Luke Field/Air Force Base and 56th Fighter Wing Heritage Pamphlet ...

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10 May 1994 Anti-encroachment meeting at Luke chaired by member of
Governor's Save Luke AFB Committee concluded that
unchecked development could not continue because of area's lack
of water.
1 August 1994 USAF moved to ensure continued availability of water for Luke
by locating environmental law attorney at base to represent Luke
in on-going water rights adjudication process.
5 August 1994 461st Fighter Squadron inactivated as part of plan to reassign the
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle program to Seymour
Johnson AFB, North Carolina.
24 August 1994 Mission Ready Technician Program to provide mission ready
crew chiefs to F-16 units USAF-wide implemented in wing.
21 September 1994 Capt Sharon Preszler graduated becoming the first female Air
Force F-16 pilot.
1 October 1994 56th Support Squadron inactivated. Maintenance of Goldwater
Range assumed by civilian contractor.
1 January 1995 311th Fighter Squadron activated to conduct foreign training.
Unit had provided foreign training under 58th Fighter Wing and
had inactivated on 1 April 1994.
31 March 1995 550th Fighter Squadron inactivated ending all F-15 training at
Luke. Since program began in 1974, 3,303 students trained in
F-15A/B/C/D, and 495 pilots and 402 weapons systems officers
trained in F-15E for total of 4,200 graduates.
19 April 1995 Luke acted as staging area for local rescue team which assisted in
Oklahoma City bombing disaster.