b'56th mission56th Support Group Operations Groupconsists of five sections: Asset Management, Maintenanceconducted at Bldg. 179, and Security Forces mobilitySupport, Customer Support, Inspection and Physical functions are at the El Mirage facility at the intersection ofInventory Control. It maintains mobility readiness sparesEl Mirage and Glendale Avenue, 2 miles east of the base. packages and supports dissimilar aircraft training kit To report a crime or suspicious activity or to providedeployments for the 56th FW. Furthermore, it exercises assistance with routine matters, please call the law enforcement management control over the turn-in and redistribution desk at 623-856-6322. For an emergency, please call 911 from of excess expendable equipment and Air Force propertyan on-base phone. If using a cellphone, you must tell them turned in by the 56th FW. The flight manages all 56th FWyou need the Luke Air Force Base 911 dispatcher.individual protective equipment and ensures that all deploying Airmen have proper gear and serviceable weapons when they deploy in support of contingency operations. The flight also provides equipment accountability support and advises approving and appointing authorities on procedures affecting lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed government property. For more information regarding Materiel Management, call623-856-6147 or DSN 896-6147.56th The Vehicle Management Flight is responsible for managing and delivering responsive maintenance support to a fleet of 772 vehicles worth $25 million. The flight synchronizesOperations Groupresources and various repair operations on these vehicles, as well as providing logistical support to 24 squadrons, a tenant fighter wing and Gila Bend Auxiliary Field. Additionally,The 56th Operations Group, headquartered in Bldg. 997, Vehicle Management enforces processes to ensure compliancehas operational control and responsibility for the entire with all emission laws set forth by the Arizona Department fighter training mission at Luke Air Force Base and two other of Environmental Quality. Questions regarding Vehicle geographic locations. The group is composed of an operations Management can be directed to 623-856-7176 or DSN 896-7176. support squadron, a training squadron, an air control squadron, three fighter squadrons for the F-35 Lightning II, four fighter 56TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON squadrons for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, one fighter squadron The 56th Security Forces Squadron provides force protectionfor the F-15C and a detachment. for the base. Housed in Bldg. 179 are the command section, armory, and law enforcement and security operations. Bldg. 17956TH OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRONalso contains offices for resource protection, reports The 56th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) is responsible and analysis, confinement, investigations and the wing for providing a world-class training environment for the 56th antiterrorism program.Fighter Wing. The 56th OSS provides airfield management Duty weapons training is conducted by the Combat Armsservices, air traffic control, weather forecasting and warning section in Bldg. 909. Military working dogs are in Bldg. 1100.services, weapons and tactics expertise, aircrew training Security Forces training, including READY training, is management, aircrew flight equipment training, operations scheduling, and flight records management for a 10-squadron fighter operations group. Additionally, the OSS managesan annual flying hour program of about 50,000 hoursand 38,000 sorties.56TH TRAINING SQUADRONThe 56th Training Squadrons (TRS) mission is to provide academic and ground-based instruction to support training the worlds finest F-35 and F-16 pilots. The 56th TRS trains almost half the Air Forces new fighter pilots each year. It con-ducts F-35 and F-16 academic and device training in accor-dance with major command formal syllabi, including initial instruction, transition courses, senior officer courses, Thun-derbird and aggressor pilot instruction, forward air control, U.S. Air Force photo night systems and Block 50 specialized conversion courses.THE Premier Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE 45'