So already I'm having to revise my earlier assertions. 56th Tactical Fighter Wing out of Luke AFB in Phoenix, AZ might not have deployed to Europe. Elements may have deployed, but the training mission may very well have continued. This means I can stick with my original story, more or less, regarding the fate of Phoenix and the government forces and agencies there. The remaining sticky issue is how a USAF organization finds itself operating under the command of the Arizona Adjutant General. I'm thinking that by the time 56th Wing arrives in Flagstaff with the rest of the force fleeing Luke AFB, the force has been virtually destroyed. Perhaps the surviving federal leadership comes to an agreement with the Arizonans that local circumstances have dictated a temporary alteration to the chain of command. Perhaps the appropriate chain of command issues orders for the remnants of 56th SF Squadron to continue operating in the Flagstaff area as a cordon against further Mexican incursion to the north and northward movement of marauders out of Phoenix. (This can be seen as a polite "Stand by. Out.") Dual chains of command for such a small force makes no sense, so "for the time being" 56th Squadron is attached to 1st AZSTAG Brigade.
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