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58 56th Tactical Fighter Wing [30 June 1975-1 October 1981] Col Gerald J. Carey July 1975 (Major General) Col Ernest A. Bedke August 1975 (Major General) Col Charles J. Cunningham November 1977 (Lieutenant General) Col Henry D. Canterbury July 1979-1 October 1981. (Major General) 56th Tactical Training Wing [1 October 1981-1 October 1991] Col Henry Viccellio, Jr January 1982 (General-AFMC) Col Ronald R. Fogleman May 1983 (General-CSAF) Col Jimmy L. Cash August 1984 (Brigadier General) Col Joseph W. Ralston February 1986 (General-USEUCOM) Col James L. Jamerson February 1987 (General-DCINC USEUCOM) Brig Gen Ben Nelson, Jr January 1989-1 October 1991 Col William T. Hudnell, The First Commander of the 56th Fighter Wing
59 56th Fighter Wing [1 October 1991-.] Brig Gen Ben Nelson, Jr 1 October 1991 Col (later, Brig Gen) Marvin R. Esmond September 1992 (Lieutenant General) Col Charles T. Ohlinger III 19 August 1993-4 January 1994 83 Active without Personnel or Equipment 4 January 1994 Brig Gen Stephen B. Plummer 1 April 1994 84 (Lieutenant General) Brig Gen (later, Maj Gen) Marvin R. Esmond 14 April 1995 85 (Lieutenant General) Col (later, Brig Gen) Carrol H. Chandler 2 April 1996 86 (General-VCSAF) Brig Gen John L. Barry 17 July 1998 87 (Major General) Col (later, Brig Gen) Stephen T. Sargeant 15 February 2000 88 (Major General) Col (later, Brig Gen) Philip M. Breedlove 17 June 2002 89 (General-USAFE) Col (later, Brig Gen) Robin Rand 8 June 2004 90 (Lieutenant General) Col (later, Brig Gen) Noel T. Jones 13 June 2006 91 (Lieutenant General) Brig Gen Kurt F. Neubauer 9 July 2008 92 (Major General) Brig Gen Jerry D. Harris, Jr. 20 September 2010 93 Brig Gen Michael D. Rothstein 12 September 2012 – Present. Luke 1 83 9 AF SO G-41, 26 July 1993 84 [58 FW SO SO-GA-001, 24 June 1993] 85 19 AF SO G-002, 6 April 1995 86 19 AF SO G-007, 26 March 1996 87 56 MSS SO SO-GR-002, 17 July 1998 88 19 AF SO G-00-002, 14 February 2000 89 19 AF SO 56 MSS G-3, 13 June 2002 90 19 AF SO 56 MSS G-1-2004, 7 May 2004 91 56 FW SO MSG-06-02, 13 June 2006 92 56 MSG SO G-033, 3 July 2008 93 56 MSG SO G-032, 15 September 2010
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3 Table of Contents 56th Fighter Wi
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Page 13 and 14: 13 13 April 1945 Group fighters att
Page 15 and 16: 15 16 March 1967 56th Fighter Wing
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Page 19 and 20: 19 1 July 1995 LANTIRN confidence c
Page 21 and 22: 21 30 November 1997 Wing's mission
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Page 33 and 34: 33 14 October 2003 Fish and Wildlif
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Page 37 and 38: 37 25 May 2005 Contingent from Poli
Page 39 and 40: 39 2 September 2006 Sixteen-member
Page 41 and 42: 41 1 October 2007 Life support/surv
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Page 45 and 46: 45 15-29 January 2011 310th Fighter
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Page 49 and 50: 49 Decorations. Distinguished Unit
Page 51 and 52: 51 Previously Assigned Units Time F
Page 53 and 54: 53 Previously Assigned Units (Conti
Page 55 and 56: 55 Assignments. Fifteenth Air Force
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Page 63 and 64: 63 Significance. Ultramarine blue a
Page 65 and 66: 65 Campaign Streamers. World War II
Page 67 and 68: 67 Group - 667 Total Aerial Victory
Page 69 and 70: 69 Assignments. Southeast Air Distr
Page 71 and 72: 71 56th Operations Group [1 Novembe
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Page 77 and 78: 77 Distinguished Unit Citations Ala
Page 79 and 80: 79 Commanders. 56th Pursuit Squadro
Page 81 and 82: 81 21st Fighter Squadron Lineage. C
Page 83 and 84: 83 Stations. Seymour-Johnson Field,
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Page 87 and 88: 87 Honors. Service Streamers. World
Page 89 and 90: 89 Assignments. 56th Pursuit (later
Page 91 and 92: 91 Commanders. 62d Pursuit Squadron
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109 309th Tactical Fighter Training
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111 Decorations. Distinguished Unit
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113 Aircraft and Missiles. Bell P-3
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115 Commanders. (Continued) Lt Col
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117 Decorations. (Continued) Air Fo
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119 Commanders. 425th Night Fighter
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121 56th Maintenance Group Col Vict
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123 Previously Assigned Units (Cont
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125 Commanders. (Continued) Lt Col
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129 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squad
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131 Motto. Can Do. Significance. Bl
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133 56th Component Maintenance Squa
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137 Commanders. 56th Armament and E
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139 56th Equipment Maintenance Squa
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141 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awar
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143 Commanders. Maintenance Squadro
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145 56th Equipment Maintenance Squa
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147 Aircraft. None. Emblem. Approve
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149 Activated on 1 April 1994. 674
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153 Previously Assigned Units (Cont
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155 56th Combat Support Group [1 Ap
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157 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Li
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161 Commanders. Squadron "C," 56th
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163 56th Contracting Squadron Linea
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165 Commanders. 56th Contracting Sq
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169 56th Force Support Squadron Lin
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173 Commanders. Squadron "D,” 56t
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175 56th Logistics Readiness Squadr
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179 Significance. Ultramarine blue
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181 56th Logistics Readiness Squadr
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183 Honors. Campaign Streamers. Vie
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185 Assignments. 56th Airdrome Grou
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187 Commanders. (Continued) Maj Car
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191 Commanders. USAF Regional Hospi
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193 56th Medical Operations Squadro
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195 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadro
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197 Commanders. 56th Aerospace Medi
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199 Emblem. Approved on 5 November
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201 Emblem. Approved on 15 November
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203 Luke Field/AFB Chronology World
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205 April 1943 First US P-40 fighte
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207 2 May 1952 Federal government t
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209 1 July 1957 The 3600th Flying T
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211 27 September 1962 F-86F program
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213 18 January 1970 311th Tactical
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215 23 June 1976 Second F-15 squadr
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217 16 March 1983 USAF/German AF F-
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219 2 May 1986 Arizona Senate Bill
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221 October 1989 832d Air Division
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223 30 December 1992 425th Fighter
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225 1 April 1994 58th Fighter Wing
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227 58th Tactical Fighter Training
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229 405th Tactical Training Wing (2
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231 Luke Field/AFB Primary Aircraft
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233 F-16 Flying Hour Programs FY83
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235 56th Fighter Wing ORGANIZATION
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