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A Change of Command Luke AFB welcomes new leader

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BEST Innovation leads 56th SFS to Air Force-level award

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Boosting Morale Golf tourney helps raise funds for support organizations

BY BILL JOHNSTON Program Director Fighter Country Partnership

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he Fighter Country Partnership Golf Classic is coming up on its 11th tournament on Septem-

ber 11.

Fighter Country Partnership is grateful for the tournament’s success. Its goal is to support Luke Air Force Base’s men, women, families and mission, so it should not come as a surprise that the charity partners with the facility’s booster clubs and units to make the event a success.

The tournament gives Luke AFB units the chance to interact with the public and show off their professionalism throughout the day.

From the beginning, Fighter Country Partnership asked the Luke Spouses Club and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team to make the tournament special.

When the tournament was founded, the golfers hit one golf course. This year, it will see close to 400 golfers on all three of The Wigwam’s courses. The Luke Spouses Club has been the centerpiece of the registration process throughout the tourney’s growth.

Likewise, EOD shows off what it does with robots and other tools of its profession. With the Blue Blazer Squadron—former Luke AFB honorary commanders—the EOD plays games with the golfers, asking them to drive the robot through an obstacle course. Everyone loves it.

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Previously, the Blue Blazer Squadron brought games like cornhole or risk/reward to a hole and played as the golfers would come by. Three years ago, the committee suggested bringing the Booster Club to partner with the Blue Blazer Squadron. Golfers weren’t asked to pay for the games at the tourney. That remains, but money would be raised just for the Luke Booster Clubs in exchange for military challenge coins, patches or other items a squadron might have in its booster club.

Booster clubs raise money for things like going away gifts for squadron members or for an endof-the-year holiday party. The Luke Spouses Club uses the money it gets from the tournament to fulfill scholarships for airmen and their families. It seemed like a perfect partnership to bring them onto the courses to help raise money.

Since then, Fighter Country Partnership teamed the squadron with a Blue Blazer.

The squadron brings a few members along with the cool stuff to sell on the course.

The Blue Blazers, who have a minimum of two years’ experience being part of the airmen’s lives, work hard throughout the day to entice golfers to purchase items before teeing off.

The booster clubs sometimes raise more than $1,000, with a few making more than that.

This year 19 Luke booster clubs will be on The Wigwam’s three courses with aircraft maintenance units, fighter squadrons, and various support organizations such as logistics readiness and civil engineering. It has been a fantastic addition to the tournament—one that offers a unique experience for the golfers and airmen alike.

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Kirsten Hall, a member of the Blue Blazer Squadron, is with the 56 Training Squadron to sell coins, patches and other items at the FCP Golf Tournament. (Photos courtesy Fighter Country Partnership)

Members of the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit raise money for its booster club at the FCP Golf Tournament.

Tim Miller, middle, a member of the Blue Blazer Squadron, is with the 56 Operations Support Squadron raising money for its booster club at the FCP Golf Tournament.

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JULY/AUGUST 2020 Publisher Steve T. Strickbine

JULY/AUGUST 2020

Vice President Michael Hiatt

A Change of Command Luke AFB welcomes new leader

Associate Group Publisher Laura Meehan, 623-777-1042 lmeehan@star-times.com

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BEST Innovation leads 56th SFS to Air Force-level award

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Senior Airman Ross Cordova and Tech. Sgt. Jose Martinez.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)

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Production Manager Courtney Oldham production@timespublications.com

30 Ready to Go CATM trains combat-ready airmen admid COVID-19

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Dual Benefit Vitalant gives donors their antibody status; patients get blood

31 The Flying Tigers Refreshed exhibit reopens July 4 in Mesa

14 A Change of Command Luke welcomes new leader 16 ‘The Last Patrol’ Army veteran Travis Miller pens graphic novel about conflict 21 ‘Voice for the West Valley’ Betty Lynch rises from tragedy to serve the community

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Boosting Morale Golf tourney helps raise funds for support organizations

12 Best Medium Security Forces Unit Innovation leads 56th SES to Air Force-level award

Contributors Bobby Carleton, Connor Dziawura, John Heckenlaible, Bill Johnston, SSgt. Alexandra Longfellow, Senior Airman Leala Marquez, Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder, Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson, 2nd Lt. Alexandra Smith, Sue Thew Graphic Design Veronica Thurman vthurman@timespublications.com

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10 Lending a Hand Benevilla at Luke AFB promotes social distancing

Executive Editor Christina Fuoco-Karasinski 480-898-5631 christina@star-times.com

32 Farm to Store Luke retiree and his family support God and community with body products 36 Honoring Those Who Served Glendale Chamber boasts military and veterans affairs committee

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VISIT OUR BEAZER COMMUNITIES The COVID-19 antibody tests are part of a full panel of tests that Vitalant performs on successful blood donations. (Photo courtesy Vitalant)

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NEWS Senior Airman Ross Cordova, 56th Security Forces Defense Force Member, and Tech. Sgt. Jose Martinez, 56th SFS Defense Force day-shift flight sergeant, participate in a 360-degree active shooter virtual reality simulation. The 56th Security Forces Squadron earned the Headquarters Air Force 2019 Best Medium Security Forces Unit Award. The squadron won for its innovations and efforts such as implementing a 360-degree virtual reality system to enhance training; fitting tactical vests to individuals with gender-specific options; and being a test unit for the Security Forces Center’s Squadron of the Future initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)

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BY SENIOR AIRMAN LEALA MARQUEZ 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

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he 56th Security Forces Squadron earned the Headquarters Air Force 2019 Best Medium Security Forces Unit Award for their groundbreaking and innovative ideas. Throughout the past year, the 56th SFS implemented Air Force and Major Command firsts, setting them apart from all other units Air Force-wide.

The squadron competed for the award against other medium-size Air Force SFSs with 126 to 230 personnel. According to Capt. Richard Cordova, 56th SFS Defense Force Operations officer, the achievement was guided by foundational portions of their vision statement: “Provide a combat credible integrated defense force through the mastery of core competencies.” He added that it was executed through following their mission statement: Train. Defend. Fight.

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Luke’s defenders set themselves apart in many ways, including implementing a 360-degree virtual reality system, enhancing tactical training; fitting tactical vests featuring gender-specific options to individuals; and being a test unit for the Security Forces Center’s Squadron of the Future initiative aiming to enhance professional development, mentorship and unit cohesion.

Cordova says one of their most innovative ideas was the test of the Base Operational Support-Team.

“It’s a team from (the 56th Medical Group) that is chaired by a physical therapist, and on his team he has a data specialist, mental health specialist, nutritionist and a personal trainer dedicated to our unit.”

Cordova explained the BOS-T embeds itself within security forces to understand body stressors that are unique to the career field and develop specialized workouts and nutrition plans to ensure defenders are mission ready.

They have also provided tailored physical therapy interventions and mental health resources co-located within the unit.

The 56th SFS also participated in a first-ofits-kind weapon of mass destruction emergency response exercise. The event integrated many agencies including an emergency team from the D.C. area, local law enforcement and regional explosive ordnance disposal teams.

“This year there was a national-level exercise chaired by the highest levels of government,” Cordova says. The scenario involved an emergency response to an improvised weapon found in the local area. Emergency evaluators planted an inert, simulated device, generating a national response from multiple agencies, and the 56th SFS played a key role in responding to it, he explains.

This prestigious accolade was the product of the work done by everyone in the squadron, says Senior Master Sgt. Donald McKenzie, 56th SFS Defense Force Operations superintendent.

“It’s a testament to the hard work of every airmen, NCO, civilian defender, SNCO and officer throughout this talented unit,” McKenzie says. “Our guys go out, they are eager and hungry to do their jobs and they do it well.”

Many of the new initiatives implemented at the 56th SFS can be applied Air Force-wide, Cordova adds.

“This year really makes me excited to see where we’re going as a career field,” Cordova says. “We’re focusing heavily on investing in our people, and the payoff is going to be huge in the future. What I see happening is when the SNCOs, NCOs and officers here go to their next assignments they’ll take lessons learned and specific strategies for implementation to other units.”

McKenzie explains that Luke’s defenders will move forward from this award looking toward the future.

“I would like (for us) to continue to move forward and become technical experts in every position that we have and get better as a unit,” McKenzie says. “We set the bar high, but now we need it to be higher. We’re going to keep moving forward to develop our airmen and work for team cohesiveness.”

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NEWS Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, 56th Fighter Wing commander, provides remarks after assuming command from Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury, 56th Fighter Wing outgoing commander, far right, during the 56th FW Change of Command ceremony on May 27 at Luke Air Force Base. Change of Commands are historic ceremonies that honor the achievements of outgoing commanders and pass leadership to incoming commanders. The 56th FW commander oversees the operations of the base including training, safety and well-being of airmen. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)

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Change of

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, delivers a speech during the 56th Fighter Wing Change of Command ceremony on May 27 at Luke Air Force Base. Wills officiated the ceremony in which command of the 56th FW was transferred from Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury to Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder. The 56th FW commander oversees the operations of the base including training, safety and well-being of airmen.

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BY SENIOR AIRMAN LEALA MARQUEZ 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

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uke Air Force Base Airmen welcomed their new wing commander May 27, as Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder took command of the 56th Fighter Wing from Brig. Gen. Todd D. Canterbury.

Kreuder, a command pilot with more than 2,900 flying hours, including 350 combat hours, arrives to Luke from U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq, where he served as senior defense official, Defense Attaché.

He was commissioned in 1995 as a distinguished graduate of officer training school after earning a Bachelor of Science from Rice University and a Master of Science from the University of Texas.

“To the men and women of the 56th Fighter Wing, I am truly honored and humbled to be your commander,” Kreuder says. “My No.

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1 job is to take care of you and your families while we train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready airmen together. You already have my full trust and confidence; I will do my best to earn yours.”

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, commander of 19th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, officiated the ceremony and highlighted Canterbury’s many accomplishments at Luke.

“Canterbury is well known throughout our Air Force,” Wills says. “(He’s) an outstanding leader with compassion for airmen, fighter pilot, combat veteran, Thunderbird, weapons officer, two-time wing commander and one of the Air Force’s true experts on fifth-generation warfare.”

Wills continued to praise Canterbury for

his leadership during his tenure at the wing and presented him with a Distinguished Service Medal.

“I would like to turn the attention from me to the men and women from the 56th FW,” Canterbury says. “I, as their (outgoing) commander, would like to reverse the roles as my last duty in the Air Force; I would like to salute them. They are the ones responsible for turning my vision into a reality.”

Canterbury retires after 27 years of serving in the Air Force.

Wills welcomed Kreuder, who’s known as “Freddy,” and his wife, Nancy, to the team.

“Freddy has an incredible track record of success as a fighter pilot, as a strategist, as a diplomat, (and he) studied at our finest institutions,” Wills says. “I’ve worked with him in USAFE, PACAF, and the Middle East in Bagdad, and I can attest that there’s no finer officer to take the helm here at Luke. I’ve been most impressed by Freddy’s calm demeanor; keen intellect; and his thoughtful, collaborative approach to leadership. There’s no doubt in my mind he’s the perfect leader to take the flag today here.”

As the change of command concluded, SEE COMMANDER PAGE 15

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56th FW Commander takes final flight before retirement

BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS BROOKE MOEDER 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury, 56th Fighter Wing commander, taxis through water streams after his final flight May 21 at Luke Air Force Base.

Canterbury is a command pilot with 4,200 hours in the F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-35A Lightning II, T-37 Tweet, T-38 Talon and MC-12W Liberty aircraft. As an Air Force tradition, after a pilots lands following their final flight, known as a fini-flight, airmen and family host a ceremony to celebrate the departing member’s service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)

COMMANDER FROM PAGE 14 Kreuder emphasized his vision regarding the role of airmen at Luke.

“We can have the most advanced aircraft and technology in the world, but it is you, our airmen, who remain our greatest weapon, an asymmetric advantage, over any adversary that challenges us,” Kreuder says.

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‘The Last Patrol’

Army veteran Travis Miller pens graphic novel about conflict

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hen Travis Miller returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom, he felt he had a story that needed to be told.

The result is the graphic novel “The Last Patrol,” which is slated to hit shelves in the fall. “The Last Patrol” tells the story of 18 American infantrymen who must survive an ambush while on a routine patrol near Ba’qubah, Iraq.

“In a nutshell, it’s a story of an actual event I was part of in Iraq in 2006,” says Miller, a North Phoenix resident.

“There were 18 soldiers who faced an ambush and had to survive on their own for quite a bit while reinforcements came. I lost track of time, but I think it was about 18 hours. It was one of the least pleasant experiences of my life.”

He and his fellow soldiers weren’t special forces or “cool guy rangers. You know, the guys they make movies about,” he says.

“We were just typical guys. A lot of us were really young. I was 24 at the time, but our platoon leader was 23 or 24. We were just regular guys trying to earn money for college or for our families. It wasn’t something we ever planned for. The way everyone worked together and persevered was a story that needed to be told.”

There’s one bit that’s missing from the sto-

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Travis Miller of North Phoenix is an award-winning writer and illustrator. This graphic novel “The Last Patrol” is due to hit shelves in the fall. (Photo courtesy Travis Miller)

ry, though—Miller.

“It’s not about me,” he says. “It’s about the team, the guys I was with. I wrote myself out of it. I wanted to tell their story, rather than my personal story.”

Miller raised money for his book through IndieGoGo. His goal was $500. Backers—282 of them—raised $10,515. Miller, an ADDY and TELLY award, is joined in the project by artists Scott McDaniel (“Batman,” “Nightwing,” “Daredevil”), Derek Fisher (“Green Goblin”) and Rick Parker (“Beavis and ButtHead,” “Spider-Man”).

Miller has long been passionate about graphic novels and comic books. Growing up the son of a nuclear engineer, Miller moved frequently. Graphic novels and comic books eased his mind.

“Things would change all the time, but

comic books wouldn’t,” he says. “I love G.I. Joe. That really inspired me as a kid. I think that’s what made me join the Army.”

Miller spent 15 years in the Army, from ages 18 to 33. He originally signed on for three years in the Army, just after 9/11.

“It was the best job I ever had,” Miller says. “I medically retired after brain surgery.

There were certain things I couldn’t do that the Army requires, like wear a helmet because part of my skull is missing. I learned to write and draw comic books.”

“The Last Patrol” isn’t Miller’s first graphic novel. He worked on a Department of Defense graphic novel honoring the 68th anniversary of the Korean War. “That was a really neat thing,” Miller says.

“They faced budget cuts, so the guy who put it all together published it himself. I also spent time developing short comic books for movie production studios to pitch ideas in a visual format, as opposed to just having a script. I would put together an eight- to 10page comic book so producers could pass it around and show off their ideas in a visual format. It worked out well.”

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‘VOICE for the West Valley’ Betty Lynch rises from tragedy to serve the community

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etty Lynch is considered a “voice for the West Valley.”

The former Avondale city councilwoman and vice mayor hasn’t let anyone stop her legacy of improving lives around the Valley.

“I brought sensitivity, compassion and love for people and understanding of people and their needs,” Lynch recalls about her time with the city. “I was able to give them a great deal.”

Lynch, who moved to Arizona in 1997, continues to give. She supports the fight against domestic violence, serving on the financial committee for A New Leaf. The effervescent Lynch is active at her home, La Loma Village in Litchfield Park.

The pandemic has brought a change to her work. She spends her days partaking in Zoom meetings and teleconferences.

“Because of my background, people were saying I should run for City Council in Litchfield Park,” she says. “I’m a

Sun Health person. I wouldn’t be able to represent Sun Health if I did that. Representing Sun Health is very, very important to me. I want to be able to continue to do that. I can’t do that if I’m on something like Planning and Zoning or City Council.”

La Loma Village is a Sun Health Community. In terms of her residence, Lynch is supporting the construction of a 20,000-square-foot community center there. It’s been approved by the design review committee and waiting for planning and zoning to take it up.

She said Luke Air Force Base—another organization Lynch vehemently supports—is excited about the center.

“They’ll be able to use this center for parties and meetings,” says Lynch, who was on the Luke Advisory Committee for eight years. “I just loved being there so much. It was an exceptional opportunity for me and I’m still in touch with them.”

Tragedy Lynch has faced her fair share of tragedies.

She lost her daughter, Cynthia, in 2005 to complications from Crohn’s Disease and her husband a year later.

“He chose to take his life in 2006,” Lynch says. “That’s how I heal, by saying it that way.

“I have grown so much from all of the things that have happened in my life,” she says. “I do a lot of domestic violence work for that reason. I’m a survivor. If I can help just one woman at any point, that’s what I want to do.”

Lynch believes she inherited her need to give back from her father, Fred Stevens. She grew up “very, very poor” on a farm and didn’t know until she was older that her father was a “great giver.” To make extra money, he drove a milk truck and supplied people with things they needed.

“One time, when I was 4 years old, he had to deliver apples to a lady whom I didn’t know,” she recalls.

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“I sat in her lap while he delivered his apples. It was Helen Keller. I just remember sitting in her lap and talking with her, but I don’t remember a lot. My dad just had an incredible love of people. He never wanted anything for himself. He just always wanted things for my mother and the three of us.”

She and her husband adopted their “beautiful” daughter when she was 12 weeks old.

She was born in a Long Island hospital, where her mother was born on her grandfather’s birthday.

“I get goose pimples just talking about it,” she says. “She was a spitting image of me.

One man in a cheese store said you could never deny that child—a few weeks after we adopted her. One day, she said to me, ‘I don’t think I’ll make 40. She made 39 and a half.

She had a nomination to the Naval Academy, and she had almost perfect SATs. She was the joy of my life.”

To better her life, Lynch attended college in her mid-30s to increase her technical knowledge about being a bank teller, her occupation at the time. She was the first in her family to attend college.

“After I got my first degree, my undergrad, I went to work for a major bank and the

present there said, ‘I’ve never seen anyone your age come out with straight As.’ A few years later, I went back and got my master’s and that was also in finance and I stayed in banking.”

At home, she sits on the Committee for Lifelong Learning and Understanding (LLU) where she resides. She also is the chairwoman of its scholarship committee that awards scholarships for the staff because residents cannot tip staff. Residents annually raise the dollars to fund the scholarships to various programs and universities.

Great accomplishment Lynch calls her greatest accomplishment winning the Bishop Curtis Legacy Award from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the university with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a minor in business administration.

She also earned an MBA with a major in finance and a minor in controllership, Summa Cum Laude.

Both degrees were dual majors earned in three years while working full time and raising her young daughter.

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She’s also proud of her time as the Peoria Chamber of Commerce executive director.

“One of the first things I had to do was sit on the committee that was going to build the Challenger Center,” she says. “I felt my life had come full circle.

“It’s the only free-standing Challenger Center in the nation, as far as I know.”

Her lifetime motto is one of simplicity and significance: “Give to the world the best you can, and the world will give back to you.”

“I’m proud of the work I’ve done and very grateful,” says Lynch, who received the 2016 Glendale Ethics in Action Award. “I still have people in Avondale who call me for things. I’ve spoken at a couple City Council meetings. Being so respected in doing those things is a great honor for me.”

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OVID-19 has taken the world by surprise, forcing isolation, social distancing and sacrifice. For one reservist, the Nightingale Pledge and duty to her country ran parallel in her decision to help combat the virus.

Maj. Lizy Windsor, 944th Medical Squadron clinical nurse, was prepared to support the pandemic before the official notification came through.

“In the medical squadron, our motto is ‘ready for anything,’” Windsor says. “So when I was called, I was ready to serve.”

As the number of infected continued to rise, Windsor began getting her personal affairs in order.

In her civilian job, Windsor works as a critical care nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa.

“Since the first group of our 944th medics deployed, we knew another wave was going to come, so I wanted to be ready,” Windsor says.

“I am blessed to have an awesome civilian leadership who made sure I had the days off from work, no questions asked.”

Leaving family, friends and a job she loves was already a big sacrifice, but Windsor is adapting another significant aspect of her life to volunteer for this deployment.

After gaining the support of her civilian counterparts, Windsor reached out to her school to determine what affect this deployment would have on her doctorate work to become a psychological mental health nurse practitioner.

“The faculty at University of Arizona, College of Nursing-Tucson, have been accommodating my needs,” Windsor says. “They were kind enough to open up their courses through

the end of the semester and gave me extensions on assignments so that I can complete my course work to move forward toward my graduation in December.”

With the uncertainty of the virus and her day-today operations, Windsor knows she may not have the time to finish her Maj. Lizy Windsor, 944th Medical Squadron clinical nurse, deployed to New York in support of the COVID-19 panclasses even with the acdemic from Luke Air Force Base on April 22. This deploycommodations, but that ment is part of a larger mobilization package, of more did not deter from her than 700 doctors, nurses and respiratory technicians from taking on this task. So, Air Force Reserve units across the nation, in support of with her affairs in order COVID-19 response to take care of Americans. (U.S. Air Force to the best of her ability, photo taken by Tech. Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.) Windsor transitioned her ers, above and beyond.” focus to becoming the Windsor believes working in cardiovascutroop commander for her first deployment.

She is responsible for six nurses and six lar and trauma intensive care requires skills medical technicians who have different jobs, to take care of some of the most complex and potentially life-threatening conditions. education and experience levels.

“The most rewarding aspect of my work is “I am going with a great group of airmen who have the skills, who are trained and are to see my patients get better and walk out of ready to work,” she says. “In the unit, we stay the hospital after a very complicated hospital prepared so we can jump in to do the job when course,” she says.

Even though Windsor, like all other medical the need is there. It’s always service before self.”

Windsor took the commanding reigns with professionals, had to make life-changing sacrifices to support the COVID-19 medical crisis, the full support of her leadership.

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“As a reservist, I am able to pursue my our Air Force core values and what we look for in our leaders,” says Lt. Col. Robert Barth, civilian career, attend college full time, get 944th Medical Squadron interim commander. medical and educational benefits, build my “She put in a lot of effort toward her doctorate, retirement, and at the same time stand ready but as soon as we needed her, she immediately to serve the nation with my valuable job skills,” made herself available, all while knowing that Windsor says.

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Senior Airman Austin Sutton, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) journeyman, logs information on a technical order (TO) May 8 at Luke Air Force Base. Anytime maintenance or inspections are performed on a piece of equipment, it is logged on a TO. AGE personnel contribute to the mission of training the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready airmen by ensuring the equipment used to work on the aircraft is serviceable and ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)

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The F-35A Lightning II AGE section manages more than 700 pieces of equipment—performing basic maintenance, service inspections and delivering the equipment where it’s needed.

Performing maintenance on a unit can take anywhere from 15 minutes to two days, depending on the level of service required, according to Senior Airman Austin Sutton, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron AGE journeyman.

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“Inspections are where we slow it down and take our time to go through the entire unit from top to bottom in accordance with our service log,” Sutton says. “We have to do 100% accountability on approximately 700 pieces of equipment.”

Anytime maintenance tasks or inspections are performed on any piece of equipment, it is logged on a Technical Order and servicing logs.

The AGE units also have service pickup and delivery drivers (SPUDS) who deliver equipment to units on base. When finished with the equipment, the SPUDS drivers return it to the sub pool where all the equipment is kept. There are approximately 10 to 20 deliveries performed daily.

“Whenever we pick equipment up from the spot or the hangar, we have to make sure it’s still good to go back to a jet if that’s what was going to happen,” Sutton says. “We have to check for fuel, fluids and make sure it’s not going to break the next time it’s being used and also make sure everything is there.”

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Staff Sgt. Brent Pico, 56th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance flight instructor, demonstrates a weapon handling technique to a class at Luke Air Force Base.

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Staff Sgt. Brent Pico, 56th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance flight instructor, instructs a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance M9 pistol course at Luke Air Force Base. Pico was teaching an M9 pistol class to airmen before they deploy or change duty stations. The CATM facility staff has classes limited to six students due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and instructors are implementing social distancing both in the classroom and the firing range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)

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Refreshed exhibit reopens July 4 in Mesa

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urday. The spacious facility enables visitors to practice social distancing and have access to hand sanitizer dispensers placed at various locations on the exhibit floor. Commercial evaporative coolers help keep the exhibit hangar temperate.

Additional exhibits being added or reworked this summer include, the Doolittle Raid, the 91st Bomb Group and completion of a North Korean MiG-15 for nonflying display.

The museum is a participating Blue Star Family museum and welcomes active duty military personnel and their immediate family free of charge. Admission for all others is $15 with discounts for children and seniors. The museum is at 2017 N. Greenfield Road, Mesa.

Military personnel interested in joining the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) to support the preservation and exhibition of military aviation history can take advantage of the discount for active military personnel.

Those interested in volunteering with the CAF as aircrew, mechanics, exhibit workers, docents or other functions are required to be CAF national and local unit members.

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Claire Chennault was a retired Army Air Corps captain when he founded the American Volunteer Group that went overseas to fight for China in 1941. His ideas about strategy, tactics and training were dismissed by senior U.S. military officials but succeeded in seizing air supremacy over China from Imperial Japan.

(Photo courtesy CAF Airbase Arizona)

n exhibit about the WWII-era American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers will reopen July 4 at the CAF Airbase Arizona museum in Mesa on the 78th anniversary of their reorganization as the 23rd Fighter Group.

The exhibit was refreshed and additional items added to better tell the story of one of military aviation’s most storied units.

Two things are critical to the Flying Tigers story: their place in history as the first unit to score a defeat against Imperial Japan after

the Pearl Harbor attack, and their controversial founder Claire Chennault.

When the USAAF took over the Flying Tigers, it became a military unit in the newly established China Air Task Force, and then became part of the 14th Air Force. Among the countless accomplishments of the 14th AF include a Chinese American Composite Wing of fighter and bomber aircraft that contributed to victory. Many of the Chinese aviators and crew were trained at Thunderbird Field in Glendale and followed up with advanced and multi-engine training at places like Luke, Williams and Douglas fields.

The exhibit is part of the “100 Years of Military Aviation” theme of the museum, which is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Sat-

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Luke retiree and his family support God and community with body products

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ordan McNutt’s goal is to live on an off-grid homestead when she and her husband are empty nesters.

But one thing she’s not ready to leave behind are luxury skin care items.

So, the Tonopah resident is making them herself.

Bath Nutts offers handcrafted bath and body products, including goat milk soap made with fresh, raw goat milk off the McNutts’ farm.

“Knowing we wanted to live on an off-grid homestead, I would either have to give up luxury skin care items or learn how to make them myself,” McNutt says. “It was more of a hobby business until about a year ago, when I met Sophia Martinez of Screws and Sparkles in Buckeye.

“That’s when it turned from a hobby business to a small business. I’ve been able to provide for my family by selling the prod-

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The McNutts’ children help make soap that resembles donuts.

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The McNutts’ products are sold in Screws and Sparkles in Downtown Buckeye.

ucts in Screws and Sparkles, but give more to God. It was certainly all God. I could feel him pushing me to talk to her.”

A Phoenix Church of Christ member, McNutt honors God with her products, as every piece has Scripture on them.

“The Scriptures I put on them, I have prayed about beforehand and God shows me what to place on the products, something I’m learning about that really tugs at my heart.”

Bath Nutts has a variety of products besides the handcrafted goat milk soap—bath bombs; face care; soy candles with wooden wicks, wax melts and linen spray; liquid hand soap; hair care; shower steamers; emulsified sugar scrubs; lip balm; Arnica pain-relieving cream and body butter. Prices start at $5—a price point that was important to her.

“I home school our kids,” she says. “It’s important to have something that other

stay-at-home moms can afford.”

McNutt makes the items in her spare bedroom, keeping them as natural as possible. Her goal is to keep her customers safe.

“I do have preservatives in some of my products,” McNutt says. “I use preservatives in products that include water, like the lotions and the sugar scrubs.

If a product does not contain water, preservatives aren’t necessary. Bacteria and mold love water. They feed on that water, if you don’t have the preservative to counteract it.”

McNutt attended West Texas A&M University, where she studied music performance. She performed with a few smalltown symphonies, gave music lessons and worked in the university’s music library.

McNutt and her husband, Nathaniel, have three children—2, 5 and 9. They moved to Arizona when Nathaniel was assigned to Luke Air Force Base. He still works there as a civilian firearms instructor.

“When he got out, we decided to stay. We love it here. We live on a small farm right now,” she says. “The children love helping

with the animals—milking goats, feeding pigs and chickens.”

The McNutts are looking forward to returning to nature.

“I think living off the grid is about getting back to how God designed things,” she says. “We’re going to work hard living off the land, providing for the family, old-fashioned style. We can get so wrapped up in technology and media and things going on around the world. We need to stop and look around us at nature and the creatures God made for us.”

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he Glendale Chamber of Commerce supports those who have, or are, serving the country in the armed forces. The Glendale Chamber shows its appreciation by leading its Military & Veterans Affairs Committee, which helps create a strong relationship between local businesses and the Valley’s military units. The group makes a significant impact on local military members by hosting multiple community events and facilitating a few committee programs.

Community events • Annual Luke Shoot Out Golf Tournament Every Spring, the chamber hosts a fun day out on the greens of Falcon Dunes Golf Course, with golf, prizes and fundraising for local service members.

• Annual military induction ceremony Every May, officials from the U.S. Armed Services, local organizations, friends and family gather to salute the enlistment decision made by local high school students to join the military.

• Annual Stand Up for Veterans In September, support agencies, businesses, and nonprofits come together to help veterans with many important tasks including free legal advice, free haircuts, job fair, and more.

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A student receives the coin, stole and certificate from Mayor Jerry Weiers at the 2019 induction ceremony. (Photo courtesy Glendale Chamber of Commerce)

veterans with an inspirational speaker and flag raising ceremony performed the Marine Corps League Old Breed Detachment.

• Biannual Mayor’s Big Dog Run In partnership with the mayor and the committee plans an epic motorcycle ride with more than 1,000 riders through Phoenix A custom-built flag incinerator makes its debut at the 2019 International RaceVeterans Day ceremony. (Photo courtesy Glendale Chamber of Commerce) way, State Farm Stadium and the ber erected a flagpole atop Thunderbird Luke AFB runway. Proceeds benefit the Mountain. Volunteers ensure the flag Glendale Community College’s veteran stays in good shape and bring it to halfscholarship fund. staff, when appropriate.

• Biannual Military Appreciation • Flag retirement program Breakfast Led by Wayne Cole of the 501c Realty Many service members go above the call Team, the committee takes in U.S. flags of duty and become the backbone of our to be properly retired in our custom-built local communities. This event recognizes incinerator and laid to rest at Dignity Metheir contributions. morial’s Resthaven cemetery.

• Healing Garden program Committee programs Every Saturday, service members and • Luke Air Force Base orientation veterans gather to tend to the flowers at Monthly, volunteers attend orientation Sahuaro Ranch Historical Rose Garden. to welcome service members to the area A place of true healing and community. and pass out welcome bags with importFor more information, call 623-937-4754, ant community resources. email info@glendaleazchamber.org or visit • Thunderbird flag program In November 2018, the Glendale Cham- glendaleazchamber.org.

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