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

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October 1989 832d Air Division Support Center activated in Blockhouse, bldg
1150, and relieved some of base's facilities shortfall.
26 December 1989 310th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron conducted Blacklight
exercise and became first unit to drop live ordnance on
uncontrolled range at night using LANTIRN system.
3 January 1990 Peace Carvin Program ended.
29 November 1990 426th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 405th Tactical
Training Wing F-15 fighter squadron, inactivated.
18 January 1991 312d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron inactivated as USAF
drew down F-16A/B units. Unit’s jets reassigned to more
historically significant 311th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron.
26 February 1991 Last F-16A/B used for training USAF pilots left Luke.
11 April 1991 Operation Desert Storm ended. Luke deployed over 600
personnel in support of operations, including 13 pilots who flew
258 combat missions and provided real-world training in
LANTIRN system.
15 April 1991 USAF announced plan to consolidate all Regular AF F-16C/D
training at Luke.
1 October 1991 Major force structure realignment inactivated 832d Air Division
and 405th Tactical Training Wing while 58th Tactical Training
Wing redesignated a fighter wing (FW) and Luke host unit.
Reorganization implemented objective wing, did away with
deputy commanders for operations, maintenance, and resource
management, and set up operations, logistics, support, and
medical groups. 4444th Operations Squadron reassigned to
Tactical Air Command.
1 November 1991 All Tactical Fighter Training Squadron units redesignated Fighter
Squadrons.