b'luketenant UnitsThe unit has received the Air Force Outstanding UnitThe unit provides F-16 and F-35 aircraft maintenance Award five times since its activation in 1987. It was also training to hundreds of maintainers from the 56th Fighter given the Best Reserve Flying Unit Award by the Air ForceWing and those stopping through for training en route to Association in 1993 and 2002 and has won numerous awardslocations worldwide. In addition to training the active-duty and trophies for its participation in Gunsmoke, the Air ForcesAir Force, Det. 12 also provides training to Air National Guard worldwide gunnery meet held biennially at Nellis Air Forceand Air Force Reserve units as well as numerous international Base, Nevada, and the William Tell Air-to-Air Weapons Meetstudents. Det. 12 instructors also deploy in Mobile Training at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Teams to help units in almost every major command to fulfill The 944th FW includes four groups and 11 squadronstheir training requirements.located at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; Davis-Monthan AirOne of the courses the unit provides is the Mission Ready Force Base, Arizona; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NorthAirman program, an Air Force specialty code-awarding course. Carolina; and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The units locatedThis course trains pipeline students from technical schools on at Luke AFB include the 944th Operations Group and 944thhow to become an F-16 tactical aircraft maintenance specialist. Mission Support Group, the 69th Fighter Squadron, 944thInstructors along with military training leaders have trained Force Support Squadron, 944th Civil Engineer Squadron,more than 10,000 F-16 crew chiefs since the programs inception 944th Security Forces Squadron, 944th Logistics Readinessin 1994.Squadron, 944th Medical Squadron and the 944th AeromedicalThe unit maintains 21 aircraft maintenance trainers and Staging Squadron. The geographically separated units includefirst-class training facilities totaling 64,000 square feet, all the 414th Fighter Group, 307th Fighter Squadron andvalued at $24.6 million. The staff uses state-of-the-art computer414th Maintenance Squadron at Seymour Johnson Airtechnology to enhance course presentations and maximize Force Base; 924th Fighter Group, 45th Fighter Squadron,student learning. The units commitment is to be on the 924th Maintenance Squadron and ANG/AFRC Test Center leading edge of technology to offer the best education to those at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base; and Operation Locationattending courses.F-35 at Eglin Air Force Base.U.S. Air Force photo DET. 9, ACC AREA DEFENSE COUNSELTRAINING SUPPORT SQUADRONThe Area Defense Counsel (ADC) office is a tenant unitDetachment 9 is Air Combat Commands only Control attached to the Air Force Legal Operations Agency and operates and Reporting Center Operational Training Developmentindependently of the 56th Fighter Wing and the base legal team, composed of nine active-duty military members, office. The ADC provides legal representation to active-duty 16 contractors and seven civilians. Det. 9 reports to members facing adverse actions such as courts-martial,Headquarters, ACC Training Support Squadron, locatedArticle 15 proceedings, administrative discharges, LORs,at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The detachment isreferral performance reports, Reports of Survey and many responsible for developing, producing, maintaining andother adverse actions.reviewing 10 syllabi and more than 120 courseware modulesThe ADC is not in any way associated with the base legal for the CRC Initial Qualification Training program.office or the command structure of the 56th Fighter Wing,The detachment also provides quality control of all contractensuring zealous client representation and no conflict-of-interest deliverables courseware, administers the CRC Graduate problems. The ADC office offers complete confidentialityEvaluation Program and supplies training material to moreto its clients. Its mission is to promote justice throughthan 14 units across the Combat Air Forces. Working closelyfair representation.with the 607th Air Control Squadron, Det. 9 drives the The ADC office is staffed by one attorney and onequalification of more than 370 active-duty and Air Nationalparalegal. The officer is an Air Force attorney who isGuard graduates per year. Due to the courseware and syllabiselected to fill this unique role based on litigation experience, developed at Det. 9, qualified graduates are better preparedaptitude and military justice experience. The defenseto coordinate combat missions, direct theater air traffic andparalegal is usually a five- or seven-skill-level Air Force conduct special operations worldwide. paralegal who also has extensive military justice trainingTRAINING DET. 12and office management experience.The ADC office is part of the U.S. Air Force Judiciary Western Activated in 1962, Detachment 12 is the largest field trainingCircuit, based at Travis Air Force Base, California. The Senior detachment in the U.S. Air Force. With instructional hoursDefense Counsel for all of the Western Judiciary is the direct totaling more than 51,000 a year, the 58 members of the unitreporting official for all ADCs in the western United States. The offer 55 courses of instruction designed to educate, motivatecounsels representation and advice is limited solely to military and inspire nearly 1,300 students annually. adverse actions against active-duty members.THE EPICENTER OF AIRPOWER LUKE AIR FORCE BASE 55'