawther, 56th Operations Group commander, center, in a traditional hosing of her father after his final Luke flight May 18. Colonel Strawther’s son, Jonathan, helped to hold his father in place. Colonel Strawther relinquishes commandof the 56th OG to Col. Robert Givens in a ceremony at 9 a.m. today in Hangar 913. Photo by Master Sgt. William Gomez

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CE members help build base

Personnel tents and a defensive observation tower are just beyond the mortar pit of a newly constructed forward operating base miles from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The FOB was built by members of the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron while under enemy attack and austere conditions. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven Goe

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Luke Bioenvironmental

Airman 1st Class Michael Rivera, 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental technician, conducts a bacteriological water sample test to ensure compliance with Arizona requirements for drinking water. (Photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Luke AFB Top Dogs

The 61st Fighter Squadron “Top Dogs” will graduate 13 students Saturday from class 07-ABC. They are from left: 1st Lts. Scott Butler, Chris Wells, Mark Hickie, Capt. Mike Anderson, 1st Lts. Charlie Scharmann, Ben Walker, Monessa Catuncan, Ryan Thulin and Beau Provost, 2nd Lt. Jeremy Doohen, 1st Lts. Adam Hafez, Jason Wall and Dustin McCauley.

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Luke Chief

LEFT TO RIGHT: Command ChiefMaster Sgt. Scott Dearduff, Brig. Gen. Robin Rand, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Col. Patrick Malickowski, 438th Air Expedtionary Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Bryce Maxson, 438th AEG group superintendent deployed from Luke, pose in front of the 438th AEG’s recently painted legacy mural at Al Asad. (Courtesy photo)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.

Master Sgt. Ryan Evans, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron, hooks up a hose to an R-11 refueling truck Friday. Sergeant Evans won the 2006 Air Force Fuels Senior NCO of the Year Award. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Wolfe)

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Qualifying statement

Senior Airman Duane Gross, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons maintenance crew member, fires his M-16 during a tactical rifle qualification course. (Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Hummel)

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