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

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30 December 1992 425th Fighter Squadron activated to conduct Peace Carvin II
Program. Program designed to provide Republic of Singapore
AF F-16-qualified pilots with continuation training in F-16A/B.
25 February 1993 63d Fighter Squadron reassigned from 56th Fighter Wing to
58th Fighter Wing as Block 42 F-16C/D unit.
31 March 1993 Williams AFB closed with inactivation of 82d Flying Training
Wing. Luke assumed responsibility for servicing some 27,000
retirees in East Valley.
18 May 1993 Governor's Regional Airport Advisory Committee, formed to
determine if Phoenix area aviation needs better served by
regional or reliever airport, recommended Williams AFB be used
as reliever airport. Luke favored recommendation as regional
airport (at Casa Grande) could have affected access to range.
1 July 1993 58th Fighter Wing reassigned from ACC to Air Education and
Training Command (AETC) in move to place all training units in
AETC. Wing's lone operational unit, 607th Air Control
Squadron, remained in ACC and reassigned to Davis-Monthan
AFB but based at Luke as a tenant.
22 September 1993 Work began on $12 million Dysart Canal project to protect base
from future flooding.
9 October 1993 Luke and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed
agreement putting base on road to full environmental compliance.
23 October 1993 Range Management Office established as a wing staff agency to
manage operations, scheduling, maintenance of range.
15 November 1993 USAF announced F-15E to move to Seymour Johnson AFB,
North Carolina, in 1995 due to facilities saturation at Luke.
Move being made to accommodate Taiwan AF F-16 training
program and an F-16 international flying training activity (IFTA).
23 December 1993 EPA policy change requiring federal projects conform to state
environmental requirements resulted in AETC issuing
moratorium on bed down of additional F-16s at Luke.
Moratorium in effect until assessment completed to determine
effects of bed down on environment.
31 December 1993 All 58th Fighter Wing jets equipped with Pratt and Whitney 200
engine retrofitted with 220E engine in move to decrease engine
maintenance and enhance safety.