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Thunderbird Field was a military airfield in Glendale, Arizona, used for contract primary flight training of Allied pilots during World War II.Created in part by actor James Stewart, [1] the field became part of the United States Army Air Forces training establishment just prior to American entry into the war and was re-designated Thunderbird Field #1 after establishment of Thunderbird Field#2 ...
89th Air Base Squadron/89th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 4 December 1941–30 April 1944 3010th Army Air Forces Base Unit/3010th Air Force Base Unit; 1 May 1944–28 August 1948 Was: Williams Air Force Base (1947–1993) Now: Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (IATA: AZA, ICAO: KIWA) Auxiliaries of Williams Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base (IATA: LUF, ICAO: KLUF, FAA LID: LUF) is a United States Air Force base in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. [2] It is located 7 miles (6.1 nmi ; 11 km ) west of the central business district of Glendale , and 15 miles (13 nmi; 24 km) west of Phoenix .
Luke Air Force Base: Glendale: Arizona: Air Education and Training Command: 56th Fighter Wing: The 56th Fighter Wing (the largest fighter wing in the USAF) and the 944th Fighter Wing train pilots to operate the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II. [37]
The 944th was the first Air Force Reserve fighter unit to fly operational missions with the coalition task force over Northern Iraq in support of Provide Comfort II in 1992–1993. The unit flew 1,090 hours or 308 sorties with only one sortie lost due to maintenance.
Stationed at: Luke Air Force Base, Glendale Gained by: Air Education and Training Command It provides radar control to flying units operating in local airspaces. It operates and maintains extensive radar and communications to train student Weapons Directors for postings throughout the Air Force and Air National Guard. [5] 111th Space Operations ...
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Luke Air Force Base: 5,100 2 Banner Health: 3,000 3 Arrowhead Towne Center: 2,650 4 Walmart: 2,175 5 Glendale Union High School District: 1,974 6 Glendale Community College: 1,948 7 The City of Glendale 1,693 8 Deer Valley Unified School District: 1,594 9 Glendale Elementary School District: 1,400 10 Tanger Outlets: 1,200