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ACS offers new training

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Koren, 728th Air Control Squadron radar maintenance journeyman from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., makes adjustments to level the transit at the 607th ACS TPS-75 radar training site Jan. 22. The transit is a device used to see where the TPS-75 radar will start and stop transmitting — also known as “blanking.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ronifel Yasay)

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ACS offers new training

Jeff Strand, right, instructor contractor from the Computer Science Corporation, helps Tech. Sgt. Edward Conde, 606th Air Control Squadron ground radar technician from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, with the transit at the 607th ACS TPS-75 radar training site Jan. 22. The transit is a device used to see where the TPS-75 radar will start and stop transmitting — also known as “blanking.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ronifel Yasay)

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ACS offers new training

Students of the new 607th Air Control Squadron TPS-75 radar training program experience hands-on training on an actual TPS-75 they set up a week prior. The training program is expected to last 11 to 12 weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ronifel Yasay)

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Tbolts lift

James Knuckles, the strongest man in the Luke Air Force Base power lifting competition middleweight division and Luke’s strongest man, squats holding 275 pounds during the competition Jan. 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tracie Forte)

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Tbolts lift

Nikki Herrington, Luke’s strongest woman, lifts 95 pounds during the bench press portion of the Luke Air Force Base power lifting competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tracie Forte)

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Former CSAF speaks

Retired Gen. T. Michael Moseley spoke during the leadership off-site held in the F1 Race Factory conference facility in Phoenix and attended by Luke commanders, wing staff agency chiefs, group chief master sergeants and special staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Gerardo Gonzalez)

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Inaugural dogs

Senior Airman Charles Wilder, left, and Staff Sgt. Justin Kitts and dogs, Rex and Mayo, conducted security sweeps last week before the inauguration of President Barack Obama. (U.S. Air Force photo/Deborah Silliman Wolfe)

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Catching a Wave

Airman 1st Class Charles Floyd, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate systems shop team member, attaches a waveguide test valve to a modular low power frequency radar component January 26 in the AIS back shop. The MLPRF uses wave guides to focus radio frequencies for the fire control radar. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Check One, Two

Airman 1st Class Andrew Masterson, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate systems shop team member, tests an ultra high frequency radio January 26 in the AIS back shop. The UHF radio is the primary means of radio communication in military aircraft. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Glass Inspector

Staff Sgt. Matthew Wuntke, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics team leader, inspects the heads up display combinder glass for defects January 26 in the AIS back shop. The HUD shows images on the combinder glass which the pilot can then see. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Eyes on Target

Staff Sgt. Matthew Wuntke, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics team leader, sights through an optical measuring device to test a heads up display January 26 in the AIS back shop. The HUD is the primary display used to give the pilot information while in flight. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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AVTR Teardown

Airman 1st Class Brittney Pereira, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate systems shop team member, disassembles an airborne video tape recorder carriage January 26 in the AIS back shop. The AVTR is used to record flight information for later analysis. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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AVTR Rebuild

Senior Airman Roger Duran, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate systems shop team member, reaches for a screw to reassemble an airborne video tape recorder carriage January 26 in the AIS back shop. AIS is the only shop on base equipped to perform maintenance on AVTRs. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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No leaks here

Staff Sgt. Esmael Adel, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion specialist, checks for leaks during an engine run Jan 14 at test cell. The test cell section of the propulsion flight runs engines to ensure there performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Phillip Butterfield)

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Love taps

Senior Airman Bradley McClellan, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion specialist, removes a bell crank arm assembly from a convergent nozzle segment January 12 in the accessory repair shop. The accessory repair shop’s also know as MODS repairs the individual engine modules and returns them to service. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Phillip Butterfield)

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Bolted on

Airman 1st Class Jacqueline Ruiz-Santos, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion specialist, tightens coke bottle mounts on a jet engine prior to an engine transfer in the jet engine intermediate maintenance shop January 12. In JEIM the engine comes in from the line to be fixed. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Phillip Butterfield)

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Tightening the helo

Senior Airman James Wright, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion specialist, tightens bolts on an engine support hardback trailer January 12 in the non-powered aerospace ground equipment shop. The hardback trailer is used to transport the engine from place to place while not installed in the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Phillip Butterfield)

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Weather boss visits Luke

Dr. Fred Lewis (right), the Air Force Director of Weather, pays a visit to the 56th Operations Support Squadron weather flight to coin four Airmen on Jan. 13. The individuals receiving coins were Staff Sgt. Adam D'Anthony, Staff Sgt. George Zambrana, Staff Sgt. Mike Gerlach, and Master Sgt. James Scott Dixon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ronifel Yasay)

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Luke's CrossFit center opens

Members of Luke Air Force Base watch as CrossFit instructors and volunteers perform a five minute CrossFit demonstration during the grand opening of the CrossFit gym on Jan 5. The new CrossFit gym, located in building 700, offers CrossFit classes three times daily. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ian Dean)

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Luke's CrossFit center opens

Airman 1st Class Johnny Chavez, left, and Staff Sgt Paul Shepherd , 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, perform squats during a five minute CrossFit Demonstration at the grand opening of the CrossFit gym on Jan. 5. The new CrossFit facility, located in building 700, offers CrossFit classes three times daily. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ian Dean)

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