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From 1958 to 1961, the 70th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing took on a training mission in addition to its reconnaissance missions. The wing was also briefly assigned an operational bombing mission in the B-47, but was subsequently discontinued in 1962 before being assigned to Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Today, the 70th Intelligence Wing at Fort Meade, Md. carries on the wing’s lineage. Many of the 70th’s aircrew members were transferred to the 384th, along with responsibility for the base itself. In January 1961, construction began on 18 underground silos to house Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. While construction on the silos continued, the 308th Strategic Missile Wing activated, organized and began preparing for its strategic deterrence role at Little Rock AFB. Three years later on Jan 1, 1964, the 308th completed its first full operational day with missiles on alert in all 18 silos. Qualified crews would staff and support the missiles 24 hours a day for the next 23 years. In 1962, the Arkansas Air National Guard arrived at Little Rock AFB. Formerly operating out of Adams Field in Little Rock, the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron began moving operations out to the base, bringing with it a venerable tradition as a combat unit. Just a month 12 Little Rock Air Force Base History Secretary Quarles and General LeMay arrive for the dedication of Little Rock Air Force Base. Oct. 9, 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo) later, it was reorganized under the 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, flying RF-101s. In response to the Pueblo Crisis of 1968, the group’s 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was activated and deployed in its RF-101 reconnaissance planes to Japan. There, Arkansas’ Airmen provided tactical reconnaissance services during an extended period of diplomatic tension. Everett Tucker returns from Washington with an agreement that if the land is donated, the Air Force will build a base. Jan. 12, 1952. (U.S. Air Force photo) LITTLE ROCK 2013 AFB GUIDE
The era of the Stratojet at Little Rock AFB ended Sept. 1, 1964, when the 384th Bombardment Wing was discontinued and inactivated. (Though not an active wing today, the 384th served from 2003 to 2004 as an Air Expeditionary Wing out of Bahrain.) The same day the 384th was discontinued, the 43rd Bombardment Wing arrived at Little Rock AFB from Carswell AFB, Texas. Rather than being a newly organized unit, the 43rd already had a proud history of aerospace accomplishments, including the first nonstop flight around the world, a 47-hour flight endurance record, and a string of other records. They brought with them a new jet bomber: the supersonic B- 58 Hustler. Once at Little Rock, the wing added KC-135 refuelers to its inventory. For the next five-and-a-half years, the 43rd carried out its mission of strategic bombardment readiness and air refueling. The first C-130J is delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base. March 19, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo) Airman 1st Class Antonio Perez, 314th Airlift Wing, marshals Aircraft 2314 March 19, 2004. Aircraft 2314 was the first C-130J to arrive at Little Rock AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo) In mid-1969, however, the Air Force began to retire the aging fleet of B-58s. On Jan. 31, 1970, the 43rd Bombardment Wing retired its last B-58 and officially inactivated. The arrival of the Hercules Five weeks later, the headquarters of the 64th Tactical Airlift Wing assumed duties as the base’s host unit. Along with the 64th came the 4442d Combat Crew Training Wing. Both wings flew the C-130 Hercules, a small, agile transport plane. The base was transferred to Tactical Air Command. The 308th Strategic Missile Wing, meanwhile, continued to staff and operate the missile silos north of the base. On May 31, 1971, in a move more symbolic than substantial, the 64th inactivated, and the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing moved in. Officially, the 314th had moved from Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in the Republic of China, but the wing moved without personnel or equipment, and the subordinate units at Little Rock AFB were simply reassigned from the 64th to the 314th. Unit names and emblems changed, but the mission and personnel remained the same. LITTLE ROCK 2013 AFB GUIDE Little Rock Air Force Base History 13
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