34th Flying Training Squadron

The 34th Flying Training Squadron, also known as the Garudas, was a pilot training unit based in Luxor Air Force Base,. The 34th was originally formed in, after the massive insurrection on caused many military leaders to believe many more pilots would be needed to combat the.

As a result, using the power of eminent domain, the seized several civilian airfields across the colonies, including the Luxor Region Airport, which became Luxor Air Force Base. In late, the first aircraft, thirty total T-30 and T-76 trainers arrived at the base, along with thirty student pilots.

Although the 34th was no different from any other squadron in its early years, by, several of its graduates had received the , and two had received the. However, the 34th was not without scandals, the most major of which being in, when a four-ship flight of pilot trainees practicing formation flying with one instructor pilot in the lead aircraft, broke off and disappeared, only to reappear on the side of the.

With the, the 34th began graduating pilots more and more frequently, and in , when the attacked , the 34th armed their trainers, and, with the help of  forces in a temporary ceasefire, held off the aliens from Luxor Spaceport, allowing tens of thousands to escape. In the aftermath, the awarded the  to every member of the 34th who had participated in the defense.

The 34th was eventually reformed several times throughout the, and by , was based out of Columbus Air Force Base, , on.