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‘AMERICA’S

AMBASSADORS in BLUE’

Thunderbirds headlining this year’s Luke Days

NEW BOOK covers the history of the base

Arizona Veteran Expo

Sound of Freedom is published bi-monthly by Times Media Group, a private publishing company. Times Media Group is in no way affiliated with Luke Air Force Base or the United States Air Force.

F I G H T E R C O U N T R Y PA R T N E R S H I P

The Blue Blazer Squadron

Blue Blazer Squadron members assemble for an annual gathering to welcome new members, discuss upcoming events and motivate members to support Fighter Country Partnership programs. (Photo courtesy Fighter Country Partnership)

Honorary commander alumni help Fighter Country Partnership

BY BILL JOHNSTON Fighter Country Partnership Program Director

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t is well known that Luke Air Force has one of the best honorary commander programs in the Air Force.

Honorary commanders are influential individuals within the Phoenix business community who are nominated to be part of the Luke AFB family. After a rigorous review process, the applicants are inducted as honorary commanders to the various squadron, group and wing commanders across Luke AFB. The program’s overall purpose is for the military and honorary commander to reciprocate their organizational cultures to each other.

One of the things that makes Luke AFB’s honorary commander program so good is it follows the same guidelines as the military

Blue Blazers serve lunch to airmen and their families during the annual Thunderbolt Cup, an annual sports and morale day for Luke AFB. (Photo courtesy Fighter Country Partnership)

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Blue Blazers mentor airmen on ways to maximize their skills in their lives and careers in the Air Force. (Photo courtesy Fighter Country Partnership)

Blue Blazers help children fill backpacks with supplies and new shoes, shirts and shorts during the annual Back to School Bash. (Photo courtesy Fighter Country Partnership)

for its commanders. Typically, at the end of a two-year tenure, military commanders relinquish command. At Luke AFB, the wing commander thanks the honorary commanders for their service and another group of business leaders is inducted. What is left is a group of professionals who have been immersed in Luke AFB’s culture and tradition who want to continue part of the base’s incredible mission. That is where Fighter Country Partnership comes into view.

A little over six years ago, a small cadre of former honorary commanders sat down with the Fighter Country Partnership president to discuss the idea of implementing an alumni program. The Blue Blazer Squadron came

to life. The first group, the Alpha Class, was soon inducted. This new “squadron” supports Fighter Country Partnership in its programs that affect the lives of the men, women and families across Luke AFB. Since that day, each year new members are inducted at the Blue Blazer annual meeting, where recently the Delta Class was brought into the organization. There are 100 members.

Blue Blazers support Luke AFB through Fighter Country Partnership in a myriad of ways. They helped renovate the Airman’s Attic; mentored enlisted and officers at speed mentoring sessions; and served lunch at the annual Thunderbolt Cup. They are part of the committees for the annual awards and Air Force balls, where they raise tens of thousands of dollars that help make those events truly memorable.

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‘AMERICA’S

AMBASSADORS in BLUE’

Thunderbirds headlining this year’s Luke Days

NEW BOOK covers the history of the base

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

Arizona Veteran Expo

Sound of Freedom is published bi-monthly by Times Media Group, a private publishing company. Times Media Group is in no way affiliated with Luke Air Force Base or the United States Air Force.

ON THE COVER The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” perform a practice flyover for the “Captain Marvel” world premiere on March 4, 2019, in Los Angeles.

The Thunderbirds will headline Luke Days 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo/

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Publisher Steve T. Strickbine

SSgt. Ashley Corkins)

Associate Publisher William E. Toops Executive Editor Christina Fuoco-Karasinski 480-898-5631 christina@star-times.com Contributors Sara Abbott, Megan Child, Connor Dziawura, Jordan Houston, Bill Johnston, Jimmy Magahern, Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez, Jonathan Messiha, Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder, Rachel Phillips, Dr. Lane Tassin, Sue Thew Graphic Design Veronica Thurman vthurman@timespublications.com

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The Blue Blazer Squadron Honorary commander alumni help Fighter Country Partnership

10 A Personal Mission Veterinary clinic provides care for Luke animals 14 Helping the Environment Luke AFB’s wastewater plant saves money 16 Remembering Vietnam Veterans Arizona Military Museum hosts free celebration

65 30 Clear Bag Policy Luke AFB stepping up commitment to safety 34 More than F-35s Behind the fence, the action at Luke AFB goes beyond what most realize 40 ‘Images of America’ Air Force veteran chronicles Luke’s history in picture book

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Advertising Representatives Barbara Duran, 623-847-4608 bduran@star-times.com Connie Williams, 623-847-4601 cwilliams@star-times.com Circulation

45 Gotta Have Art Air Force announces art contest winners

46 A Storied Career 18 Lending a Hand Navy veteran finally achieves longtime goal to run a business Bryan Chaplin is hosting the first veterans expo in April 50 Veterans and Sports 20 Building the Future of Airpower Those with PTSD turn to physical activity as alternative method of treatment Luke Days works to inspire a younger generation 60 Knowing When to Visit Urgent Care 24 ‘America’s Ambassadors in Blue’ FastMed serves veterans through new Thunderbirds headlining this year’s Luke Days MISSION Act 28 Luke Days 2020 Numerous appearances scheduled over the weekend

Production Manager Courtney Oldham production@timespublications.com

65 Top Prize Luke AFB earns Vitalant award for impact on state’s blood supply

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

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Daniel Halbleib, Ajo Station border patrol agent, middle, holds Marci’s mouth open while Nicole Avci, Luke Air Force Base Veterinary Treatment clinic officer in charge, examines his teeth in the clinic at Luke AFB. Marci, a border patrol dog, was at the appointment for a suspected abscess tooth caused by chewing on metal objects. The clinic cares for active-duty and retiree members’ privately-owned cats and dogs, military working dogs and government-owned dogs by performing annual wellness exams, vaccines and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)

wning a pet can lower cholesterol, blood pressure and increase fitness, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study “Healthy Pets, Healthy People.” However, to help keep the owner healthy, the pet has to remain healthy as well.

The Luke Air Force Base Veterinary Services clinic helps maintain the health of active-duty members’ and retirees’ pets by performing wellness exams, vaccines, heartworm tests and basic sick-call procedures.

Surgical and X-ray procedures aren’t available at the clinic due to limited work space. Although, allergy-related ear infections and skin issues are the most common cases seen at the clinic.

The vet clinic has multiple missions to maintain the health of

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man’s best friend—cats included.

“The primary mission is to take care of the military working dogs,” says Nicole Avci, Luke AFB Veterinary Services clinic officer in charge. “The second mission is actually food for facilities on base.

We inspect off-base facilities of commercial establishments to make sure they’re in compliance with our regulations.”

Clinic professionals inspect two SEE VETERINARY PAGE 12 to three establishments a month

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NEWS VETERINARY FROM PAGE 10 for the cleanliness and wholesomeness of the food. If the establishments fail the inspection, they are no longer allowed to send deliveries to the base or the Department of Defense.

“Our next mission is control of zoonotic diseases (examples include rabies and the swine influenza), which are diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans,” Avci says. “We take care of people’s pets, seeing more than 20 per day.”

In 2019, the vet clinic treated more than 4,970 privately owned animals, five MWDs, 52 government-owned animals including U.S. Border Patrol, Transportation Security Administration, Customs and U.S. agriculture dogs.

Along with treating cats and dogs, the clinic also checks in on guinea pigs at the Child Development Center.

“We’ll inspect them once a year and make sure they’re healthy,” Avci says. “They have to get certified yearly.”

The clinic routes health certificates for individuals who are moving and are bringing their pets with them.

“There’s always a process involved,” says Kari Reinhart, Luke AFB Veterinary Services clinic operations assistant. “It’s almost always an international microchip and a rabies titer test that’s most important. Different countries have restrictions and regulations on what actions are needed for the health certificate. A certificate within 10 days is required before moving overseas.”

The clinic helps keep Luke member’s pets healthy, in turn keeping the troops mentally and physically prepared for anything thrown their way.

For more information, call the clinic at 623-856-6354.

Blue Blazers travel to nearby military installations to share program successes with military and community leaders across the Southwest.

(Photo courtesy Fighter Country Partnership)

FCP FROM PAGE 2 in days plenty of Blue Blazers cleared their work calendars to be part of the bash. That is not uncommon. They’ve even traveled to bases in Arizona, California and Nevada to interact with those military support organizations to share successes to help

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Blue Blazers have cemented their reputation as the gold standard of an honorary commander alumni program. They continue to support Fighter Country Partnership through hands-on engagement or philanthropy, proving that they are worthy of their standing.

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Helping the Environment Luke AFB’s wastewater plant saves money

BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS LEALA MARQUEZ 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

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uke’s wastewater plant helps protect the environment from hazards while saving the Air Force money. In 2019 the plant saved Luke approximately $200,000.

Base residents, employees and community members in the areas surrounding Luke produce approximately 14 million gallons of wastewater a month, according to Tech. Sgt. George Vollmer, 56th CES wastewater treatment plant noncommissioned officer in charge.

With nearly 7,000 employees and more than 6,000 family members, Luke shares the environmental responsibility and uses the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron-operated treatment facility to clean wastewater generated by the base’s population.

Ultraviolet lights sterilize E. coli and other bacteria in water Jan. 10 at the Luke Air Force Base Wastewater Plant. Wastewater collected from Luke and surrounding locations is sent to the plant, where it is cleaned and returned to the environment. The facility cleans approximately 14 million gallons of water a month, which is either reused on base or sent to local water sources, saving Luke approximately $200,000 in 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez)

“With a large base population, you are going to generate a lot of waste, and it needs to go somewhere,” Vollmer says. “This plant enables us to treat that waste and to return it into the environment without impacting it.”

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Dave Kudray, 56th CES lead wastewater operator, explained the wastewater goes through pretreatment first to remove larger debris such as rags or grit. Next, the water

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“Water takes approximately 18 hours to go from the influent of plant to effluent of plant,” Kudray says. “We treat an average of 400,000 gallons a day.”

When the treatment process is complete, the system guides the clean water to pond for future use. “(It’s used) as reclaimed water on all the grass areas on Luke AFB and Falcon Dunes Golf Course or the Agua Fria,” Kudray says.

Cleaning wastewater from the base is not only environmentally friendly, but it also helps save money.

“Last year, we saved 65.6 million gallons of water that was sent back to Luke for irrigation, which keeps costs down and saves potable drinking water,” Vollmer says.

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Engineers operate in three shifts to ensure the plant runs 24/7. Each shift is responsible for different tasks essential to keeping the plant operating.

“Maintenance and repair is accomplished on first shift,” Vollmer says. “Luke AFB has 19 wastewater pump stations called lift stations; these are checked during the second shift. Lab testing is conducted on third shift.”

Airmen at the plant ensure that the water released and the byproducts that are disposed of are not hazardous to the environment. If they are found to be hazardous they are sent to a hazardous material facility for processing.

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n the last 40 years, the Arizona Military Museum has made a name for itself as a force of militant pride for veterans and nonveterans.

The award-winning museum, operated by the Arizona National Guard Historical Society, boasts impressive displays of authentic military mementos, some of which date back to the 1600s, and honors Arizona warriors through awareness events and educational outreach.

And this month is no different.

The nonprofit is hosting a commemoration ceremony on Sunday, March 29, to recognize those who fought during the Vietnam War. In conjunction with National Vietnam War Veterans Day—which was signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017— the free celebration aims to give thanks to veterans who are often forgotten, says museum President Joe Abodeely.

“The Vietnam vets who served were the most patriotic in our country’s history,” he shares. “Two-thirds of those who served were volunteers.”

From noon to 5 p.m., Vietnam-era veterans and their families are invited to gather at the Papago Park Military Reservation for short presentations by fellow Vietnam veterans, light refreshments and a chance to tour the state’s largest operating adobe.

Memorabilia from the 19-year war will also be distributed.

“Our museum’s purpose is to honor all veterans,” says Abodeely, who also served in Vietnam. “But we have a special room to honor Vietnam veterans.”

AAM houses a nearly 3,000-square-foot space dedicated to the war, which lasted from 1955 to 1975.

The exhibit includes a full-size UH-1 Huey “gunship” helicopter, ZPU-4 Soviet four barreled anti-aircraft gun, M-38A1 gun jeep and numerous uniforms, weapons, accoutrements and photos.

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Alliance and private artists, the museum features displayed works of art by Vietnam veterans depicting their own personal experiences.

The Vietnam War was a long and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States, according to History.com.

Considered a Cold War-era proxy war by some, tensions heightened between the United States and Soviet Union.

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More than half of the casualties were Vietnamese civilians.

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In 1975, communist forces ended the war by seizing control of South Vietnam, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year.

Because of the severity of the war’s unpopularity, many returning veterans were met with disdain and disrespect, says Abodeely.

“I went to Vietnam because I loved my country and to fight for freedom,” he shares.

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baby killers.”

Abodeely served as a combat infantry unit commander with the 1st Air Cavalry Division during the Tet Offensive in the Republic of Vietnam in 1968.

He tells the Sound of Freedom that it’s as important as ever to pay respect to the veterans of Vietnam because “they’ve been honored the least.”

And his compassion is carried throughout the details of the AAM. Founded in 1981, the museum features a chronological presentation of uniforms, accoutrements, artifacts and weapons from the 1600s to the present.

Combining history, art and prose, display themes include conquistadors, Spanish-colonial and Mexican periods, U.S.-Mexican War, Civil War, Arizona territory, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam, among others.

“People donate a lot of things. We just got a unique WWII Japanese field radio,” Abodeely discloses. “People bring in guns and we have a lot of uniforms.

“They feel good to put it to rest somewhere,” he continues. “That’s the psychology of all this.”

In 2010, the Old Arsenal Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places—the official listing of the Nation’s cultural resources worthy of preservation.

“It’s been a labor of love for me,” Abodeely says warmly of his lengthy tenure.

The Vietnam veterans ceremony will take place inside the museum at 5636 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix. Presentations will begin at 2 p.m. and all attendees are required to show a driver’s license or military ID upon entry.

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the public, except for the job fair, which is restricted to veterans.

“The expo is an opportunity for veterans to learn more about the many resources, benefits, products and services available to them by local organizations,” Chaplin says. “Veterans can meet with the vendors who are offering assistance to both them and their families.”

The job fair is an opportunity for veterans and employers to meet to discuss available positions. Additionally, workshop/seminars will be offered on topics like resume writing, career planning, interviewing techniques, entrepreneurship and online searching.

The vendors are specific to veterans.

“Our vendors represent community service providers, VA benefits organizations, nonprofit organizations and local businesses providers,” Chaplin says. “More than 50 local and national veterans services organizations have been invited to participate in the expo, and their participation will help ensure that this expo will be the absolute best veterans-related event in Arizona.”

Among those scheduled to appear are Desert Breeze Kayaking Tours, Dress for Success Phoenix, ASU, PTSD Foundation of America, Team Rubicon, Marine Corps, The Combat Dolls, Diving Devil Dogs, Bravo Brotherhood Veterans Foundation, 1st Squad, Valors, Team RWB, Road Warriors AZ and Patriotic Workshop.

For a little fun, the car/bike show’s mission is to bring together veterans who have the same interests.

“My wife and I started this organization in February 2018 and received our 501 (c)(3) this February,” Chaplin says. “That was a task in itself.

“I’m all about helping my veterans. I was speaking to a couple veterans at the VA. One gentleman said he had to work three jobs to make his bills. I thought we need to help. What can we do? Another friend of mine, he asked why there wasn’t a sort of expo. I brainstormed and figured a veterans job fair would be the primary focus to help veterans get in better positions to get a hand up in life.”

This isn’t Chaplin’s first effort to help veterans. He gave away seven cars to veteran families this year at the Maricopa County StandDown, coordinated by the Arizona Housing Coalition’s Arizona Veterans StandDown Alliance.

“Being a disabled vet, the reason we give away cars is because I’ve seen whole families getting off the bus going to the VA,” Chaplin says. “They have to schlep the little ones and everyone with them.

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hen Lt. Col. James “Burnin’” Busch was a child in Southern California, he attended air shows around the region. Going to those shows and watching the planes soar inspired him to join the Air Force.

He’s hoping Luke Days 2020 does the same for others who attend the show Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22.

Luke Days 2020 is a free-to-the-public air show where guests will experience aerial

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“We want to bring back the golden age of air shows, when there was a lot of variety and there was something for people of all ages,” says Busch, the air show director.

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FUTURE FROM PAGE 20 the military does around the world. It also serves as a recruiting tool and a big thank you to the military.”

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team will headline the free event throughout the two-day show. More than 250,000 attendees enjoyed the last show in 2018, making it one of the most highly attended events in Arizona.

“We also have some special performances this year that folks haven’t seen before or in a long time,” Busch says.

Shockwave the Jet Truck will race Red Bull’s Kirby Chambliss in his Edge 540 plane.

Shockwave is a custom-built race truck equipped with three J34-48 Pratt & Whitney Jet Engines originally out of the USA Navy T2 Buckeye. The combined horsepower is 36,000. These three jet engines make 21,000 pounds of thrust that easily propel this truck to speeds over 350 mph while racing planes at North American air shows.

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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform over Jones Beach at the Bethpage Air Show in Long Island, New York, on May 24, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt. Cory W. Bush)

rett-Jackson’s Craig Jackson will race his million-dollar Bugatti against an F-35.

“He’s been going out to the Bugatti factory to maximize its performance and give it a run for its money,” Busch says.

Also on the schedule is Carol Pilon, who offers a traditional air show act—wingwalking.

“Back in the ’30s and ’40s, when air shows were just getting started, wingwalking was popular,” he says. “She walks around the top of the wing of an aircraft as it’s flying around.”

The U.S. Air Force Pilon hails from Masham, Thunderbirds perform Quebec, Canada. She fell in love a Diamond 360 at the with wingwalking after seeing it Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona air show on a TV commercial for a local at Davis-Monthan air show. She has been a profesAir Force Base on sional wingwalker since 2000.

March 21, 2019. (U.S. “I have two daughters who Air Force photo/SSgt. Ned are interested in aviation,” BusT. Johnston) ch says. “When they see women doing great things in the military and the air show industry, it’s encouraging. It gets our young ladies and young men excited about aviation and the Air Force.”

Parking will be easier for air show fans. Previously, disabled parking was on the base proper.

This year, parking will be on the airfield right next to the handicapped chalet, Busch says.

“It’s much easier to access the show.”

Shockwave holds the record speed for semitrucks at 376 mph. It is one of the world’s most popular air show and drag racing exhibition vehicles.

“The jet truck is painted with a military theme,” Busch says. “They’re another organization that pays tribute to veterans through their (programming). It has smoke and flames.”

Carrying on with the racing theme, Bar-

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“We treat it like a homecoming for the veterans. We want to treat them like the heroes they are. We’re appreciative of the sacrifice they made.

We want the chance to say thank you.”

DOD ID card holders can access the show through the Kachina Gate and can park for free. The general public park off Glendale Avenue and it’s generally a “pretty long walk from that lot to the air show,” he says.

“I really want to encourage folks to use a lot by Litchfield and Olive. They can take a shuttle right to the show. If folks are coming from the south, there’s a lot near the racetrack near Camelback (to) take a shuttle. It

Since 1953, the Thunderbirds team has served as America’s premier air demonstration squadron, entrusted with the vital mission to recruit, retain and inspire past, present and future airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt. Cory W. Bush)

saves them from having to walk excessive distances.”

With the static displays and the attractions, Busch says the base is trying to hit all the demographics.

“We want to inspire our youth,” he says.

“We want to pay tribute to our veterans as well. The veterans live vicariously through the guys doing it now and they share cool stories about the way it was back then.

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Luke Days also educates the public about the base.

“It’s an open house,” Busch says. “This is the only chance for someone who’s not otherwise affiliated with the air base to walk around and see what’s going on behind the scenes.

“I think people think it’s an air traffic control tower and a runway. It takes a large amount of support to run a mission like this.”

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In fact, the team’s mission, he points out, is to display the “pride, precision and excellence of the United States Air Force embodied in formation flying.”

“What we’re doing is not to try to just show off how good we are, but show off how good the Air Force is and how well all Air Force pilots do their job—and the level of detail that they put into their mission sets, which are the tactical mission sets of the Air Force,” Oliver says. “We put that same focus and effort into the minor details of putting on a phenomenal, entertaining and safe air show.”

The squadron will put that pride, precision and excellence on display at the upcoming Luke Days, scheduled for Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22. The twoday event at Luke Air Force Base marks one of the Thunderbirds’ first shows this season.

A new recruit in his debut season with the team, Oliver will fly opposing solo. He is joined by 11 other officers on the Thunderbirds: Lt. Col. John Caldwell, commander/leader; Maj. Trevor Aldridge, left wing; Capt. Michael Brewer, right wing; Maj. Zayn Taylor, slot; Maj. Michelle Curran, lead solo; Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco, operations officer; Maj. Jason Markzon, advance pilot/narrator; Lt. Col. Dr. Noel Colls, flight surgeon; Capt.

Katie Moorkamp, executive officer; Capt.

Mike Bell, maintenance officer; and Capt.

Remoshay Nelson, public affairs officer.

As Nos. 1 through 6, Caldwell, Aldridge, Brewer, Taylor, Curran and Oliver fly the demonstrations. Pilots Nos. 7 and 8—DiFalco and Markzon—are also experienced pilots, but do not fly in the show; they do, however, fly aircraft to show sites so they have spares in case of maintenance issues, Oliver says. And, pilots Nos. 9 through 12— Colls, Moorkamp, Bell and Nelson—provide additional support.

“We try to bring a little bit of everything with the show,” Oliver explains of the demonstration, which he describes as featuring four pilots who take off in diamond

The Thunderbirds perform a Diamond 360 at the Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona air show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on March 21, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt. Ned T. Johnston)

The Thunderbirds perform a flyover at the Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 30, 2019.

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formation, speeding from 0 to 300 mph “in a cluding the F-84 Thunderstreak, the F-100 matter of just a few seconds.” Depending on Super Sabre, the F-105 Thunderchief, the weather, he adds, the pilots will do a loop on McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, the takeoff. From takeoff to landing, he says the T-38 Talon and eventually the F-16 Fighting pilots generally remain in close formation, Falcon, which is described as “the Air Force’s splitting for the occasional maneuver and to premier multi-role fighter jet” and is still land. used by the Thunderbirds After the formation takes to this day. Over its more off, the two solo pilots—Curthan half-a-century history, ran and Oliver—take off, one the Thunderbirds upgraded at a time, Oliver continues. from a humble 15 minutes of “(Curran) will do an aileformation acrobatics, withron roll right after takeoff, so out solo positions, to hourbasically a roll in the aircraft, long demonstrations. and then I will do what’s “It is very much still a called a max climb and split frontline fighter in the UnitS,” Oliver explains, briefly ed States Air Force and the describing the maneuver as a Combat Air Forces. It is a quick takeoff, after which he single-seat, single-engine, eventually rolls the aircraft multi-role aircraft,” Oliver on its back “and then basi- Capt. Kyle Oliver is the describes of the F-16. “What cally (does) the back half of opposing solo pilot for the that means is it’s a single the loop pointed back down Thunderbirds, flying the No. pilot in there and that pilot toward the ground immedi- 6 jet. (Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force on any given day could be Thunderbirds) ately after takeoff.” responsible for multiple dif“It’s a very impressive show from the very ferent mission sets—they do air to ground, start,” he adds, succinctly. they’ll do air to air, they do suppression of Based out of Nellis Air Force Base in Neva- enemy air defenses—so it’s kind of a jack-ofda, the squadron was in its early days tied to all-trades aircraft in our inventory.”

Luke Air Force Base. The Thunderbirds team was formed there as the 3600th Air Demon- A ‘family business’ stration Unit in 1953, six years after the U.S. The son of an Air Force veteran, Oliver Air Force was established as a separate ser- says serving his country was like a “family vice, according to afthunderbirds.com. business” he assumed he would carry on.

In these days, the team flew the F-84 But the team’s mission—to recruit, retain Thunderjet, which, according to the team and inspire—is what, in fact, gave him the fiwebsite, could not exceed the speed of SEE THUNDERBIRDS PAGE 26 sound. Over the subsequent years, the team moved on to numerous other aircraft, inMARCH/APRIL 2020 |

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THUNDERBIRDS FROM PAGE 25 nal push to enlist. Because the Thunderbirds travel far and wide for flyovers, “bridging the gap between the military and the civilian sector,” Oliver recalls seeing the squadron many times growing up.

When he saw the Dayton Air Show one summer in the mid-2000s, he recalls, his sentiment was, “Nope, this isn’t a phase I’m meant to grow out of. This is something I actually want to do.”

“From then on I kind of dedicated myself to pursuing the path of flying fast jets in the Air Force,” he says.

Originating from Beavercreek, Ohio, according to his official biography on afthunderbirds.com, Oliver went on to major in communication technology and music through Ohio State University’s ROTC program. He was commissioned by the U.S. Air Force in 2010, and has served in Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria.

After graduation, he says he spent approximately a year and a half doing pilot training in Oklahoma; followed by a year learning to fly the F-22 Raptor in Florida; three years flying in Alaska; and finally about two and a half years in Virginia before being recruited by the Thunderbirds and training with the F-16.

But to become a Thunderbirds pilot, Oliver explains, there’s a highly competitive application process, with a “deep, deep breadth of experience” in flying required. Applicants must amass a minimum of 750 flying hours— which Oliver estimates can take seven to 10 years—followed by another 80 to 100 flights of new training after selection to “upgrade” an experienced fighter pilot to a “Thunderbird.”

Positions are staggered, with officers serving

The Thunderbirds perform over Jones Beach at the Bethpage Air Show in Long Island, New York, on May 24, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/ SSgt. Cory W. Bush)

for two seasons.

The application process is extensive. According to afthunderbirds.com, interested officers must provide comprehensive career records and letters of recommendation. There are numerous evaluations and screenings before finalists are recommended for the job.

But even then, the training never stops.

“Once you are selected to the team, the training obviously is kind of just beginning at that point,” Oliver explains. “We’ve spent about the last four months—so, anywhere between mid-October to November, through our first show here in about three weeks (Fiesta of Flight on March 14 at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas)—flying almost twice a day, every day, in order to make that happen.”

‘A phenomenal team’ Though the Thunderbirds’ 12 officers— namely the six demonstration pilots—pre-

The Thunderbirds perform a practice flyover for the “Captain Marvel” world premiere on March 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt. Ashley Corkins)

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sumably get the spotlight, Oliver emphasizes that he and his squadron could not perform their jobs without the support of and trust in a strong backbone.

This crew includes a large collection of enlisted team members from other backgrounds—all of which have their own competitive, extensive requirements—and even civilians.

The Thunderbirds Showline is one particular support branch backing the pilots.

These team members, who Oliver calls “frontline maintainers,” are essential to demonstrations, even before takeoff.

“The show actually starts with getting the aircraft started, getting them pre-flighted and getting them to the end of the runway, and the Showline are a big part of what you’ll see there,” he explains. “The routine that they go through just to launch the aircraft out, we do all of that in unison; and they’ve got a ground show that is choreographed just as well, if not better, than our show in the air. And those Showline maintainers basically get to represent what is the majority of our force.”

Support is also needed for administrative duties and planning, as well as packing equipment.

“We’ve got a phenomenal team down in the front office that makes sure that all the paperwork is square for the commander.

We’ve got folks that make sure that all of our flying currencies are good to go. We’ve got folks that make sure that all of our equipment gets from point A to point B,” Oliver says.

“The logistics involved in picking up this squadron and moving it around the country each weekend are absolutely immense.”

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LUKE DAYS 2020 Special Appearances The Luke Days 2020 schedule wasn’t available at press time, but here are the appearances scheduled over the weekend.

BY MEGAN CHILD U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Each year, the Air Force Thunderbirds take great pride and immense care in displaying their hour-long demonstrations, performing for individuals all around the globe. This drillstyle ceremony kicks off by showcasing the attention to detail and sharply choreographed demonstration that defines their enlisted members. As jets take to the sky, only a few feet from wingtip to wingtip, audiences witness the amazing skills and proficiency every fighter pilot possesses. In addition, the solo pilots coordinate their own loud and proud routine, exhibiting the extraordinary abilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which stands as the Air Force’s premier multirole fighter jet.

F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team Zipping through the chilly air at unimaginable heights, the Lightning II Demonstration Team plans to showcase its expertise and skills when piloting the F-35A, America’s newest fifth-generation fighter, this spring.

The 18-minute long ride highlights the jet’s numerous capabilities including speed, agility and high-g turning. In the coming months, the team will design and prepare new launch and recovery procedures for its demonstration routine as well as providing opportunities for individuals around the world to witness the F-35A’s groundbreaking stealth, interoperability and compatibility.

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skydivers, the Wings of Blue prepares multiple performances of heart-racing skydiving at the Luke Days 2020 air show held this spring. Since the team’s inception, the Wings of Blue has generated four team members of astronauts, 10 team members of general officers, and countless other professional representatives. In addition, the team’s national and world skydiving champions continue to dominate competitions at the collegiate level, providing a worthwhile show and experience crowds won’t soon forget.

Gary Rower Stearman The Rower air show prepares to showcase one of the most breathtaking and pulse-pounding vintage Stearman performances on the circuit this year. As a former USAF F-16 instructor and current airline captain, Gary Rower has traveled all across

As a former USAF F-16 instructor and

the globe,airline accumulating over 21,000 current captain, Gary Rower hashours all across the globe, accumulating intraveled every type of aircraft imaginable with the over 21,000 hours inofevery typeed of Pratt aircraft turbulent resonance a modifi and imaginable with the turbulent resonance of a modified Pratt and Whitney R985 radial engine. (Photo courtesy Gary Rower)

Whitney R985 radial engine. Locals can expect to witness an unforgettable demonstration of expertise in aerobatics when this classic aircraft takes flight in the most astonishing and beautiful way possible.

Eric Tucker Seasoned pilot Eric Tucker carries in a smooth and safe landing to the Luke Days 2020 air show, with breathtaking acts showcased at extremely high speeds. Tucker is thrilled to present a unique array of performances in an entirely different style with his very own aircraft weighing in at only 770 pounds. Tucker coasts through the sky in his 1941 Piper J-3 Cub at speeds as low as 32 mph while perching his aircraft on top of a moving ambulance van, even cutting the engines entirely at 6,000 feet for dead-stick-yet-graceful aerobatics.

Buck Roetman Get ready for a lively aerobatic performance held by Buck Roetman in his highly modified Pitts S2S as he displays stunning maneuvers in the blue sky above, leaving audiences to gape in awe. Roetman has flown more than 155 different types of airplanes, resulting in more than 18,000 hours of flight time over 42 years. Amid the smoke and the roar of his 375-plus horsepower Lycoming engine, he whips through the air at more than 200 miles per hour at less than 20 feet above the ground. Individuals will leave the presentation wanting more as Roetman holds spectacular shows during the day and throughout the night.

has claimed a total of 13 medals in the World Championship competition throughout his remarkable aerobatics career. He possesses a great deal of experience as his 10 race victories put him third in the all-time wins list among 32 podiums. Crowds won’t want to miss this incredible opportunity to witness Chambliss surge at unimaginable speeds, presenting a show that will leave individuals gasping in wonder.

Carol Pilon has performed with 17 amazing pilots on five types of aircrafts. (Photo

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Carol Pilon Wingwalker Home to the Double Barrel dual wing-walking display and the staple aerobatic solo act, Carol Pilon has performed with 17 amazing pilots on five types of aircrafts. Pilon possesses an abundance of experience in dual, formation and nighttime pyro wingwalking as well as excelling in solo wingwalking. She has also strolled across one of the most powerful aircrafts in history, a Jet Waco with 3000 HP, while striding on planes with less capability such as a Quicksilver Ultralight at 45 HP. Pilon is the only woman to stroll along on a jet-propelled aircraft.

Kirby Chambliss Red Bull Winner of two Red Bull Air Race titles, Kirby Chambliss zooms across the sky as one of the most outstanding pilots to fly in the extraordinary sport of air racing. Chambliss

Winner of two Red Bull Air Race titles, Kirby Chambliss zooms across the sky as one of the most outstanding pilots to fly in the extraordinary sport of air racing. (Photo courtesy Red Bull Media Pool)

Matt Younkin Beech 18 Although Matt Younkin’s Beech 18 was never designed for aerobatic flight, the aircraft’s incredible performance is still revered as a show-stopping act and major highlight in every air show it has participated in throughout the past. The extraordinary show begins with a roll on takeoff followed by a series of Cuban eights, point-rolls and a loop to boot.

Younkin performs to light-hearted music as he executes maneuvers and patterns audience members would have never thought possible for such a large transport plane. However, the

sailplanes from hundreds of sites ranging from the United States and Canada to Mexico and Australia.

Shockwave One of three jet-powered American trucks, Shockwave, a Peterbilt semi, is driven by Chris Darnell. This monster of a truck holds the world record for the most jet-powered fullsized vehicle at 376 miles per hour. Shockwaver possesses three Westinghouse J34-48 jets, allowing the large fiery automobile to complete a quarter mile in only 6.63 seconds.

After numerous upgrades and slight changes, the Shockwave Jet Fired Truck is now completed and ready to head into the transporter for its first 2020 air show.

Desert Rats Stationed on the outskirts of the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, the Desert Rats Demonstration Team flies in four-plane formations, consisting of highly experienced Arizona pilots. This unit of rugged warbirds plans to excite crowds with Diamond, Close Trail and Arrowhead formations, as well as opposing passes at incredible speeds. Flying

Matt Younkin performs to light-hearted music as he executes maneuvers and patterns audience members would have never thought possible for such a large transport plane. (Photo courtesy Matt Younkin)

majority of the performance flows with beauty and grace to heartwarming ballads in honor of his father, Bobby Younkin.

Bob Carlton Jet Powered Sailplane As one of the most versatile air show performers in North America, Bob Carlton has logged over 2,000 hours in a wide variety of aircrafts as well as holding a commercial pilot certificate. Over the years, Carlton began displaying air shows in his very own Salto sailplane, continuing to add innovative performances such as brainstorming biplane aerobatics, helicopter sailplane tow, and night aerobatics with strobes and pyro in the world’s only twin jet sailplane. He has flown numerous hang gliders, airplanes, helicopters and

The Desert Rats Demonstration Team is stationed near Phoenix Deer Valley Airport.

(Photo courtesy The Desert Rats Demonstration Team)

the CJ-6 at 33 feet wide and 27 feet long, this two-seat military aircraft is completely aerobatic and can reach speeds up to 202 knots.

Due to the aircraft’s rugged and inexpensive design, the jet has become extremely popular with numerous fans for its ease of upkeep as well.

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It’s a move that will not only improve the safety of guests and meet security requirements, but also one to speed up entry on each event day.

The new safety policy only permits guests to enter Luke Days with clutch purses that do not exceed 6.5 inches by 4.5 inches or clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches— or 1-gallon clear plastic freezer bags.

An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at an entry gate.

Luke AFB’s long-standing security rules will also still apply: Security officers will be checking all bags at the gate/entrance, and guests will be screened for weapons and contraband. Weapons of any type, skateboards, drones, coolers and animals (service animals to assist guests with disabilities are an exception) are among the prohibited items. One sealed bottle of water (under 17 oz.) will be allowed; other outside beverages and food are prohibited.

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Seven North American AT-6 Texans from Luke Field in formation over the Agua Fria River during World War II. (Photo courtesy Luke Air Force Base)

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were not located here. That’s a combined total ty members, admits he had to learn a lot of just short of the 37,499 living in Sun City as of this himself when he took over the position 10 years ago. the last (2010) U.S. Census.

“Before I did this, I was operating one of the Luke contributes roughly $2.4 billion to the statewide economy annually—about four flagship YMCA chapters in the Valley, about times more than the statewide economic im- two and a half miles down the street from the

BY JIMMY MAGAHERN base,” he says. “Back then, I pact generated by the Super only saw what the general Bowl when it’s hosted in Metere are five fast facts about Luke public saw of Luke: planes, ropolitan Phoenix.

Looking Air Force Base that even a lot of pilots and a big fence around at the last two Super Bowls longtime Arizonans may not be the installation, along with held in the Valley, Luke annuaware of: occasionally seeing some milally brings in 4.8 times more Luke AFB is the 10th largest private employitary members in uniform at than the 2008 game’s $500 er in Arizona, directly employing nearly 7,000 the local Chipotle. Now that million in direct and indirect residents. That’s more than American Express, I’m inside the fence, I see spending generated by visitHoneywell, Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and all ing fans and organizations, that Luke is about a whole lot of the health care companies except Banner and 3.3 times more than the more.” employ in the Phoenix area, according to 2018 estimated $720 million in Sites starts with that retirefigures from the Maricopa Association of Goveconomic impact generated ment figure. ernments. by the 2015 game.

“People look at military Luke AFB is home to one of the largest reLuke is not just a training installations as economic tirement communities in the state, with 27,817 Medal of Honor recipient sustainment, ” he says. “You base for U.S. Air Force pilots. military retirees living within 50 miles of the Col. William A. Jones III 602d know, if there’s a downturn, Th e base also trains fi ghter base and another 6,954 saying they would not Special Operations Squadron it’s great to have a military fapilots from Norway, Italy, Taihave chosen to retire in Arizona if the facility of the 56th Special Operations wan, Singa- Wing 1 on September 1, 1968. cility in your area. But it’s also a great economic developpore, Austra- (Photo courtesy Luke Air Force Base) lia and other ment, in terms of the retiree countries, making it largest the population that chooses to live by the installaF-16 training base in the world. tion. Normally when we say ‘retirees,’ we think Luke is not just an Air Force of people over 65 on a fixed income. But that’s base. The U.S. Army, Navy, Ma- not what a military retiree is. The average milirine and Air National Guard tary retiree is 42 (members of the armed forces also have a strong presence at who serve full time for at least 20 years can rethe installation. tire as early as age 37), he’s got pension benefits Ron Sites, president and CEO and he’s going to go out and get another career.

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A 56th Fighter Wing Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star being loaded with munitions in 1949. (Photo courtesy Luke Air Force Base)

HISTORY FROM PAGE 34 are going to go out and get another job. And those kind of military retirees love being in areas where the installation is welcomed by the community.”

Sites admits the culture around Luke can take some getting used to. “It’s incredibly intimidating when you first set foot in here,” says the former golf professional, who also logged a few years at Merrill Lynch before getting involved with the YMCA. “The civilian world and the military world are two completely separate cultures.” That’s part of why it’s so important that bases are established in welcoming communities, an arrangement Sites says Luke has found in Glendale.

“Luke has always been very good at engaging with the community, so the community around the base has a pretty strong understanding of Luke’s importance here,” he says.

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“Our elected officials have also been good about spreading the word to their constituents about how important the base is to the community.”

A year before he died, Sen. John McCain said of Luke and the state’s other military bases, “Arizonans can be deeply proud of the outsized role our state plays in protecting and defending the nation.”

But Sites has also been surprised by the international scope of the operation. “People think of Luke as a West Valley asset,” he says. “But it’s more than that. It’s also not just a Maricopa County asset, or an Arizona asset, or even a national asset. If you look at all of the international partners that train here—from Australia, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Israel, Japan and South Korea—Luke

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is really a global asset. When you look at where those graduated fighter pilots are now flying, this base has trained pilots all over the world.”

It’s also trained more than fighter pilots. “Of course, Luke is known as the world’s greatest training ground for F-35 and F-16 fighter pilots, which is exactly why the base has existed here since 1941,” Sites says. “Right now, it’s home to 96 F-35s and 77 F-16s. And if you were to rack and stack that fleet against all of the other air force fleets around the globe, it’s the fourth largest air force in the world.

“But I always love to highlight the fact that there are other branches of the military on this

Col. James E. Brechwald, vice commander, unfurls the 56th Fighter Wing flag for the first time at Luke Air Force Base on April 1, 1994. (Photo courtesy Luke Air Force Base)

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William A. Payton, assistant operations officer, greet Col. John K. Nissley, commanding officer, after he completed the 1 millionth flying hour at Luke Field. (Photo courtesy Luke Air Force Base)

installation,” he adds. “You have 850 sailors in the desert here, inside what’s called a NOSC—a Navy Operational Support Center. And their mission is to support family services for all the sailors who are deployed in the Pacific, which is three-fifths of our fleet. Then you have 400 Marines on the base. They’re here in what’s called a Bulk Fueling and Transportation Engineering Unit, and their job is to design systems to pull fuel from a tanker out in the water and move that fuel 69 miles inland”—basically to provide fuel for Marine ground transportation. “It’s really important to our Department of Defense.”

The public gets to learn a little more about the base at the annual Luke Days open house air show, which takes place this year on the weekend of March 21 and March 22. Attendees this time around are hoping to see more of the impressive maneuvers previewed in a series of videos posted to Instagram late last year, which showed Capt.

Andrew “Dojo” Olson, now an F-35 instructor at Luke, performing tight loops and dramatic falling leaf maneuvers never before seen by a F-35 pilot.

Again, Sites can’t resist the Super Bowl comparisons. “The largest one-day event in the state of Arizona, when it comes here, is the Super Bowl,” he says. “The largest five-day event is the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

“But the largest two-day event in Arizona is the air show at Luke Air Force Base,” he adds, proudly. “It’s pretty awesome, if you’ve never been to it.”

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“Second Lt. Frank Luke Jr.,” the excerpt reads, “stands in front of his 13th kill on September 18, 1918. It was his fifth kill that day.”

The posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor recipient—nicknamed the “Arizona Balloon Buster” for having shot down four aircraft and 14 balloons over 18 days—according to the caption, is just one of the many included in the book, which chronicles the history of the base.

“I want to pay homage to the men and women who have served at Luke Air Force Base since (it was built in) 1941,” explains author Rick Griset, an Air Force veteran who says he was stationed at Luke in uniform twice during his nearly three decades of service.

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The book was released March 2. Griset will donate all his royalties to Fighter Country Partnership and the 1st Lt. Frank Luke Jr. Memorial Museum in Goodyear.

During what he estimates to be a nine- to 10-month writing process, Griset scoured the base’s archives for photos with historical significance. He didn’t see a book of the sort already on the market, and he hopes to write another—albeit with a more narrative structure—in the future.

“My thought was, ‘What better way to tell the story of Luke Air Force Base but through the photos that are in the original histories?’” Griset recalls. “So that’s what I did.”

Beneath each photo spanning the book’s 160 pages are captions describing each moment in time. Photographers are credited if they are known.

Divided into chapters separating Luke’s various eras—Luke Field: 1940–1946, Reactivation as Luke Air Force Base: 1951– 1952, 3600th Combat Crew Training Wing: 1952–1958, 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing: 1958–1969, 58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing: 1969–1977, Tactical Training Luke and 832nd Air Division: 1977–1991, 58th Fighter Wing: 1991–1994, and 56th Fighter Wing: 1994–2019—the book spans the base’s evolution.

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The history that I’m mostly interested in is the history of people, the study of people.

And what intrigues me about history are the connections.

BOOK FROM PAGE 40 Griset features a written history of its origins, as well as a description of basic training in those early days.

“The history of Luke Air Force Base to some degree mirrors that the history of the United States Air Force and the U.S. military, and that history actually mirrors our societal history,” Griset explains, citing the gradual allowance of women in service as well as desegregation as notable progress.

“What I’m trying to do in this book is show that progression over time,” he adds.

Despite having spent an estimated nine years studying the history of Luke Air Force Base, Griset says he himself learned quite a bit while compiling the book. Among them is what he feels to be the base’s oft-overlooked effort in World War II, as well as the day-to-day lives of those who have been stationed there.

“I could have easily made the book all about pilots and airplanes, but I tried to

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An Air Force Academy of Colorado Springs graduate, Griset has a master’s degree in history, which led him to his Air Force research post-service. He traces back some interest in history to his childhood, though.

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The contest, which runs November 1 to November 30 each year, is designed to highlight and celebrate creative works by airmen and their families around the globe.

More than 900 artists submitted more than 1,400 pieces of art this year using a variety of media.

Congratulations to: Adult Accomplished Winners 1st Place: Nick Malin, McConnell AFB, Kansas, “Hide & Seek” oil painting on canvas 2nd Place: Jenna Ervin, Schriever AFB, Colorado, “Jai Yen” oil painting on canvas 3rd Place: Eleanor Puetz, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, “5 and Fire” pencil Adult Novice Winners 1st Place: Jazmine McDuffie, Minot AFB, North Dakota, “Lady of Many Col-

ors” acrylic and water paint 2nd Place: Danny Phillips, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, “Duck” acrylic Kole McCarrick of Luke Air Force Base won first place for 3rd Place: Randi Nelson, “Boneless” black pen. (Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force) U.S. Air Force Academy, Youth Ages 6-8 Winners Colorado, “Cream” graph1st Place: Riley Roberts, Seymour ite, charcoal, colored pencil and ink Johnson AFB, North Carolina, “Self PorYouth Ages 13-17 Winners 1st Place: Kole McCarrick, Luke AFB, trait” paint 2nd Place: Alora Brownfield, Joint Base Arizona, “Boneless” black pen 2nd Place: Mara Danner, Peterson AFB, San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, “Owl Eyes” white charcoal pencil Colorado, “Popped” mixed media 3rd Place: Clay Koertner, Scott AFB, Illi3rd Place: Rebecca Frazier, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, “Donuts” acrylic nois, “A Pup’s Curiosity” pencil Winners in each category received $400, paint $300 and $200 gift cards for first, second and Youth Ages 9-12 Winners 1st Place: Morgan Becker, Hill AFB, third place, respectively.

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ocal businesswoman Kris Piotrowski’s background may not be what one initially expects from someone running a mobile flooring showroom.

Now a local franchisee for the Atlanta-based Floor Coverings International, Scottsdale’s Piotrowski brings with her a wealth of experience—both in the Navy and in the corporate world, including earning a Harvard MBA. Her new Floor Coverings International Mesa, which opened near the end of December, serves clients throughout the Valley, including in Avondale, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson.

Long before she ever got her shot at a franchise, though, she says she wanted to be a

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Piotrowski says her short stature stood in the way of her goal, as the busy stock-trading environment was heavily reliant on hand signaling.

And though she earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul and hoped to run her own business—taking after her cobbler father—she felt she was too young for such a venture.

So, she joined the Navy in 1994.

“Even with a college degree, the market just wasn’t great with jobs that I wanted to do,” Piotrowski shares of the decision. “I decided to do something different and it was the Navy, and so I just took the plunge and went for it— kind of like the franchise. You just have to take a risk sometimes.”

Though she only planned to enlist for a couple of years, she wound up giving the Navy more than two decades.

To be more specific—she elaborates that she was deployed seven times, served in Iraq in 2006, and was stationed on four different ships: a cruiser, a destroyer and two

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Her positions over the years included House liaison between U.S. Navy and members of Congress, joint contracting officer, Navy acquisition and contracting officer, assistant supply/logistics director, director of supply chain logistics aboard the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and director of logistics and operations – aviation at U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia.

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After leaving the Navy in 2015, she still desired to run her own business, but wound up spending several years in corporate America, still feeling that she wasn’t ready to be on her own.

While working in the business world, she says gained experience as a director of service provider management at facilities management company Vixxo, after which she worked at Taser, which became Axon.

“I ran their logistics and their global facilities; so it was everything from negotiating leases to tenant improvements,” she explains of her work with Axon. “It was quite the gamut.”

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“I said, ‘You know what, I’m sitting in the best place financially, emotionally, I’m situated with home—everything.’ So it was the best time in my life if I was going to do this, to do it now,” she explains.

She adds: “And then that brings up the, ‘Well, why a franchise?’ And really, that’s because I don’t want to do the digital marketing. … I don’t want to do the negotiating products. I want to be on a team while running my own business versus having to do everything. I didn’t want to reinvent the wheel, and I wanted my own schedule, and so that’s kind of what led me to where I am.”

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“It’s home improvement and I also have facilities in my background,” she says. “And, it was the culture of the franchise. Culture is key, obviously, and so the more I learned about them and the other franchise owners and how they were able to scale and how they were backed by the franchisor, it made it stack above anything else that I was looking at.”

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H E A LT H J.P. Villont lowers his jiu-jitsu stance as he prepares to take on an opponent at Universal Kyoto Fitness & Mixed Martial Arts in Mesa.

He comes out to the dojo and puts on his gi (white vest) several times a week as an effective treatment for his post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

(Photo by Rachel Phillips/Special for Cronkite News)

Veterans and Sports Those with PTSD turn to physical activity as alternative method of treatment

BY RACHEL PHILLIPS, JONATHAN MESSIHA AND SARA ABBOTT Cronkite News

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lmer Ugarte, 33, copes with feelings of isolation by competing on the rough fields of rugby.

Shaun Barlow, 40, escapes to the woods for hunting and camping to combat his feelings of depression and isolation.

Jean-Paul Villont, 48, channels his hyper-alertness and paranoia by competing in jiu-jitsu.

What they all have in common is post-traumatic stress disorder—brought home from wartime service in the U.S. military.

Sports allow them to work as a team, like in the military, and find a new family and community among like-minded veterans.

A new study scheduled to be published in the spring by the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship finds that participating in intense sports and other outdoor activities is an effective alternative treatment for PTSD, although it notes that

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Johanna Avilez, left, walks beside Vietnam vet Steven Barthle during a biking clinic. “The way adaptive sports is evolving, and including PTSD, anxiety and depression is only a benefit for veterans and their care and quality of life. (Photo by Sara Abbott/Special for Cronkite News)

H E A LT H A group of veterans with PTSD, joined by Tracey Burraston, go for a hike in the Grand Canyon in November. They meet up frequently to go on trips like these to combat their post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

(Photo by Sara Abbott/Special for Cronkite News)

Iraq War and 12% of Gulf War veterans deal with PTSD in any given year. It is estimated that almost a third of all veterans who served in the Vietnam War have suffered from PTSD in their lifetime.

In Phoenix, veterans say playing rugby, doing jiu-jitsu and participating in outdoor activities helps alleviate their PTSD.

more research still needs to be done. Traditional methods include medication and therapy.

Physical activity does not directly treat the brain or its chemical composition, but it helps some veterans alleviate the terrorizing symptoms of PTSD, says Tracey Burraston, author of the study who earned her master’s degree in military psychology from Adler University.

“It’s a rollercoaster and it’s 24/7. You can’t turn it off and it’s exhausting,” Burraston says. “To be in that constant state of agitation and defense is exhausting.”

In her three-year study of 32 veterans 25 to 50 years old, Burraston concluded that sports reduce anxiety in many patients with PTSD. Veterans also saw improvement in their mental stability, hyper-alertness, paranoia, depression, ability to sleep, feelings of disconnect and claustrophobia.

The Phoenix VA Health Care System already uses sports to treat veterans combating PTSD. Kayla Forster, Phoenix VA recreation therapy supervisor, says many veterans find solace participating in sports programs.

According to reports from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 11% to 20% of veterans who served in the

Rugby and brotherhood Once a week, Elmer Ugarte joins his Phoenix Rugby Club teammates to ferociously compete.

For Ugarte, lacing up his boots and stepping onto the field alongside his teammates offers him the greatest sense of normalcy since being shot in the heart by a sniper in Iraq.

“When you have the family aspect of it, with the brutality of it, and then just the celebration of it, it’s just a great mixture,” Ugarte says of rugby.

For seven years, the military was all Ugarte knew, leaving him with a sense of unease when he returned to his former life.

“For me, it’s never going to be that easy again. It’s never going to be black and white. They’re either trying to kill you or they’re not trying to kill you,” Ugarte says.

After being forced to leave his brotherhood of soldiers because of his physical and mental injuries, Ugarte says he was unknowingly in need of a new family.

He found it in rugby.

“I don’t want to think of where I would be without it,” Ugarte says.

The sport has given him an outlet for his aggression and the kind of camaraderie and brotherhood he had in the U.S. Marines.

“When I cross that line and go on that pitch and start playing, my problems are on the sideline; they’re not with me right there,” Ugarte says. “It’s me, the ball, my team, the other team and the contact and that’s it.”

P.J. Rovinelli Jr., 36, Phoenix Rugby Club president, says he knows the importance of the team’s comradeship.

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H E A LT H to have this moment of fellowship.”

Rugby is all about serving the sport, community and your teammates, similar values that he says Ugarte would have found in the military.

“I lost something that I’ll never really have again, in the brotherhood,” Ugarte says. “You find it in little places here and there, and rugby’s definitely one of them.”

While Ugarte finds solitude hitting the rugby field, others require more soothing activities to bring comfort to their lives.

The serenity of outdoors Stepping outside into the fresh, soothing air, Shaun Barlow absorbs the serenity around him, saying it brings peace of mind, ultimately alleviating the intense PTSD symptoms he typically struggles with.

When feeling overwhelmed, Barlow takes his form of therapy outdoors—camping, hiking and hunting.

For some veterans, Burraston says, it’s too overwhelming to even leave the house because of the emotional and physical responses to anything others would consider normal, like a door slamming or traffic. “So a lot of guys don’t leave their houses for years,” she says.

Barlow says he wanted to conquer his fear of being outside with stimuli everywhere. But most importantly, Barlow needed people around him who understood what he had been through and could help him fight through the struggles.

Joining Changed by Nature Outdoors, a Phoenix nonprofit that takes veterans, first responders and underprivileged children on outdoor adventures, “got me out of my rut,” Barlow says.

The Phoenix VA advocates for outdoor activities for veterans who cannot find solace in contact sports, or are not physically fit enough to do them. But Forster says veterans need to find something they can truly immerse themselves in.

“If they don’t find the interest and the drive and the passion to do those sports, it’s not going to benefit them,” Forster says.

Johanna Avilez, adaptive sports coordinator and recreation therapist at the Phoenix VA, says outside activities provide distraction for veterans and opportunities to focus on something other than the overwhelming symptoms.

Burraston sees the physical benefits, too, explaining that outdoor activities like camping and fishing help veterans normalize their heart rates and improve their breathing patterns.

“When you’re outside and you’re breathing and moving, you get your blood going and start to feel better about life,” Burraston says.

Barlow found that his sleep and family interactions improved.

Jiu-jitsu and its benefits Jean-Paul Villont heads to his dojo in Mesa several times a week to practice jiu-jitsu and control his PTSD. Veterans partner up as they duel each other, using their fighting techniques. The veterans also help each other improve their skills.

“It mimics the military unit. Not only do these guys train six days a week, but they also hang out together… so they have that core family,” says Burraston, whose research focuses on jiu-jitsu. “If anyone starts to feel bad, then the other guys will step in, be positive, uplift them and support them.”

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Sports not a full-proof answer veterans, Villont took off his shoes and hit the While Burraston sees sports as beneficial mat. He did not fully anticipate the effects it for PTSD, she cautions that going off medicawould have on his life. tion should be handled case by case.

After serving in the Marines, Villont says Without a doctor’s supervision, it could be he struggled to control his PTSD and could detrimental for someone on a lot of medicanot drive home without experiencing road tion to come off them 100%, says Burraston rage or lashing out. He could not eat, sleep and Annette Hill, a Phoenix PTSD specialist well or socialize properly, as his hyper-alertand counselor. ness and paranoia kept his brain constantly “I would never suggest that a person sudactive. denly come off their meds,” Hill says.

Villont notes it was impossible for him to Elmer Ugarte takes the field with his rugby Forster and Avilez advocate for a team apfind peace of mind. team at Little Canyon Park in Phoenix as he preproach to helping veterans.

In a matter of weeks, Villont turned his life pares for a match. He feels most comfortable “Post-traumatic stress symptoms are most around as jiu-jitsu became his new form of and free of his post-traumatic stress disorder likely not going to go away,” Forster says. “But therapy, and he managed to wean himself off symptoms when he is playing with his team.

(Photo by Rachel Phillips/Special for Cronkite News) it’s teaching them how to learn these coping his medications. skills to deal with those triggers as they arise.”

“It changed my life—it’s helped me quiet all Ugarte, Barlow and Villont all advocate for different physical activities the stuff in my head and expanded my patience, which bleeds out into in combating PTSD. everything else,” Villont says.

“It all depends on the person,” Burraston says. “Different things work Burraston’s study showed at least a 90% reduction in veterans’ for different people.” post-traumatic stress levels since they began jiu-jitsu.

For Ugarte, rugby was the answer.

Villont describes his post-traumatic stress as a “boiling pot of water.”

“That happiness is just something that I wish I could hold onto and “You pour some of that off so it doesn’t boil over, and that’s what combottle up and take every day,” he says. “But I can’t. It comes and goes and ing to class does for me, just lowers that threshold,” he says.

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For less severe conditions such as colds, flu, most cuts and burns, sprains and many fractures, a nearby urgent care clinic is typically the best option and is much less expensive than a hospital visit.

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Last year, volunteer blood drive coordinators from 1,475 organizations hosted 3,615 blood drives across Arizona, which provided 91,798 blood donations. Because blood can be separated into components to benefit multiple patients, those donations saved about a quarter million lives.

Luke Air Force Base was one of 52 organizations that earned the Impact Award, Vitalant’s most prestigious honor that is reached by just 3% of all blood drive coordinators across Arizona.

Nathan has relied on the generosity of blood donors every three weeks since he was 4 months old. (Photo courtesy Vitalant)

Under the leadership of Major Shelby McKay and MSgt. Stephen Iles, Luke AFB hosted a record 60 blood drives and provided Arizona patients with 860 blood donations last year. Even in the 1950s, hospital patients could count on Luke AFB to provide volunteer blood donors.

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Major Shelby McKay and MSgt. Stephen Iles of Luke Air Force Base were among the top 3% of award-winning blood drive coordinators recently honored by Vitalant, earning the Impact Award for making the biggest difference on the blood supply. Of the 1,475 organizations that sponsored blood drives last year, Luke AFB was one of just 52 across Arizona that qualified for the Impact Award. Pictured from left is Vitalant’s Southwest Division President Tom Choi, blood drive coordinators Maj. Shelby McKay and MSgt. Stephen Iles, as well as special guests attending to congratulate honorees, Arizona’s Singing Cowboy Gary Sprague with his sidekick, Dusty. (Photo courtesy Vitalant)

cornerstone of success for the Luke AFB blood program is the engagement of almost every squadron to get involved. Each squadron competes during the year to earn the title of “red baron.” They do an excellent job of managing the program and ensuring that the best practices are used at every blood drive. Impact Award winners make the biggest difference on the blood supply by going above and beyond with outstanding blood drive planning, as well as recruiting donors on difficult days or during times of the year when the need is most critical.

Valentines for Life guests met 5-year-old Nathan, who is alive because of more than 80 blood donors. Nathan was born with a rare disorder that causes his red blood cells to rapidly break apart. Every three weeks, he relies on the generosity of strangers to donate life-saving blood—a need that will most likely continue the rest of his life.

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A Grumman F11F-1 Tiger jet fighter plane that once flew with the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron displayed outdoors at the Planes of Fame Air Museum Grand Canyon alongside a Martin 4-0-4 airliner that once flew with Pacific Airways. (Photo courtesy Planes of Fame Air Museum)

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E Among the remotely controlled flying bombs and target drones on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum Grand Canyon is this U.S. Navy BAT, an antiship flying bomb that saw services in the last weeks of World War II. (Photo courtesy Planes of Fame Air Museum)

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stablished at the Valle-Williams Airport in 1995, the Planes of Fame Air Museum Grand Canyon is an auxiliary facility of the Planes of Fame Air Museum headquartered at Southern California’s Chino Airport.

Now recognized worldwide, the Planes of Fame Air Museum traces its history back to 1957 when aviation historian Edward T. Maloney established an air museum at a relatively humble facility alongside old Route 66 in Claremont, California.

The initial display included about a dozen warbirds, various aviation artifacts and more than 300 scale model airplanes, many of which had been built by Maloney as a youngster. Because there were no other air museums west of the Rocky Mountains at that time, Maloney simply called his facility The Air Museum. Over the years, the collection was relocated several times

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A genuine World War II German Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 (some people refer to it as an Me 109) fighter plane on display in the Planes of Fame Air Museum Grand Canyon with a display case full of scale models of various versions of the German fighter in the foreground. (Photo courtesy Planes of Fame Air Museum)

before finally settling into its Chino location in 1973. For a while, it was known as The Air Museum Planes of Fame, before finally being renamed the Planes of Fame Air Museum.

The opening of the facility at the redeveloped Valle-Williams location provided additional display space for the museum’s collection. Furthermore, the Arizona climate was more conducive for the outdoor display of some of the larger aircraft, as well as the outdoor storage of equipment and potential future restoration projects.

At any one time, more than 30 warbirds, airliners, homebuilt aircraft and replica aircraft, as well as a variety of target drones and remotely guided flying bombs, are on display at the Valle-Williams location, alongside a host of aviation-related memorabilia. Because many of the aircraft in the Planes of Fame collection are flyable, the display lineup at Valle changes from time-to-time as aircraft are rotated between Chino, California, and Valle, Arizona. Among the more permanent residents at Valle are an F-86A Sabre jet fighter that actually saw combat service during the Korean War, a German Messer-

With its interior details open for public viewing, a World War I Standard J-1 trainer is on display in the Planes of Fame Air Museum Grand Canyon. (Photo courtesy Planes of Fame Air Museum)

schmitt Bf 109G-10 fighter that was used in combat by the Luftwaffe’s II Gruppe JG52 in World War II and Grumman F11F-1 Tiger supersonic jet fighter that once flew with the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron.

Planes of Fame Air Museum Grand Canyon is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 1 through October 30 annually.

With a well-stocked gift shop, admission is $10 for adults, $5 for youngsters 5 to 11 and free for accompanied children under 5.

An interior view of the Planes of Fame Air Museum Grand Canyon with a full-scale flyable replica of a World War I German Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Fighter plane in the foreground. (Photo courtesy Planes of Fame Air Museum)

Veterans and active duty military personnel are admitted for $8, and admission is $9 for AAA members.

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