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5 November 1984 First F-16C/D in USAF's inventory delivered to 58th Tactical
Training Wing, Tail Nos. 83-1121 (left) and 83-1175 (right).
January 1985 12AF Aerial Demonstration Team formed at Luke to demonstrate
F-16 capabilities at sites not usually visited by Thunderbirds.
May 1985
1985 Luke AICUZ published and included expanded high noise
areas to north resulting from departures to northeast turning west
earlier to avoid over flights of most of El Mirage, and because
F-15E operations were factored in.
26 June 1985 Interstate 10 near Luke completed. It improved access to West
Valley and attractiveness of West Valley developments.
25 July 1985 Peoples Republic of China delegation visited base to look for
possible areas of cooperation between Peoples Liberation Army
and USAF.
10 April 1986 State revised annexation law and required municipality to be
adjacent to unincorporated land and have okay from landowners
before could annex it (see entry ca. 1977).