Bridge Memorial

More than 100 people attended the grand opening of an overpass at Luke AFB, Arizona, on 25 January, dedicated to Maj. Troy L. Gilbert, a Luke pilot who was killed in Iraq the same month construction began on the overpass. Gilbert was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed on 27 November 2006 while he was providing close-air support to Special Operations forces about forty miles north of Baghdad. While at Luke, Gilbert was the 56th Fighter Wing flying executive officer. He flew with the 309th Fighter Squadron.