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Col. Michael N. Farage, second from the right assumes command of the 58th Special Operations Wing from Lt. Gen Eugene E. Habiger, presider of the ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 30,1994. Col. Farage served as the first full commander of the 58th SOW under the Air Education and Training Command umbrella. (Courtesy Photo)

Members of the 58th Special Operations Squadron take a group photo in front of a Sikorsky SH-3 at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. In January 1993, the 377th Air Base Wing activated becoming the host unit for Kirtland while the 542nd became a tenant. The following year, the 542nd deactivated and the 58th SOW activated, becoming the wing we know today. (Courtesy Photo)

Two U.S. Air Force AT-6C’s fly near Luke Field in 1943. The AT-6’s were the first trainer aircraft flown by Luke in 1941. (Courtesy Photo)

Jan Brewer, former governor of Arizona, spoke with Luke members during the F-35 Lightning II Unveiling Celebration March 14, 2014, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The former governor’s speech showed government support between Luke and the surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devante Williams)

A view to the east from the control tower of Luke Field on Feb. 9, 1943, revealed completed construction of the base. (Courtesy Photo)

The 56th Fighter Wing flag with its many campaign and awards streamers was unfurled for the first time April 1, 1994, when the wing took over host unit duties. (Courtesy Photo)

The main gate of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1980. (Courtesy photo)

The main gate of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1957. (Courtesy photo)

Student pilots in parachute training on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)

Aircraft maintenance operations on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1956. (Courtesy photo)

A maintainer marshalls a T-38C Talon on the flightline on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)

Pilot training graduates at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1943. (Courtesy photo)

B-25 aircraft from the 81st Bombardment Squadron prepare to take off on a bombing mission over enemy installations. (Courtesy Photo)

A 12th Maintenance Directorate crew chief and maintainers recover a T-38C Talon after a training mission at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. (Courtesy Photo)

A 99th Flying Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, T-1A Jayhawk flies along the Texas coast during a training mission. The 99th FTS conducts Pilot Instructor Training and continues the heritage of the Tuskegee Airmen with their distinctive red tail. (Courtesy Photo)

Civilian employees with the newly activated 12th maintenance Group activate the group's three squadrons during a ceremony Feb. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The group is the first civil service maintenance directorate in Air Education and Training Command to reorganize as a group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)

12th Flying Training Wing Commander, Col. Joel Carey unfurls the 12th Maintenance Group's organizational flag with the group's director, Robert West and the the group's deputy director Robert Hamm during an activation ceremony Feb. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, Texas. The group is the first civil service maintenance directorate in Air Education and Training Command to reorganize as a group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)

Student pilots enjoy a break from training at the Vance Air Force Base Officer Lounge in 1942. (Courtesy Photo)

Vance Air Force Base, Okla. has expanded significantly since this aerial photo of the base was taken in 1941. More than 30,300 pilots have earned their wings here in the last 76 years. (Courtesy Photo)

A group of BT-13 Valiants from Vance Air Force Base, Okla. soar over Northwest Oklahoma in the early 1940s. The BT-13 Valiant served almost exclusively as the basic trainer for all aircrews trained in the U.S. during World War II. By 1945, the aircraft was being replaced with other advanced models and after the war the aircraft was retired. (Courtesy Photo)

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