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186 Commanders. Squadron "B," 56th Airdrome Group [15 August 1947-1 August 1948] Unknown 15 August 1947-1 August 1948 56th Air Police Squadron, Fighter, Jet [1 August 1948-20 January 1950] Unknown 1 August 1948-20 January 1950 56th Air Police Squadron [20 January 1950-6 February 1952; 1 April 1963-1 January 1964] Unknown 20 January 1950-6 February 1952 Maj Eugene A. Lamar 1 April 1963-1 January 1964 56th Security Police Squadron [8 April 1967-4 January 1994; 1 April 1994-1 July 1997] Capt Ralph N. Dunlap 8 April 1967 1st Lt John W. Ross bef 8 June 1967 Capt Paul N. Scheidel bef 15 August 1967 1st Lt Charles Sprunk bef 15 October 1967 Capt Paul N. Scheidel bef 15 January 1968 Maj Melvin N. Toloso bef November 1968 Maj Robert V. Jones bef 30 June 1969 Lt Col William D. Raven bef 30 September 1969 Maj Gerald R. Frank bef 30 September 1970 Maj Renwick F. Mottley bef 30 September 1971 Maj James S. Barger bef 31 March 1972 Maj Joseph W. Wilson bef 30 June 1972 Maj Thomas J. Murphy bef 31 December 1972 Maj Gary G. Allison bef 31 March 1973 Lt Col Billie M. Downer 1 May 1973 Maj George T. Harper 15 March 1974 Maj Lewis A. Elam bef 31 March 1974 Maj George T. Harper bef 30 September 1974 Capt Charles J. Heubusch bef 30 June 1975 Lt Col B. M. Downer 30 June 1975 Maj Robert F. Picinus bef 17 January 1977 Capt James M. Randel 17 January 1977 1015 Maj Kenneth R. Anderson 2 February 1977 1016 Lt Col William B. Driggers, Jr. 1 September 1978 Maj Karl J. Woelz 4 August 1979 1015 56 CSG SO G-2, 17 January 1977 1016 56 CSG SO G-7, 2 February 1977
187 Commanders. (Continued) Maj Carl E. Gunderson 12 December 1980 Lt Col James L. Hendrickson 14 October 1983 Lt Col Sydney W. Griffin 14 February 1986 1017 Maj Jonnie L. Wright 14 November 1988 Capt John W. Probst 12 July 1990 Lt Col David H. Donatelli 30 August 1990 Maj J. Karen Fiedor 28 June 1993-4 January 1994. Maj Edward N. Addison 1 April 1994 1018 Maj Eugene V. Morabito 29 May 1996-1 July 1997. 1019 56th Security Forces Squadron [1 July 1997-.] Maj Eugene V. Morabito 1 July 1997 Lt Col Allen J. Jamerson 1 July 1998 1020 (Brigadier General) Maj Tracey M. Meck 5 July 2000 1021 Maj Michael D. Ross, Sr. 23 May 2002 1022 Maj Stephen R. Mezhir 14 June 2004 1023 Lt Col Stephen R. Mezhir 16 May 2007 1024 Maj Christopher J. DeGuelle 13 July 2007 1025 Lt Col Michael J. Borders, Jr. 13 June 2008 1026 Maj Gerald C. Mulhollen, Jr. 14 June 2010 1027 Maj Sean R. Gibbs 6 July 2012-. 1028 1017 56 CSG SO G-19, 13 February 1986 1018 [58 SG SO G-01, 7 July 1993 1019 56 SG SO GA-04, 20 May 1996 1020 56 SFS SO GA-09, 29 June 1998 1021 56 SFS SO GA-002, 13 September 2000 1022 56 SFS SO GA-001, 2 July 2002 1023 56 SFS SO SFS-004, 25 June 2004 1024 56 MSG SO MSG-07-01, 19 October 2006 1025 56 MSG SO MSG-07-09, 3 July 2007 1026 56 SFS SO G-021, 15 May 2008 1027 56 MSG SO G-015, 14 June 2010 1028 56 FW SO G-024, 3 July 2012
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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
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89 Assignments. 56th Pursuit (later
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91 Commanders. 62d Pursuit Squadron
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93 62d Tactical Fighter Training Sq
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95 Vietnam: Vietnam Defensive [1965
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97 Unknown, 1 May-3 July 1963; 7231
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99 Commanders. 308th Pursuit Squadr
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101 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron
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103 Honors. Campaign Streamers. Wor
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105 Squadron - 173.75 Total Aerial
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107 Official Motto. None. Significa
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109 309th Tactical Fighter Training
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111 Decorations. Distinguished Unit
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113 Aircraft and Missiles. Bell P-3
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115 Commanders. (Continued) Lt Col
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117 Decorations. (Continued) Air Fo
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119 Commanders. 425th Night Fighter
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121 56th Maintenance Group Col Vict
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123 Previously Assigned Units (Cont
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125 Commanders. (Continued) Lt Col
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127 Decorations. (Continued) Air Fo
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129 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squad
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131 Motto. Can Do. Significance. Bl
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133 56th Component Maintenance Squa
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Page 179 and 180: 179 Significance. Ultramarine blue
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Page 197 and 198: 197 Commanders. 56th Aerospace Medi
Page 199 and 200: 199 Emblem. Approved on 5 November
Page 201 and 202: 201 Emblem. Approved on 15 November
Page 203 and 204: 203 Luke Field/AFB Chronology World
Page 205 and 206: 205 April 1943 First US P-40 fighte
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Page 209 and 210: 209 1 July 1957 The 3600th Flying T
Page 211 and 212: 211 27 September 1962 F-86F program
Page 213 and 214: 213 18 January 1970 311th Tactical
Page 215 and 216: 215 23 June 1976 Second F-15 squadr
Page 217 and 218: 217 16 March 1983 USAF/German AF F-
Page 219 and 220: 219 2 May 1986 Arizona Senate Bill
Page 221 and 222: 221 October 1989 832d Air Division
Page 223 and 224: 223 30 December 1992 425th Fighter
Page 225 and 226: 225 1 April 1994 58th Fighter Wing
Page 227 and 228: 227 58th Tactical Fighter Training
Page 229 and 230: 229 405th Tactical Training Wing (2
Page 231 and 232: 231 Luke Field/AFB Primary Aircraft
Page 233 and 234: 233 F-16 Flying Hour Programs FY83
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