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

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25 January 2007 10,000-acre site near Gila Bend approved for Volkswagen test
track; seen as compatible land use with air operations at Gila
Bend.
6 February 2007 Base Housing transferred to civilian firm under privatization
program (see entry 15 September 2005).
12 February 2007 Last three 944th Fighter Wing F-16s left Luke AFB in
preparation for inactivation of 302d Fighter Squadron.
27 February 2007 USAF leadership signed the record of decision on integrated
natural resources management plan which was compiled by
direction of the Congress (see entry for 5 October 1999).
10 March 2007 In-line with BRAC decisions, the 944th Fighter Wing’s
944th Maintenance Group and 302d Fighter Squadron were
inactivated.
14 March 2007 Navy officials sign record of decision on Integrated Natural
Resources Management Plan (see entry for 5 October 1999).
6 May 2007 56th Fighter Wing leadership signed the final Integrated Natural
Resources Management Plan (see 5 October 1999 entry).
12 April 2007 56th Fighter Wing initially to lose 37 jets under BRAC, but
Change 06-01 directed 944th Fighter Wing lose 15 jets and
56th Fighter Wing 22 (see entry 13 May 2005).
22 June 2007 Giant Voice public address system activated at Luke AFB.
1 August 2007 Public Affairs and multimedia merged to increase utility of
scarce personnel assets.
17 August 2007 It was reported USAF leadership to direct reorganization to
global wing structure where jets and technicians reassigned from
maintenance complex to Operations Group.
30 September 2007 56th Fighter Wing FY07 budget reduced by $67 million when
costs for aviation gas Air Force-wide consolidated and paid for
by office in the Air Staff.
30 September 2007 56th Fighter Wing deployed 465 men and women during FY07 to
national and international sites to support peacekeeping and
humanitarian operations.
30 September 2007 All but $800,000 of $13 million appended to FY03 MILCON
program was obligated to purchase land/easements.
1 October 2007 Information technicians moved from offices and consolidated
mostly at group level to increase utility of those personnel.
1 October 2007 56th Fighter Wing FY08 budget reduced by $147 million when
costs for parts Air Force-wide consolidated and paid for by office
in Air Staff.