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140 Honors. Campaign Streamers. Vietnam Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II [1967-1968] Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III [1968] 596 Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV [1968-1969] Tet 1969 Counteroffensive [1969] Vietnam Summer/Fall 1969 [1969] Vietnam Winter/Spring 1970 [1969-1970] 597 Sanctuary Counteroffensive [1970] Southwest Monsoon [1970] 598 Commando Hunt V [1970-1971] 599 Commando Hunt VI [1971] 600 Commando Hunt VII [1971-1972] 601 Vietnam Cease Fire [1972-1973] 602 Decorations. Presidential Unit Citation Southeast Asia 1 November 1968-1 May 1969 603 Southeast Asia 1 October 1969-30 April 1970 604 Southeast Asia 1 April 1972-22 February 1973 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Airmen sort 20mm Practice Ammunition. 595 AETC SO G-34, 25 March 1994 596 PACAF SO G-184, 30 July 1969 597 PACAF SO G-352, 14 June 1971 598 PACAF SO GB-0019, 31 January 1974 599 PACAF SO GB-0022, 31 January 1974 600 PACAF SO GB-0025, 31 January 1974 601 PACAF SO GB-0027, 31 January 1974 602 PACAF SO GB-0187, 15 July 1974 603 DAF SO GB-552/1970 604 DAF SO GB-352/1971
141 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 December 1970-30 November 1971 with Combat "V" Device 605 1 December 1971-29 February 1972 with Combat "V" Device 606 23 February 1973-28 February 1974 with Combat "V" Device 607 1 January 1977-1 January 1979 608 1 July 1980-31 May 1982 609 1 June 1984-31 May 1986 610 1 May 1987-30 April 1989 611 1 May 1989-30 April 1990 612 1 May 1990-30 April 1991 613 1 July 1994-30 June 1996 614 1 July 1996-30 June 1998 615 1 July 1998-30 June 2000 616 1 July 2001-30 June 2003 617 1 June [July] 2003-30 June 2005 618 1 July 2005-30 June 2006 619 1 July 2006-30 June 2007 620 1 July 2007-30 June 2008 621 1 July 2008-30 June 2009 622 1 July 2009-30 June 2010 623 1 July 2010-30 June 2011 624 605 DAF SO GB-667, 28 September 1972 606 DAF SO GB-553/1973 607 DAF SO GB-600/1975 608 DAF SO GB-719, 30 November 1979 609 DAF SO GB-117, 22 February 1983 610 DAF SO GB-275/1987 611 TAC SO GA-053, 29 August 1989 612 TAC SO GA-048, 16 August 1990 613 TAC SO GA-069/1991 614 AETC SO GA-18/1996 615 AETC SO GA-12/1998 616 AETC SO GA-9/2000 617 AETC SO GA-55/2004 618 AETC SO GA-0052/2006 619 AETC SO GA-045/2007 620 AETC SO G-054/2008 621 AETC SO G-071/2009 622 AETC SO G-025/2010 623 AETC SO G-086/2011
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3 Table of Contents 56th Fighter Wi
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5 Luke Field/AFB Primary Aircraft 2
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7 56th Fighter Wing Commander BRIGA
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9 11. December 2005 - May 2007, stu
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11 12 August 1943 First time belly
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13 13 April 1945 Group fighters att
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15 16 March 1967 56th Fighter Wing
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17 4 January 1994 56th Fighter Wing
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19 1 July 1995 LANTIRN confidence c
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21 30 November 1997 Wing's mission
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23 27 March 1999 Jet losses caused
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25 20 September 2000 Northern depar
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27 13 November 2001 944th Fighter W
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29 21 August 2002 The (Representati
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31 16 May 2003 Dysart School Distri
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33 14 October 2003 Fish and Wildlif
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35 14 July 2004 First purchase of 1
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37 25 May 2005 Contingent from Poli
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39 2 September 2006 Sixteen-member
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41 1 October 2007 Life support/surv
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43 30 September 2008 State sued Mar
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45 15-29 January 2011 310th Fighter
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47 56th Fighter Wing Lineage 56th F
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49 Decorations. Distinguished Unit
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51 Previously Assigned Units Time F
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53 Previously Assigned Units (Conti
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55 Assignments. Fifteenth Air Force
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57 Wing Commanders 56th Fighter Win
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59 56th Fighter Wing [1 October 199
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61 56th Comptroller Squadron Lineag
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63 Significance. Ultramarine blue a
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65 Campaign Streamers. World War II
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67 Group - 667 Total Aerial Victory
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69 Assignments. Southeast Air Distr
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71 56th Operations Group [1 Novembe
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73 56th Operations Support Squadron
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75 Commanders. 56th Airdrome Squadr
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77 Distinguished Unit Citations Ala
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79 Commanders. 56th Pursuit Squadro
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81 21st Fighter Squadron Lineage. C
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83 Stations. Seymour-Johnson Field,
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85 Commanders. (Continued) Lt Col C
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87 Honors. Service Streamers. World
Page 89 and 90: 89 Assignments. 56th Pursuit (later
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Page 99 and 100: 99 Commanders. 308th Pursuit Squadr
Page 101 and 102: 101 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron
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Page 107 and 108: 107 Official Motto. None. Significa
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Page 111 and 112: 111 Decorations. Distinguished Unit
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Page 115 and 116: 115 Commanders. (Continued) Lt Col
Page 117 and 118: 117 Decorations. (Continued) Air Fo
Page 119 and 120: 119 Commanders. 425th Night Fighter
Page 121 and 122: 121 56th Maintenance Group Col Vict
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Page 125 and 126: 125 Commanders. (Continued) Lt Col
Page 129 and 130: 129 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squad
Page 131 and 132: 131 Motto. Can Do. Significance. Bl
Page 133 and 134: 133 56th Component Maintenance Squa
Page 137 and 138: 137 Commanders. 56th Armament and E
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Page 147 and 148: 147 Aircraft. None. Emblem. Approve
Page 149 and 150: 149 Activated on 1 April 1994. 674
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Page 161 and 162: 161 Commanders. Squadron "C," 56th
Page 163 and 164: 163 56th Contracting Squadron Linea
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Page 173 and 174: 173 Commanders. Squadron "D,” 56t
Page 175 and 176: 175 56th Logistics Readiness Squadr
Page 179 and 180: 179 Significance. Ultramarine blue
Page 181 and 182: 181 56th Logistics Readiness Squadr
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Page 185 and 186: 185 Assignments. 56th Airdrome Grou
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191 Commanders. USAF Regional Hospi
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193 56th Medical Operations Squadro
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195 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadro
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197 Commanders. 56th Aerospace Medi
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199 Emblem. Approved on 5 November
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201 Emblem. Approved on 15 November
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203 Luke Field/AFB Chronology World
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205 April 1943 First US P-40 fighte
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207 2 May 1952 Federal government t
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209 1 July 1957 The 3600th Flying T
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211 27 September 1962 F-86F program
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213 18 January 1970 311th Tactical
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215 23 June 1976 Second F-15 squadr
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217 16 March 1983 USAF/German AF F-
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219 2 May 1986 Arizona Senate Bill
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221 October 1989 832d Air Division
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223 30 December 1992 425th Fighter
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225 1 April 1994 58th Fighter Wing
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227 58th Tactical Fighter Training
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229 405th Tactical Training Wing (2
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231 Luke Field/AFB Primary Aircraft
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233 F-16 Flying Hour Programs FY83
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235 56th Fighter Wing ORGANIZATION
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