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

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14 November 1991 550th Fighter Squadron inactivated; 555th Fighter Squadron
assumed unit's F-15E assets/mission.
9 December 1991 Fifty years of stemming encroachment ended as county officials
approved JLUS recommendation allowing some residential
development in high noise areas near Luke.
20 December 1991 Last F-15A Eagle left Luke and F-l5A/B/C/D program ended
after producing 3,303 graduates since 1974.
1 May 1992 607th Air Control Squadron assigned to 58th Fighter Wing. It
had been a Davis-Monthan AFB unit but based at Luke as a
tenant.
1 June 1992 In another reorganization, Tactical Air Command inactivated and
Air Combat Command (ACC) activated. Luke and 58th Fighter
Wing reassigned to ACC.
1 July 1992 Reorganization on 1 October 1991 also merged Component
Repair Squadron and Equipment Maintenance Squadron into
58th Maintenance Squadron. Span of control problems led new
squadron to split into two units, the 58th Component Repair
Squadron and 58th Equipment Maintenance Squadron
11 August 1992 Phoenix civic leaders traveled to Washington, District of
Columbia and met USAF secretary/USAF vice chief of staff to
stress area's support for continued existence of Luke. Group met
ACC commander next day to stress same message.
17 August 1992 Tests concluded over flights of bat caves on range had no
significant impact on Sanborne long-nosed bats which were vital
in pollinating desert plant life.
20 October 1992 Intense storms caused overflow of Dysart Drainage Canal north
of base, resulted in over $3 million in damage to base housing.
Flood caused by land subsidence of 17 feet due to long-term
pumping of ground water.
Flooded Base Bowling Alley, 20 October 1992