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Chester Bennington, the late lead singer of the rock band Linkin Park, once visited Luke to learn about the Air Force’s mission and personally thank the service members

It’s not every day one meets a rock star while at work, but for many Luke members that was the reality Tuesday. Chester Bennington, lead singer of the rock band Linkin Park, toured Luke to learn about the Air Force mission and to personally thank servicemembers.
Accompanying Mr. Bennington were Talinda, his wife, and some friends. The first stop was to meet the 56th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dogs and view a demonstration.
Here Mr. Bennington met Rex, Luke’s award-winning MWD. Rex and his trainer, Staff Sgt. Gabriel Bravo, 56th SFS K-9 handler, demonstrated their ability to take control of a suspect and transport them.
Mr. Bennington got into the action by donning a protective sleeve and allowing Rex to perform an attack maneuver which included Rex hang from his arm. Just to show there were no hard feelings, Mr. Bennington was able to pet Rex before continuing the tour to the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight.
EOD members demonstrated the capabilities of the robots and Mrs. Bennington volunteered to don the 60-pound EOD-9 bomb suit. It gave her a taste of what EOD technicians experience while deployed.