Luke Field/Air Force Base and 56th Fighter Wing Heritage Pamphlet ...
Luke Field/Air Force Base and 56th Fighter Wing Heritage Pamphlet ...
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1 October 2007 Life support/survival equipment technicians moved from fighter<br />
squadrons <strong>and</strong> consolidated at 56 OSS to increase their utility.<br />
22 October 2007 Thirty F/A-18 Hornets from Marine Corps <strong>Air</strong> Station Miramar<br />
deployed to <strong>Luke</strong> as part of a move to protect the aircraft from<br />
fires raging throughout southern California.<br />
14 November 2007 First <strong>56th</strong> <strong>Fighter</strong> <strong>Wing</strong> jet reassigned under BRAC was F-16D,<br />
Tail No. 83-1175 to 162FW, Tucson <strong>Air</strong>port.<br />
18 December 2007 Lightning Street on base renamed Gillespie Drive for<br />
MSgt R<strong>and</strong>y J. Gillespie of the <strong>56th</strong> Logistics Readiness<br />
Squadron who was killed on 9 July 2007 in combat while TDY to<br />
Afghanistan.<br />
31 December 2007 Some $6 million of $14.3 million appended to FY04 MILCON<br />
program for purchase l<strong>and</strong>/easements remained unobligated.<br />
9 January 2008 Army agreed to second antelope captive breeding pen near Yuma<br />
Proving Grounds (see entry 31 December 2003).<br />
28 January 2008 Overpass over Glendale Ave opened to traffic <strong>and</strong> dedicated to<br />
Major Troy Gilbert who lost his life in Iraq on 27 November<br />
2006.<br />
15 February 2008 <strong>Wing</strong> leadership announced 63d <strong>Fighter</strong> Squadron to inactivate in<br />
2009 to comply with BRAC directives on F-16 realignment at<br />
<strong>Luke</strong> (see 15 September 2005 entry).<br />
26 February 2008 63d <strong>Fighter</strong> Squadron Class 08 ALL <strong>and</strong> its four members first to<br />
complete F-22 Raptor Lead-in Course.<br />
28 February 2008 It was announced that plan to merge <strong>56th</strong> Services Squadron <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>56th</strong> Mission Support Squadron nearing approval.<br />
10 March 2008 BRAC directive moving LANTIRN pods/personnel to Hill AFB,<br />
Utah, completed.<br />
10 March 2008 BRAC directive moving positions to Eglin AFB, Florida, for<br />
F-35 st<strong>and</strong>-up completed.<br />
10 March 2008 BRAC directive moving Logistics Readiness Squadron positions<br />
to Langley AFB, Virginia, for regional supply squadron<br />
completed.<br />
20 March 2008 Attorney general opinion on HB 2141 required development<br />
plan/zoning be approved by 31 December 2004 for<br />
developments near Aux #1. Opinion advantageous for <strong>Luke</strong> as<br />
would halt incompatible development around Aux #1.<br />
31 March 2008 <strong>Force</strong> Shaping ended after separating 766 <strong>Luke</strong> personnel since it<br />
started (see entry 3 February 2004).
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