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Luke fighter squadron to deactivate next year

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Feb 14, 2008 11:50:29 EST
   
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Air Force officials say one squadron of F-16 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base will be retired by early next year as part of a planned base downsizing.

Brig. Gen. Tom Jones, the commander of the 56th Fighter Wing, made the announcement Thursday. The base will lose about 425 military and civilian jobs once the 63rd Fighter Squadron is deactivated and an unrelated repair facility closes.

The squadron’s 25 F-16s are among the oldest still in service at the base west of Phoenix and will be retired to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. Luke will still have 160 F-16s.

The downsizing is part of the 2005 Base closure and realignment process.

美空军卢克基地第63战斗机中队将于2009年解散

    美“空军时报”网站：美空军第56战斗机联队司令于2月14日宣布，驻卢克基地第63战斗机中队将于2009年年初解散，其装备老旧的25架F-16战斗机也将一并退出现役。该决定是根据2005财年基地关闭与合并计划而提出的，为此卢克基地将减少大约425个军地工作职位。目前，第63中队装备的25架F-16战斗机是美空军最旧的一批该型战斗机，退役后将直接转送到戴维斯芒森基地的“飞机坟场”，但卢克基地还将保有160架该型战斗机。Luke fighter squadron to deactivate next year

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Feb 14, 2008 11:50:29 EST
   
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Air Force officials say one squadron of F-16 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base will be retired by early next year as part of a planned base downsizing.

Brig. Gen. Tom Jones, the commander of the 56th Fighter Wing, made the announcement Thursday. The base will lose about 425 military and civilian jobs once the 63rd Fighter Squadron is deactivated and an unrelated repair facility closes.

The squadron’s 25 F-16s are among the oldest still in service at the base west of Phoenix and will be retired to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. Luke will still have 160 F-16s.

The downsizing is part of the 2005 Base closure and realignment process.

美空军卢克基地第63战斗机中队将于2009年解散

    美“空军时报”网站：美空军第56战斗机联队司令于2月14日宣布，驻卢克基地第63战斗机中队将于2009年年初解散，其装备老旧的25架F-16战斗机也将一并退出现役。该决定是根据2005财年基地关闭与合并计划而提出的，为此卢克基地将减少大约425个军地工作职位。目前，第63中队装备的25架F-16战斗机是美空军最旧的一批该型战斗机，退役后将直接转送到戴维斯芒森基地的“飞机坟场”，但卢克基地还将保有160架该型战斗机。